SNCF Class Z 50000
The SNCF Z 50000 is an electric multiple unit train built by Bombardier Transportation (manufacturer's designation SPACIUM 3.O6) for the French rail operator SNCF, for use under Transilien operations in the Île-de-France.
SNCF Z 50000 Francilien | |
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In service | 2009-present |
Manufacturer | Bombardier, Crespin |
Replaced | BB17000-RIB-Z6100-Z6400 |
Entered service | 14 December 2009 |
Number under construction | 360 trains |
Number in service | 2082 vehicles ,277 trains (in July 2020) |
Formation | 7/8 cars per trainset (134 with 7 cars/143 with 8 cars) in july 2020 |
Capacity | Seated: 405†/503* Standing: 468†/552* (at 4 per square metre) |
Operator(s) | Transilien SNCF |
Depot(s) | Technicentre Paris Nord-Technicentre Paris Est,Levallois,Argenteuil. |
Line(s) served | Transilien H-J-K-L-P |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Stainless steel |
Train length | 94,300 mm (309 ft 4 5⁄8 in)† 112,500 mm (369 ft 1 1⁄8 in)* |
Car length | 16.53 m (54 ft 2 3⁄4 in) (end car) 13.24 m (43 ft 5 1⁄4 in) (intermediate cars) |
Width | 3,060 mm (10 ft 15⁄32 in) |
Height | 4,280 mm (14 ft 1⁄2 in) |
Entry | 985 mm (38 3⁄4 in) |
Wheel diameter | 840 mm (33.07 in) |
Wheelbase | 1,900 mm (74 13⁄16 in) |
Maximum speed | 140 km/h (87 mph) |
Weight | 240 t (240 long tons; 260 short tons)* / 210 t (210 long tons; 230 short tons)† |
Prime mover(s) | asynchronous motor (?) |
Traction motors | Bombardier MITRAC IGBT-VVVF |
Power output | 2.950 MW (3,956 hp)* (2.620 mW or 3.513×10−6 hp continuous[1]) |
Acceleration | 1.00 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2) (0 to 50 km/h or 0 to 31 mph)* in service |
Deceleration | 1.05 m/s2 (3.4 ft/s2)* in service |
Electric system(s) | 1.5 kV / 25 kV AC Catenary |
Current collection method | Pantograph Type AX |
Bogies | FLEXX Compact type |
Braking system(s) | Electrodynamic,vRegenerative brake, disc brakes. |
Safety system(s) | Crocodile, KVB. |
Coupling system | Scharfenberg coupler |
Multiple working | Z50000 |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
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Sources:[1][2][3] except where noted * Eight car train, † Seven car train |
It is commonly called ‘Francilien’, and sometimes ‘NAT’ (for French: «Nouvelle Automotrice Transilien», which was its project name).
History and design
In 2004, the STIF (regional transit authority) began the tendering process for approximately 180 new EMUs to replace SNCF's aging stainless-steel single-deck suburban fleet. This stock nicknamed inox (short for [acier] inoxydable: stainless steel) comprised EMUs Classes Z 5300, Z 6100, Z 6400 and similar push-pull trainsets known as RIB-RIO (Rame Inox Banlieue, Rame Inox Omnibus.[note 1]). Alstom, Siemens and Bombardier were initial involved in the bidding process.[4]
In 2006 Bombardier obtained a contract from SNCF and STIF for 172 ‘Francilien’ trainsets, with an option for 200 more.[5] (cost €1.850 billion.[1]) The design was for a train operating a typical journey of 30 to 50 km (31 mi) length, including numerous stop lasting 30 to 40 seconds,[6] and able to operate from either 1.5 kV DC or 25 kV AC overhead line electrification.[6]
The vehicles use an articulated design using Jakobs bogie intercarriage articulation. of seven or eight carriages; seating layout is [3+2] formation giving over 400 seats in a seven-car unit, over 500 in an eight-car set. Total occupation exceeds 800 (or 1000 in eight-car trains) including standing passengers at 4 per square metre (3.3/sq yd).[3][5][7]
The vehicle's width is 3.06 metres (10 ft 15⁄32 in), wider than previous trains, which is achieved by having a short standard carriage's length of 13.24 metres (43 ft 5 1⁄4 in).[6][8] The inter-carriage passages are wide, limiting bottlenecking.[8]
All interior lights are provided by light-emitting diodes (LED), so power consumption is lessened.[6]
Livery

The Z 50000's appearance refers to three main entities: green leaves evoke Transilien, red doors evoke SNCF, and a long grey banner on each side evokes the Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France (STIF).[9]
Introduction and operations
Bombardier presented the Spacium vehicle at Crespin on 6 February 2009.[10] The first unit delivered for commercial operations to the SNCF was the unit ‘Z 50015/16’, also numbered #8, on 21 October 2009.
The first service operated by a Francilien train was on Line H from Paris Gare du Nord to Luzarches on Sunday 13 December 2009.[11] As of December 2018, 360 trainsets had been ordered, and about 240 were in active service.[12]
See also
Notes
- See fr:Rame inox de banlieue, and fr:Rame inox omnibus, on French language wikipedia
References
- Dossier de Presse (28 mars 2008) Visite à Crespin (Nord) de la ligne de fabrication du Francilien (PDF) (in French), STIF, 28 March 2008, archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2008
- Paris prepares for the Spacium age (IRJ, 2008), p.30 "Spacium Technical Data"
- SPACIUM 3.O6 - Ile-de-France commuter train, Technical Data
- Des trains modernisés sur le réseau Transilien (PDF), Syndicat des Transports d'Ile-de-France, 24 March 2006, 3. Nouvelle Automotrice Transilien (NAT), archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2013
- Paris prepares for the Spacium age (IRJ, 2008), p.29
- "L'automotrice "Francilien", futur matériel pour l'Île-de-France"", Revue générale des chemins de fer (in French) (172): 7–16, May 2008, ISSN 0035-3183
- SPACIUM 3.O6 - Ile-de-France commuter train, Technical Drawing
- SPACIUM 3.O6 - Ile-de-France commuter train, Project Overview
- "Livrée : le Francilien crée la surprise", Rail Passion (in French) (147), January 2010
- "Spacium готов к испытаниям" (2009) p.31
- First run for the Francilien, SNCF, 11 December 2009
- "Paris commuter EMUs ordered". Railway Gazette International. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
Sources
- SPACIUM 3.O6 - Ile-de-France commuter train, Bombardier Transportation
- "Paris prepares for the Spacium age", International Railway Journal: 29–32, September 2008
- "Spacium готов к испытаниям" (PDF), Железные дороги мира (ЖДМ) (in Russian) (3): 31–36, 2009
Literature
- "De la NAT au Francilien : la genèse d'un projet mené tambour battant", Rail Passion (in French) (153): 46–65, July 2010, ISSN 1261-3665
- "Ввод в обращение - первых поездов Francilien" (PDF), Железные дороги мира (in Russian) (4): 32–37, 2010
- Jackson, C (2010), Railway Gazette International (2): 55–58 Missing or empty
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