The SNCF Class Z 6400 electric multiple unit trains were built by Alsthom/Carel et Fouché from 1976 to 1979. They were chiefly used in commuter service to the Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris, serving the northwest Paris suburbs.

SNCF Class Z 6400
A refurbished Z6400 EMU in the "Grande Ceinture Ouest" version at Saint-Germain-en-Laye
In service1976–2020
ManufacturerAlsthom/Carel et Fouché
Constructed1976–1979
Refurbished1999–2005
Scrapped2018–2021
Number built75 4-car units
Number in service0 (as of 2021)
Formation4 cars per trainset
OperatorsSNCF
Specifications
Train length92.430 m (303 ft 2+3132 in)
Car length15.60 m (51 ft 2+316 in) driving trailers, 15.79 m (51 ft 9+2132 in) middle cars
Width2.95 m (9 ft 8+532 in)
Height4.295 m (14 ft 1+332 in)
Doors3 pairs per side
Wheel diameter800 mm (31.50 in)
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Traction motors8
Power output2,360 kW (3,160 hp)
Electric system(s)Overhead line25 kV 50 Hz AC
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

Seventy-five of these 4-car units were built for use on suburban service in the west of Paris, operating mainly on the Transilien Line L. The 4-car units were most often used in double-formation as 8-car sets. 43 sets had doors arranged for high platforms, while the remainder were for low platforms.[1][2]

They were progressively replaced by the Class Z 50000 units with the last commercial service of the Z 6400 running on 4th November 2020. This was earlier than originally scheduled due to a downturn in passengers numbers during the COVID19 pandemic.[3][4][1]

A refurbished Z6400 EMU in the normal version at Paris-St-Lazare.

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References

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  1. ^ a b Haydock, David (2016). French Railways: Locomotives and Multiple Units (6 ed.). Platform 5. pp. 107–108. ISBN 978-1-909431-34-8.
  2. ^ Redoutey, Denis (2016). Le Matérial Moteur SNCF en 2016 (7 ed.). Éditions La Vie du Rail. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-2-37062-040-8.
  3. ^ "C'est fini pour les Z6400". 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Où sont les nouveaux trains ?". 19 January 2018.