SNCF Class Z 5300

SNCF Class Z 5300 are three and four car Electric Multiple Unit type for Paris commuter and regional services. They were built by Carel et Fouche, MTE/Francorail, Fives-Lille and OC Oerlikon between 1965-1968 (1st batch) and 1972-1975 (2nd batch). Many of these trains have been withdrawn starting from 2003.

SNCF Class Z 5300
A refurbished Z 5300 train in September 2006
In service1965–present
ManufacturerCarel et Fouché, MTE/Francorail, Fives-Lille, OC Oerlikon
Constructed1965–1975
Refurbished1978, 1992, 2005–2007
Scrapped2003–
Number built145 cars
Number in service24 cars (as of 15 January 2017)
Number scrapped121 cars
Formation3 or 4 cars per trainset
Operator(s)SNCF
Specifications
Width2.87 m (9 ft 5 in)
Height4.205 m (13 ft 9 9⁄16 in)
Doors3 pairs per side
Maximum speed130 km/h (81 mph)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC Overhead line
Current collection methodPantograph
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Characteristics

These stainless steel-bodied EMUs were built as 4-car units including a driving motor car, two intermediate trailers and a driving trailer. However, some units were shortened to three or two cars by removing one or both of the intermediate trailers. Up to three elements can be coupled together to form a 12-car trainset.[1] The power supply is 1500 V DC with electromechanical traction equipment.

Livery

As the use of stainless steel eliminates the need for painting, the units are basically silvery, with originally only an orange stripe between the headlights. They are therefore nicknamed petit gris (i.e. "little gray", but also the name of a snail), couscoussière, "silver arrow" or "tin can". However, as some units were modified, the doors were painted red, light blue or dark blue according to the services they were intended for. Since 2011, only red-doored units subsist; red doors mean that the unit is fitted with EAS (exploitation à agent seul, i.e. "single crew operation"), and may be operated without a guard.

Operation

Current

As of 2015, Z 5300s are operating on two commuter services in the south-east of Paris:

Discontinued

This class used to operate on many other services, but has been replaced by more recent stock. Such services include:[1]

Accidents
  • On December 24, 1987, a Z 5300 train was involved in a collision in Issy-les-Moulineaux.[2]
  • On June 27, 1988, two Z 5300 trains collided head-on at the Gare de Lyon station in Paris. The accident left 56 dead, 57 injured, and resulted in the third deadliest peacetime rail disaster in France.
  • Z 5423 arriving at Tours
  • A Z5300 and Z20500 at Corbeil-Essonnes.
  • Z 5353 on a passenger service.
  • Z 5310 is seen at Juvisy on RER line D
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References
  1. Olivier Constant (2014). Encyclopédie du matériel moteur SNCF - tome 10 : les automotrices à courant continu 1500 V. Éditions Publitrains. "Les Z 5300", p.46.
  2. "INTERVIEW ROUVILLOIS (SNCF)". INA.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  • Haydock, David; Fox, Peter [1999]. European Handbook No. 4 French Railways Locomotives & Multiple Units, Third Edition, Sheffield, UK: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd.. ISBN 1-872524-87-7.
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