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#4411· SNCF Z 7300

SNCF Class Z 7300

🇫🇷 France ·built by Alstom· from 1980· Class of 75 French electric multiple unit trains

🚆 multiple unit electric ✓ in service
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. SNCF Z 17354 en gare d'Orléans: Croquant· CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. 2. Z7353 Centre à Orléans par Cramos: Cramos· CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 3. 19.03.06 Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg Z7305 (6100998817): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  4. 4. 20.08.92 St-Jean-Pied-de-Port Z 7330 (15449759529): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  5. 5. Z 7307 Midi-Pyrénées en gare de Bayonne (août 2008): Florian Pépellin· CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. 6. 7362 Theillay: AntoineCognet· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. DAX (21442972358): patrick janicek from Courbevoie, France· CC BY 2.0
  8. 8. Deux Z 7300 au faisceau de Bayonne en été (août 2011): Florian Pépellin· CC BY-SA 4.0
  9. 9. Deux Z2 arrivent en gare de Soulac par Cramos: Cramos· CC BY-SA 3.0
  10. 10. Gare d'Argenton-sur-Creuse (36) - Passage souterrain - quai central bis: Floppy36· CC BY-SA 3.0
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SNCF Class Z 7300, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Croquant· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The SNCF Class Z 7300 electric multiple units were built by Alsthom between 1980 and 1984. They are part of the Z2 family of EMUs, which also includes the Z 7500, the Z 9500, and the Z 9600. The last two operating Z 7300 units, Z 7317 and Z 7371, were removed from service on December 23, 2023.

who runs it

Société nationale des chemins de fer françaisTransport express régional

base stats

  • speed 160 km/htop speed
  • seats 151passengers
  • built 75made 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 46 years ago, in 1980.
  • 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.
  • Seats 151: 3 full city buses (~50 seats each).
  • Still in service after 46 years.

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

spec sheet

built
1980
in service from
1980
status
in service
number built
75
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇫🇷 France
builders
Alstom
operators
Société nationale des chemins de fer français, Transport express régional
top speed
160 km/h
power
—
capacity
151 passengers
Dutch name
SNCF Z 7300

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

Sources: Wikidata Q2330166, Wikipedia: SNCF Class Z 7300 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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