• Source: SNCF Class X 73500

The X73500 is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by SNCF. They were built between 1999 and 2004 by Alstom.




General Information


The trains are single unit railcars. The units were ordered jointly with Deutsche Bahn, with their Class 641 units.
The trains have modern features which were new to TER trains, such as:

Passenger Information Systems (PIS) inside and outside of the train
Low floor section with wide doors, for those with restricted mobility
Air conditioning
Stronger cab area for reduced crash damage
The trains can work in multiple of up to 3 sets.
X73813 - X73818 are former CFL (Luxembourg) units 2101 - 2106 and operate in the Alsace region. The SNCF Class X 73900 is an identical version of the X 73500, but can also operate into Germany.




Liveries


TER livery - metallic grey with blue ends and TER logos. Most X 73500 carry this.
TER Bourgogne livery - metallic grey with red and yellow ends
TER Languedoc-Roussillon livery - metallic grey with red, yellow sun rays.
TER Champagne-Ardennes livery - metallic grey with yellow on the central part and the logo of the region.




Differences within the class


X 73744 and X 73751 wear a special livery for the Andelot-en-Montagne - La Cluse railway
X 73752 - X 73755 have been fitted with Integra-Signum (Swiss Train Protection) and are used on the Besançon - Le Locle - La Chaux-de-Fonds service.
X 73809 with Poitou-Charentes region has been fitted with solar panels to its roof to power the electrical components of the train




Use of X 73500



The units are used on rural, unelectrified railway lines in France and are operated by all TER regions except Île-de-France, Corsica and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
They operate the following services:

Bourges - Nevers
Chartres - Courtallain — Saint-Pellerin
Reims - Tergnier
Saint-Etienne - Le Puy
Saint-Marcellin - Grenoble - Chambéry (via the Grenoble–Montmélian railway)
Grenoble - Chambéry - Bellegarde - Genève (stand in for faulty X 72500)
Grenoble - Veynes - Gap
Grenoble - Clelles
Toulouse - Auch
Toulouse - Figeac - Aurillac
Aurillac - Brive-la-Gaillarde
Rodez - Figeac - Brive-la-Gaillarde
Le Havre - Rolleville
Nantes - Vertou
Sarreguemines - Sarre-Union
Strasbourg - Wissembourg
Strasbourg - Lauterbourg
Strasbourg - Saverne
Colmar - Munster - Metzeral
Tours - Chinon
Besançon - La Chaux-de-Fonds
Dole - Morez - Saint Claude
Montbéliard - Belfort - Lure - Vesoul
Beauvais - Le Tréport-Mers
Clermont-Ferrand - Gannat - Lapeyrouse - Commentary - Montluçon
Montluçon - Saint-Amand-Montrond - Bourges
Bressuire - Thouars - Saumur - Tours
Mulhouse - Thann - Kruth
Lison - Saint-Lô - Coutances
Granville - Argentan
Limoges - Ussel
Marvejols - La Bastide-Saint-Laurent-les-Bains
Monsempron-Libos - Penne-d'Agenais - Agen
Étang-sur-Arroux - Autun - Avallon - Auxerre - Laroche-Migennes
Corbigny - Clamecy - Auxerre - Laroche-Migennes
Brest - Châteaulin - Quimper
Brest - Le Relecq-Kerhuon - Landerneau
Brest - Landerneau - Morlaix
Brest - Landerneau - Landivisiau
Quimper - Lorient
Roscoff - Morlaix
Nantes - Sainte-Pazanne - Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
Nantes - Sainte Pazanne - Pornic
Nantes - Vertou
Saint-Brieuc - Dinan
Dol de Bretagne - Dinan
Plouaret - Lannion
Le Mans - Alençon
Nevers - Cosne sur Loire
Lyon - Tassin - Lozanne / Brignais / Sain-Bel
Lisieux - Pont-l'Eveque - Trouville-Deauville
Dijon - Moulins
Alès - Bessèges
La Rochelle - Rochefort
Pau - Oloron
Carcassonne - Limoux - Quillan
This list does not include all services.




Gallery






Depots



TER Alsace - Strasbourg - 24 Railcars
TER Aquitaine - Limoges - 15 Railcars
TER Auvergne - Clermont-Ferrand - 35 Railcars
TER Basse-Normandie - Caen - 11 Railcars
TER Bourgogne - Nevers - 10 Railcars
TER Bretagne - Rennes - 15 Railcars
TER Centre - Tours - 15 Railcars
TER Champagne-Ardenne - Epernay - 20 Railcars
TER Franche-Comté - Dijon - 20 Railcars
TER Haute-Normandie - Sotteville-les-Rouen - 11 Railcars
TER Languedoc-Roussillon - Toulouse - 9 Railcars
TER Limousin - Limoges - 15 Railcars
TER Lorraine - Metz - 6 Railcars
TER Midi-Pyrénées - Toulouse - 28 Railcars
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais - Lille - 10 Railcars
TER Pays de la Loire - Nantes - 17 Railcars
TER Picardie - Longueau - 12 Railcars
TER Poitou-Charentes - Limoges - 8 Railcars
TER Rhône-Alpes - Lyon - 50 Railcars




See also


Alstom Coradia LINT




External links


Media related to SNCF Class X 73500 at Wikimedia Commons

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• TER Picardie
• TER Champagne-Ardenne
• TER Midi Pyrénées
• TER Provence Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
• TER Bretagne
• TER Limousin
• TER Centre
• TER Pays de la Loire
• TER Alsace
• TER Nord-Pas de Calais
• SNCF Class X 73500
• SNCF Class X 73900
• List of SNCF classes
• SNCF Class X 4630
• DBAG Class 641
• Transport express régional
• TER Alsace
• TER Centre-Val de Loire
• TER Rhône-Alpes
• SNCF Class X 4900