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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. DB 641 011-2: Spoorjan· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Moreuil - X73595 en gare: Claude Villetaneuse· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. CFL 2100: Hans de Rond· GFDL
- 4. SNCF X 73500: arthur dubut· CC BY 2.0
- 5. DBAG Class 641: Mazbln - own photo· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. A TER en gare de Morteau: VincentdeMorteau· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Bahnhof Offenburg mit SNCF TER Alsace, Class X 73900 (2024): JoachimKohler-HB· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. SNCF X 73902 TER Alsace 2006 Müllheim - Mulhouse: Alex· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. SNCF X 73902 TER Alsace Müllheim - Mulhouse: Alex· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. TER à Mommenheim: Florian Pépellin· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The A TER or A-TER is a family of diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains operated by Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF) for Transport express régional (TER) regional train services in France, and by Deutsche Bahn for regional train services in Germany. 377 units were built between 1999 and 2004 by Alstom. There are three classes: Class X 73500, Class X 73900, and DBAG Class 641.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 27 years ago, in 1999.
- Top speed is 1.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- 28.9 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1999
- in service from
- 1999
- number built
- 55
- kind
- Diesel multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Alstom
- operators
- Société nationale des chemins de fer français, Deutsche Bahn, Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois
- top speed
- 140 km/h
- power
- —
- length
- 28.9 m
- capacity
- 63 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q445916, Wikipedia: A TER (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.