Euroduplex
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Avelia Euroduplex, more commonly known as just Euroduplex or TGV 2N2 in France, is a high-speed double-decker train manufactured by Alstom.[3][4] It is primarily operated by the French national railway company SNCF, and also in operation with the Moroccan national railway company ONCF.[4] It is the 3rd generation of the TGV Duplex.
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Euroduplex | |
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In service | 2011–present |
Manufacturer | Alstom |
Family name | TGV |
Constructed | 2011–2023 |
Entered service | 2011–present (SNCF) 2018–present (ONCF) |
Number under construction | 134 trainsets |
Number in service | 134 trainsets (+2 power cars) (122 SNCF, 12 ONCF) (as of April 2023)[1][2] |
Formation | 10 cars (2 power cars + 8 trailers) |
Fleet numbers | 801-893, 4701-4730 (SNCF) 1201-1212 (ONCF) |
Capacity | 509 seats (SNCF, 55 trainsets) 556 seats (SNCF, 67 trainsets) 533 seats (ONCF) |
Operators | SNCF (France) ONCF (Morocco) |
Specifications | |
Train length | 200.19 m (656 ft 9 in) |
Car length | Power car: 22.15 m (72 ft 8 in) End car: 21.845 m (71 ft 8.0 in) Intermediate car: 18.7 m (61 ft 4 in) |
Width | 2.904 m (9 ft 6.3 in) |
Height | 4.32 m (14 ft 2 in) |
Doors | One per side per passenger car |
Maximum speed | 320 km/h (200 mph) |
Weight | 399 t (393 long tons; 440 short tons) |
Traction motors | 8 x Alstom 6 FHA 1,160 kW (1,556 hp) AC asynchronous motors |
Power output | 9,280 kW (12,445 hp)(25 kV 50 Hz AC) 6,800 kW (9,119 hp)(15 kV 16.7 Hz AC) 3,680 kW (4,935 hp) (1,500 V DC) |
Electric system(s) | |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
UIC classification | Bo'Bo'+2'2'2'2'2'2'2'2'2'+Bo'Bo' |
Braking system(s) | Regenerative and pneumatic |
Safety system(s) | ERTMS level 2, KVB, TVM 430, ASFA, LZB, PZB, ZUB, Integra |
Coupling system | Scharfenberg |
Multiple working | Up to two trains |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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The Euroduplex trains are interoperable, containing equipment allowing them to travel between several European continental countries with various types of electrification and signalling systems. A Moroccan variation is the first high-speed train to operate in Africa.