SNCF Class Z 27500
- 140 + 20 folding seats†
- 194 + 26 folding seats*
- 57.4 m (188 ft 4 in)†
- 72.8 m (238 ft 10 in)*
- 21 m (68 ft 11 in) (end car)
- 15.4 m (50 ft 6 in) (intermediate cars)
- 2,700 mm (110 in) (motorised bogie)
- 2,800 mm (110 in) (trailer bogie)
- 124.7 t (122.7 long tons; 137.5 short tons)†
- 152.6 t (150.2 long tons; 168.2 short tons)*
- Overhead line:
- 25 kV 50 Hz AC
- 1,500 V DC
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]
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]
Photo gallery
- Interior, show 2+2 seatings (second class)
- First class interior
- Z 27500 in its three-car set version
- Z 27500 in its four-car set version
- Two Z 27500 and one B 82500 being coupled for multiple working
- Bikes storage space on the train
Operators and routes
- Ambérieu-en-Bugey - Bourg-en-Bresse - Mâcon
- Annecy - La-Roche-sur-Foron - Annemasse
- Annecy - La-Roche-sur-Foron - Cluses - Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
- Annemasse - Thonon-les-Bains - Évian-les-Bains
- Annemasse - La Roche-sur-Foron - Bonneville - Cluses - Sallanches-Combloux-Megève - Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet
- Annecy - Grenoble - Valence
- Valence - Grenoble - Annecy -Thonon-les-Bains - Évian-les-Bains
- Lyon Perrache - Lyon Part-Dieu - Bourg-en-Bresse
- Lyon Part-Dieu - Culoz - Aix-les-Bains-Le Revard - Annecy
- Lyon Part-Dieu - Culoz - Bellegarde - Genève-Cornavin
- Lyon Part-Dieu - Culoz - Bellegarde - Annemasse - Thonon-les-Bains - Évian-les-Bains
- Lyon Part-Dieu - Culoz - Bellegarde - Annemasse - La Roche-sur-Foron - Bonneville - Cluses - Sallanches-Combloux-Megève - Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet
- Moulins-sur-Allier - Nevers
- Dijon - Laroche - Migennes
- Dijon - Mâcon - Lyon
- Dijon - Besançon - Belfort
- Dijon - Dole - Pontarlier
- Besançon - Mouchard - Lons-le-Saunier
- Lyon - Lons-le-Saunier - Besançon - Belfort
- Belfort - Meroux - Delle
TER Bretagne[8]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/AutomotriceZ27804.jpg/250px-AutomotriceZ27804.jpg)
- Brest - Morlaix
- Brest - Landerneau
- Rennes - Nantes
- Rennes - Saint-Malo
- Rennes - Saint-Brieuc
- Rennes - Redon
- Redon - Vannes - Lorient
- Strasbourg - Saverne - Sarrebourg
- Strasbourg - Sélestat
- Bâle - Mulhouse
- Mulhouse - Belfort
- Mulhouse - Colmar
- Reims - Charleville-Mézières - Sedan
- Reims - Épernay - Château-Thierry
- Nancy - Épinal - Remiremont
- Nancy - Reims
- Nancy - Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
- Nancy - Longwy
- Nancy - Metz
- Nancy - Strasbourg
- Metz - Strasbourg
- Metz - Forbach
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Z_27635-36_%C3%A0_Amiens_-_15_f%C3%A9vrier_2019.jpg/250px-Z_27635-36_%C3%A0_Amiens_-_15_f%C3%A9vrier_2019.jpg)
- Lisieux - Cherbourg
- Lisieux - Saint-Lô
- Lisieux - Trouville-Deauville
- Elbeuf - Saint-Aubin - Rouen - Yvetot
- Rouen - Mantes-la-Jolie
- Rouen - Amiens
- Rouen - Le Havre
- Cerbère or Portbou - Avignon
- Cerbère or Portbou - Marseille
- Béziers - Neussargues
- Toulouse - Agen
- Toulouse - Brive La Gaillarde
- Toulouse - Narbonne
- Toulouse - Latour de Carol - Enveitg
- Toulouse - Pau
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/ZGC_%C3%A0_La_Bohalle_%281%29_par_Cramos.jpg/250px-ZGC_%C3%A0_La_Bohalle_%281%29_par_Cramos.jpg)
- Nantes station - Les Sables-d'Olonne
- Le Mans station - Le Croisic
- Angers station - Thouars
- Saint-Nazaire station - Redon
- Redon - Nantes
- Nantes - Rennes
- Rennes - Le Mans
Distribution of orders[8][7][9][10]
Regions (before merger) | Regions (after merger) | Number of 3-car set | Number of 4 car-set | Total | Remarks | Layout |
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Alsace | Grand Est | 0 (3 ordered) | 6 | 6 | Transformed into 4-car set | |
