SNCF Class Z 27500

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Z 27500 (ZGC)
ZGC à Milhaud (3) par Cramos.JPG
Z 27883 in the TER Languedoc-Roussillon livery at Milhaud station
In service2005-present
ManufacturerBombardier Transportation
Order no.Z 27501/2 to 27949/50
Built atCrespin
Family nameAutorail 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)
Capacity140 + 20 folding seats†
194 + 26 folding seats*
Operator(s)SNCF
Line(s) servedTER
Specifications
Train length57.40 m (188 ft 4 in)†
72.800 m (238 ft 10.1 in)*
Car length21.000 m (68 ft 10.8 in) (end car)
15.4 m (50 ft 6 in) (intermediate cars)
Width2.95 m (9.7 ft)
Height4.020 m (13 ft 2.3 in)
Maximum speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Weight124,700 kg (274,900 lb)†
152,600 kg (336,400 lb)*
Traction systemIGBT-VVVF (Bombardier MITRAC)
Traction motors4 × 325 kW (436 hp) 3-phase AC asynchronous motor
Power output1.3 MW (1,700 hp)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC or 25 kV 50 Hz AC, both from overhead catenary
Safety system(s)Crocodile and KVB
Coupling systemScharfenberg type, from Dellner
Multiple workingZ 27500, B 81500, B82500
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes
† 3 car train, * 4 car train.[1][2][3]

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).[1]

The train is the electric variant of Bombardier AGC, often referred to as ZGC. It the most important fleet of all other AGC variants.[1] It is capable of operating on a 1.5 kV DC or 25 kV 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 March 24, 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.[2] 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/1.5kV 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 (), specifically equipped with a command to raise the pantograph.[4]

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.[5]

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[]

TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes[]

  • 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

TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté[]

Franche-Comté ZGC stopped at the Besançon station.

TER Bretagne[6][]

ZGC TER Bretagne at the Saint-Malo station.

TER Centre-Val de Loire[]

TER Grand Est[]

Lorraine ZGC stopped at the Nancy station.

TER Normandie[]

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.

Distribution of orders[6][5][7][8][]

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Regions (before merger) Regions (after merger) Number of 3-car set Number of 4 car-set Total Remarks Layout
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-Rhônes-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 First and second class, high comfort
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 October 20, 2015. This incident occurred after the train hit 2 bovines just after the Formerie station, without causing victims. Direct cause was the loose of all the breaking capacity due to the shock.[9]
  • Accident between a train TER Z 27500 and a stuck trailer truck on October 16, 2019 on the crossing n°70 at Boulzicourt. This accident caused the derailment of the train. 2 peoples were slightly injured as well as the train driver.[10]

Models[]

  • The brand makes a model of the Z 27500 in 3 or 4-car set version in HO gauge.[11]
  • Different versions of AGC can be downloaded (free or buy) for Train Simulator game.[12]

Future[]

See also: Autorail à Grande Capacité § Future

SNCF has announced on March 18, 2021 that 40% of the TER (French commuter rail) fleet will be renovated in the next 10 years, included Z 27500 Class.[13]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c -les-z-27500-2e partie/ "La grande série des AGC - Les électriques : les Z 27500 (2e partie)". Rail Passion (in French). 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b tramwaydemontpellier (2021-03-01). "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 2021-05-03.
  3. ^ "AGC : le premier caméléon du rail - transportrail - Le webmagazine des idées ferroviaires". transportrail.canalblog.com (in French). 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  4. ^ "Trains d'Europe : AGC Z 27500 SNCF". www.trains-europe.fr. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Trains d'Europe : AGC Z 27500 SNCF". www.trains-europe.fr. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rames ZGC - TER Bretagne". www.ter.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  7. ^ "Trains du Sud-Ouest". trainsso.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  8. ^ "Le matériel moteur SNCF en décembre 2016" (PDF). Histoire des Ateliers de Quatre-Mares.
  9. ^ "Accident report" (PDF) (in French).
  10. ^ "Accident report" (PDF) (in French).
  11. ^ "Autorail AGC Z 27500 - LS Models 10094 - Pays de la Loire". Univers Train (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  12. ^ "AGC Version 5?3". RW Central.
  13. ^ "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.
  • "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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