SNCF Class T 2000

RTG
SNCF T2000 in Houlgate on the Deauville-Dives line in 1989.
Type and origin
Power typeAutorail
BuilderANF
Build date1972 - 1976
Specifications
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Length128.90 m (422 ft 11 in)
Loco weight225 t (221 long tons; 248 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel fuel
Prime moverTurmo III, Turmo XII
Engine typeturboshaft
Performance figures
Maximum speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Power output775 kW (1,039 hp)+ 1,150 kW (1,540 hp)
Career
OperatorsSNCF
ClassT 2000
Number in class13
NumbersT 2001 to T 2082
NicknamesCaravelle
LocaleNormandy, Pays de la Loire, Aquitaine, Rhône-Alpes, Alsace, Lorraine
Retired2004

SNCF Class T 2000 trainsets,[1] also known under their French acronym RTG (Rame à turbine à gaz, i.e., gas turbine trainset), were the second generation of turbine-powered trains in France and saw commercial service from 1972 to 2004.

  1. ^ admin (2018-03-02). "The French SNCF electric Turbotrain RTG T2057 from 1974 * All PYRENEES · France, Spain, Andorra". All PYRENEES · France, Spain, Andorra. Retrieved 2024-11-14.