SNCF Class Z 23500

what is it?

The Class Z23500 also called TER 2N (TER 2 Niveaux) is a class of double-deck electric multiple units operated in France. They were built by GEC-Alstom and Ateliers du Nord de la France, (which became Bombardier) for SNCF and are used on the TER Network. These sets consist of 2 double deck coaches.

who runs it

TPTER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurTNTER Nord-Pas-de-CalaisTRTER Rhône-AlpesSociété nationale des chemins de fer français

base stats

• speed 140 km/htop speed
• power 1.7 MWpower output
• weight 124 tin working order
• seats 174passengers
• built 80made in total

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 29 years ago, in 1997.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗1.7 MW is about 20 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 21 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏52.5 m long: about 12 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧍Seats 174: 3 full city buses (~50 seats each).
• 🧓Still in service after 29 years.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built

1997

in service from

1997

status

in service

number built

80

kind

multiple unit

traction

electric

origin

🇫🇷 France

builders

Alstom, Alstom Crespin

operators

TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais, TER Rhône-Alpes, Société nationale des chemins de fer français

top speed

140 km/h

power

1.7 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

Overhead line:, 3, 3

formation

2-car sets

length

52.5 m

weight

124 t

capacity

174 passengers

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.