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SNCF Class X 73500

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Alstom
IndustryRail transport manufacturing
Founded1928
Headquarters
France
ProductsTrains, including the X73500 diesel multiple unit

The X73500 is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) manufactured by Alstom and operated by SNCF, with production spanning from 1999 to 2004.

General Information

These single-car rail vehicles were procured in collaboration with Deutsche Bahn, alongside their Class 641 models. Equipped with two engines from MAN SE, they can achieve a maximum speed of .

Notable innovations introduced to regional TER operations include:

  • Passenger Information Systems (PIS) installed both inside and outside the train
  • Low-floor areas combined with wide doors to enhance accessibility
  • Climate control through air conditioning
  • Strengthened driver cabins to improve crash safety

These units are capable of running in formations of up to three cars; however, passengers are unable to move freely between connected units.

Formerly part of the CFL Luxembourg fleet (numbers 2101 to 2106), units X73813 through X73818 currently operate in the Alsace region. The closely related SNCF Class X 73900 variant is designed for cross-border service into Germany.

Liveries

  • TER standard: metallic grey body with blue-colored ends and TER branding (most units)
  • TER Bourgogne: metallic grey with red and yellow accents on the ends
  • TER Languedoc-Roussillon: metallic grey featuring red and yellow sunray designs
  • TER Champagne-Ardennes: metallic grey with a central yellow section and regional emblem

Class Variations

  • Units X 73744 and X 73751 display a unique paint scheme for the Andelot-en-Montagne - La Cluse railway
  • Units X 73752 to X 73755 are fitted with Integra-Signum Swiss train protection systems for service on the Besançon - Le Locle - La Chaux-de-Fonds line
  • Unit X 73809, assigned to the Poitou-Charentes region, includes solar panels that supply power for onboard electrical equipment

Use of X 73500

The X 73500 series operates primarily on rural, non-electrified rail lines throughout France, serving all TER regions except for Île-de-France, Corsica, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. These trains enhance regional transport links by replacing or supplementing other rolling stock on numerous routes.

Principal routes served include:

  • Bourges to Nevers
  • Chartres via Courtallain to Saint-Pellerin
  • Reims to Tergnier
  • Saint-Etienne to Le Puy
  • Saint-Marcellin through Grenoble to Chambéry (using the Grenoble–Montmélian railway)
  • Grenoble to Chambéry, Bellegarde, and Genève (as a substitute for defective X 72500 units)
  • Grenoble via Veynes to Gap
  • Grenoble to Clelles
  • Toulouse to Auch
  • Toulouse through Figeac to Aurillac
  • Aurillac to Brive-la-Gaillarde
  • Rodez via Figeac to Brive-la-Gaillarde
  • Le Havre to Rolleville
  • Nantes to Vertou
  • Sarreguemines to Sarre-Union
  • Strasbourg connecting Wissembourg, Lauterbourg, and Saverne
  • Colmar through Munster to Metzeral
  • Tours to Chinon
  • Besançon through La Chaux-de-Fonds
  • Dole via Morez to Saint Claude
  • Montbéliard passing Belfort, Lure, and Vesoul
  • Beauvais to Le Tréport-Mers
  • Clermont-Ferrand traveling through Gannat, Lapeyrouse, Commentary, and Montluçon
  • Montluçon via Saint-Amand-Montrond to Bourges
  • Bressuire passing Thouars, Saumur, ending at Tours
  • Mulhouse through Thann to Kruth
  • Lison connecting Saint-Lô and Coutances
  • Granville via Argentan
  • Limoges traveling towards Ussel
  • Marvejols connecting La Bastide-Saint-Laurent-les-Bains
  • Monsempron-Libos through Penne-d'Agenais to Agen
  • Étang-sur-Arroux reaching Laroche-Migennes via Autun, Avallon, and Auxerre
  • Corbigny reaching Laroche-Migennes via Clamecy and Auxerre
  • Brest area connections including Châteaulin, Quimper, Le Relecq-Kerhuon, Landerneau, Morlaix, Landivisiau
  • Quimper extending to Lorient
  • Roscoff connecting Morlaix
  • Nantes regional lines such as Sainte-Pazanne to Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and Pornic
  • Saint-Brieuc linking Dinan
  • Dol de Bretagne reaching Dinan
  • Plouaret connecting Lannion
  • Le Mans extending towards Alençon
  • Nevers reaching Cosne sur Loire
  • Lyon area routes: Tassin connecting Lozanne / Brignais / Sain-Bel
  • Lisieux reaching Pont-l'Eveque and Trouville-Deauville
  • Dijon extending towards Moulins
  • Alès connecting Bessèges
  • La Rochelle reaching Rochefort
  • Pau extending towards Oloron
  • Carcassonne connecting Limoux and Quillan

This enumeration covers major lines but is not comprehensive.

Depots

See also

External links

hu:Alstom Coradia A TER

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