SNCF Class Z 6400

The SNCF Class Z 6400 electric multiple unit trains were built by Alsthom/Carel et Fouché from 1976 to 1979. They are chiefly used in commuter service to the Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris, serving the northwest Paris suburbs.

SNCF Class Z 6400
A refurbished Z6400 EMU in the "Grande Ceinture Ouest" version at Saint-Germain-en-Laye
In service1976–present
ManufacturerAlsthom/Carel et Fouché
Constructed1976–1979
Refurbished1999–2005
Scrapped2018–
Number built75 4-car units
Number in service74 cars (as of 2016)
Formation4 cars per trainset
Operator(s)SNCF
Specifications
Train length92.430 m (303 ft 2 3132 in)
Car length15.60 m (51 ft 2 316 in) driving trailers, 15.79 m (51 ft 9 2132 in) middle cars
Width2.95 m (9 ft 8 532 in)
Height4.925 m (16 ft 1 2932 in)
Doors3 pairs per side
Wheel diameter800 mm (31.50 in)
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Traction motors8
Power output2,360 kW (3,160 hp)
Electric system(s)25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
Current collection methodPantograph
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge

Seventy-five of these 4-car units built for use on suburban service in the west of Paris, operating mainly on the Transilien Line L. The 4-car units are most often used in double-formation as 8-car sets. 43 sets have doors arranged for high platforms, while the remainder are for low platforms.[1][2]

They are being replaced by the Class Z 50000 units with complete withdrawal expected by 2021.[3][1]

A refurbished Z6400 EMU in the normal version at Paris-St-Lazare.

See also

  • CPTM (São Paulo commuter rail) operates a partially-forked version of the Z 6400 called CPTM 5000/5400 series (pt), manufactured by the CobrasmaFrancorail consortium in the late-1970s for the then-FEPASA – Ferrovia Paulista S/A on what is now CPTM Line 8

References

  1. Haydock, David (2016). French Railways: Locomotives and Multiple Units (6 ed.). Platform 5. pp. 107–108. ISBN 978-1-909431-34-8.
  2. Redoutey, Denis (2016). Le Matérial Moteur SNCF en 2016 (7 ed.). Éditions La Vie du Rail. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-2-37062-040-8.
  3. https://malignel.transilien.com/2018/01/19/ou-sont-les-nouveaux-trains/


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