Aquitaine | Occitanie | 0 | 0 | 0 | First and second class, medium distance network | |
Auvergne | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 0 (3 ordered) | 0 | 0 | The 3 trains were sold to Midi Pyrénées | |
Basse Normandie | Normandie | 0 (9 ordered) | 9 | 9 | Transformed into 4-car set in 2020 | First and second class, medium distance network |
Bourgogne | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 10 | 0 | 10 | Single class, medium distance network | |
Bretagne | Bretagne | 6 | 8 | 14 | First and second class, high comfort | |
Centre | Centre-Val de Loire | 0 | 10 | 10 | ||
Champagne-Ardenne | Grand Est | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||
Franche-Comté | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 4 | 0 | 4 | Single class, medium distance network | |
Haute normandie | Normandie | 24 | 0 | 24 | ||
Languedoc Rousillon | Occitanie | 0 | 37 | 37 | First and second class, medium distance network | |
Lorraine | Grand Est | 18 | 14 | 32 | First and second class, high comfort | |
Midi Pyrénées | Occitanie | 19 | 0 | 19 | With the 3 trains acquired from Auvergne | First and second class, high comfort |
Pays de la Loire | Pays de la Loire | 0 | 18 | 18 | ||
Rhône-Alpes | Auvergne-Rhônes-Alpes | 0 | 15 | 15 | ||
Total | 94 | 117 | 211 |
Accidents
- Runaway train TER Z 27500 between Formerie, Serqueux and Sommery on 20 October 2015. This incident occurred after the train hit 2 cows just after the Formerie station, without causing victims.[11]
- Accident between a train TER Z 27500 and a stuck trailer truck on 16 October 2019 on the crossing n°70 at Boulzicourt. This accident caused the derailment of the train. 2 passengers were slightly injured as well as the train driver.[12]
Models
- The LS Models brand makes a model of the Z 27500 in 3 or 4-car set version in HO gauge.[13]
- Different versions of AGC can be downloaded (free or paid) for Train Simulator game.[14]
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
- List of SNCF classes
- Autorail à grande capacité (AGC)
Media related to SNCF Class Z 27500 at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ "Rail Gearboxes - We drive solutions" (PDF). IGW. November 2019. p. 5. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ a b c -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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "AGC Regional Train - France". Bombardier. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "AGC : le premier caméléon du rail - transportrail - Le webmagazine des idées ferroviaires". transportrail.canalblog.com (in French). 20 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Trains d'Europe : AGC Z 27500 SNCF". www.trains-europe.fr. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Trains d'Europe : AGC Z 27500 SNCF". www.trains-europe.fr. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Rames ZGC - TER Bretagne". www.ter.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Trains du Sud-Ouest". trainsso.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Le matériel moteur SNCF en décembre 2016" (PDF). Histoire des Ateliers de Quatre-Mares.
- ^ "Accident report" (PDF) (in French).
- ^ "Accident report" (PDF) (in French).
- ^ "Autorail AGC Z 27500 - LS Models 10094 - Pays de la Loire". Univers Train (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "AGC Version 5?3". RW Central.
- ^ "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.
Literature
- Redoutey, Denis (2016). La Vie du Rail (ed.). Le matériel moteur SNCF en 2016 (in French). Paris. p. 400. ISBN 978-2-370620-40-8.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "450 AGC déjà en service". Rail-Passion (in French). 137. March 2009.
- "État annuel du matériel moteur SNCF". Rail-Passion (in French). 139. May 2009.
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