SNCF Class Z 26500

what is it?

The SNCF Class Z 26500 and Z 24500 are a series of electric multiple unit (EMU) trains with bi-level carriages, derived from the Coradia Duplex type of Alstom. They are also known as TER 2N NG from their use on regional TER services, bi-level design (2N), and, by replacing the SNCF Class Z 23500, status as a "new generation" (NG) model. The first order from SNCF, commissioned by the French regions, was launched in 2000, the last in 2009, for deliveries that lasted from 2004 to 2010.

who runs it

Société nationale des chemins de fer français

base stats

• speed 160 km/htop speed
• power 4.3 MWpower output
• weight 193 tin working order
• seats 339passengers
• built 211made 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 21 years ago, in 2005.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• ⏱️At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
• 🚗4.3 MW is about 50 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 32 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏81.1 m long: about 18 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧍Seats 339: 7 full city buses (~50 seats each).
• 🧓Still in service after 21 years.

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

spec sheet

built

2005

in service from

2005

status

in service

number built

211

kind

multiple unit

traction

electric

origin

🇫🇷 France

builders

Alstom

operators

Société nationale des chemins de fer français

top speed

160 km/h

power

4.3 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

Overhead line:, 3, 3

formation

3, 4, 5 car per trainset

length

81.1 m

weight

193 t

capacity

339 passengers

Dutch name

SNCF TER 2N NG

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