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In planning the launch of the TEE services, it was decided to use diesel-powered fixed sets for the new trains. While the French and the Italians refined existing designs, the Germans introduced a new design, the VT 11.5. The Swiss and Dutch railways cooperated on a joint development for a new 4-car diesel-electric trainset. The design comprised:
The X73900 is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by the SNCF in France. They were built from 2001 to 2004 by Alsthom DDF . They are a version of the SNCF Class X 73500 equipped with train control systems for transborder services to Germany.
The SNCF adapted the classification system introduced by the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée in 1925. This consisted of a numeric prefix derived from the axle (not wheel) arrangement of the locomotive, a letter for the class, and finally a number for the locomotive with the class.
[1] The SNCF Class X 72500 diesel multiple units were built by Alstom between 1997 and 2002. They operate longer distance Transport Express Regional and Intercites services particularly in the areas south and west of Paris, the Paris to Leon line, around Tours, Nantes, Toulouse, Lyon, Dijon, Nevers, Grenoble, Bordeaux and the South Coast of France.
SNCF: Lines served: TER, ... Train length: 28,90 m: Width: 2,90 m: Height: 3,70 m: Maximum speed: 140 kilometres per hour (87 mph) The X73500 is a diesel multiple ...
The units were reliable and, from the end opposite the engine compartment, offered passengers a wide-open view of the track. [5] The diesel engines produced 300 hp and were water-cooled. The X 3800 burned 50–55 litres of diesel fuel per 100 km (5.1–5.1 mpg ‑imp; 4.3–4.3 mpg ‑US), giving the unit a range of about 700 kilometres (430 mi ...
The B 82500 (often referred to as BGC or BiBi [3] [4]) is a class of dual-mode, multi-system, diesel and overhead electrification (1.5 kV DC, 25 kV AC) powered multiple unit built by Bombardier for SNCF. [5]
Transport express régional (French pronunciation: [tʁɑ̃spɔʁ ɛksprɛs ʁeʒjɔnal], usually shortened to TER) is the brand name used by the SNCF, the French national railway company, to denote rail service run by the regional councils of France, specifically their organised transport authorities.