SNCF Class Z 27500

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Z 27500 (ZGC)
ZGC a Milhaud (3) par Cramos.JPG
Z 27883 in the TER Languedoc-Roussillon livery at Milhaud station
In service2005–present
Manufacturer Bombardier Transportation
Built at Crespin
Family name Autorail à Grande Capacité
ReplacedZ2 (Z 7300, Z 7500, Z 9500, Z 9600, Z 11500) and RIO, RRR cars
Constructed2005–2010
Entered service2005
Number built211
Number in service211 trainsets (As of December 2013)
Formation3 or 4 cars per trainset
articulated
(M1+R1(+R2)+M2)
Fleet numbersZ 27501/2–27949/50
Capacity
  • 140 + 20 folding seats†
  • 194 + 26 folding seats*
Operators SNCF
Lines served TER
Specifications
Train length
  • 57.4 m (188 ft 4 in)†
  • 72.8 m (238 ft 10 in)*
Car length
  • 21 m (68 ft 11 in) (end car)
  • 15.4 m (50 ft 6 in) (intermediate cars)
Width2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
Height4.02 m (13 ft 2 in)
Wheel diameter840 mm (33 in)
Wheelbase
  • 2,700 mm (110 in) (motorised bogie)
  • 2,800 mm (110 in) (trailer bogie)
Maximum speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Weight
  • 124.7 t (122.7 long tons; 137.5 short tons)†
  • 152.6 t (150.2 long tons; 168.2 short tons)*
Traction systemBombardier MITRAC IGBT–VVVF
Traction motors 4 × 325 kW (436 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor
Power output1,300 kW (1,700 hp)
Transmission4.68 : 1 gear ratio (2-stage reduction) [1]
Electric system(s)
Current collection Pantograph
UIC classification Bo′+2′(+2′)+2′+Bo′
Safety system(s) Crocodile and KVB
Coupling system Scharfenberg type, from Dellner
Multiple working Z 27500, B 81500, B 82500
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
† 3 car train, * 4 car train. [2] [3] [4] [5]

The Z 27500 is a type of dual-voltage electric multiple unit trainset for the French National Railway Company (SNCF) intended to the TER network (French commuter rail). [2]

Contents

The train is the electric variant of Bombardier AGC, often referred to as ZGC. It the most important fleet of all other AGC variants. [2] It is capable of operating on a 1,500 V DC or 25 kV 50 Hz AC electricity supply.

A total of 211 trainsets have been built by Canadian conglomerate Bombardier at its factory in Crespin (near Valenciennes, France) since 2005. The first set (Z 27503/27504) was placed into regular passenger service on 24 March 2005, for the Basse-Normandie region.

Design

Bombardier vehicle design is articulated using bogies between carriages. The Z 27500 are available in three or four-car unit. [3] The train can be operated as a multiple-unit control with up to three units, with other Z 27500 or the dual-mode version Diesel/1,500 V DC (B 81500). The train is equipped with 2 pantographs on the intermediate car.

Their capacity offers 160 seats in a three-car unit, 220 in a four-car set. The inter-carriage passages have wide, open gangway connections, limiting bottlenecking.

The Z 27500 from Lorraine region can be operated as a multiple-unit control with the Diesel variant (X 76500  [ fr ]), specifically equipped with a command to raise the pantograph. [6]

Whereas the first trains were delivered in their three-car set version (with an intermediate car), several regions later added a second intermediate car, in order to increase their capacity from 160 to 220 seats. [7]

Operators and routes

TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Franche-Comte ZGC stopped at the Besancon station. ZGC Franche Comte.JPG
Franche-Comté ZGC stopped at the Besançon station.

TER Bretagne

Source: [8]

ZGC TER Bretagne at the Saint-Malo station. AutomotriceZ27804.jpg
ZGC TER Bretagne at the Saint-Malo station.

TER Centre-Val de Loire

TER Grand Est

Lorraine ZGC stopped at the Nancy station. TER en gare de Nancy.JPG
Lorraine ZGC stopped at the Nancy station.

TER Normandie

TER Normandie ZGC stopped at the Amiens station. Z 27635-36 a Amiens - 15 fevrier 2019.jpg
TER Normandie ZGC stopped at the Amiens station.

TER Occitanie

TER Pays de la Loire

TER Pays de la Loire ZGC stopped at the La Bohalle station. ZGC a La Bohalle (1) par Cramos.jpg
TER Pays de la Loire ZGC stopped at the La Bohalle station.

Distribution of orders

Source: [8] [7] [9] [10]

Regions (before merger)Regions (after merger)Number of 3-car setNumber of 4 car-setTotalRemarksLayout
Alsace Grand Est 0 (3 ordered)66Transformed into 4-car set
Aquitaine Occitanie 000First and second class, medium distance network
Auvergne Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 0 (3 ordered)00The 3 trains were sold to Midi Pyrénées
Basse Normandie Normandie 0 (9 ordered)99Transformed into 4-car set in 2020First and second class, medium distance network
Bourgogne Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 10010Single class, medium distance network
Bretagne Bretagne 6814First and second class, high comfort
Centre Centre-Val de Loire 01010
Champagne-Ardenne Grand Est 13013
Franche-Comté Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 404Single class, medium distance network
Haute normandie Normandie 24024
Languedoc Rousillon Occitanie 03737First and second class, medium distance network
Lorraine Grand Est 181432First and second class, high comfort
Midi Pyrénées Occitanie 19019With the 3 trains acquired from AuvergneFirst and second class, high comfort
Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire 01818
Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhônes-Alpes 01515
Total94117211

Accidents

Models

Future

SNCF has announced on 18 March 2021, that 40% of the TER (French commuter rail) fleet will be renovated in the next 10 years, included Z 27500 Class. [15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rail Gearboxes - We drive solutions" (PDF). IGW. November 2019. p. 5. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 -les-z-27500-2e partie/ "La grande série des AGC - Les électriques : les Z 27500 (2e partie)". Rail Passion (in French). 5 November 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 tramwaydemontpellier (1 March 2021). "1er mars 2021 – Sur la ligne des Causses, les jours sont comptés pour les automotrices Z2 à courant continu de la série 7300". Tramway de Montpellier (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "AGC Regional Train - France". Bombardier. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "AGC : le premier caméléon du rail - transportrail - Le webmagazine des idées ferroviaires". transportrail.canalblog.com (in French). 20 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Trains d'Europe : AGC Z 27500 SNCF". www.trains-europe.fr. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Trains d'Europe : AGC Z 27500 SNCF". www.trains-europe.fr. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Rames ZGC - TER Bretagne". www.ter.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Trains du Sud-Ouest". trainsso.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Le matériel moteur SNCF en décembre 2016" (PDF). Histoire des Ateliers de Quatre-Mares.
  11. ↑ "Accident report" (PDF) (in French).
  12. ↑ "Accident report" (PDF) (in French).
  13. ↑ "Autorail AGC Z 27500 - LS Models 10094 - Pays de la Loire". Univers Train (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "AGC Version 5?3". RW Central.
  15. ↑ "Opération mi-vie » : 40% du parc TER rénové dans les dix prochaines années" [Mid-life maintenance": 40 % of the French commuter rail will be modernized in the next 10 years](PDF). Press release (in French). SNCF Voyages. 18 March 2021.

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