SNCF Class T 2000

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SNCF T2000 in Houlgate on the Deauville-Dives line in 1989.
Type and origin Power type Autorail Builder ANF Build date 1972 - 1976
Specifications Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Length 128.90 m (422 ft 11 in) Loco weight 225 t (221 long tons; 248 short tons) Fuel type Diesel fuel Prime mover Turmo III, Turmo XII Engine type turboshaft
Performance figures Maximum speed 160 km/h (99 mph) Power output 775 kW (1,039 hp)+ 1,150 kW (1,540 hp)
Career Operators SNCF Class T 2000 Number in class 13 Numbers T 2001 to T 2082 Nicknames Caravelle Locale Normandy, Pays de la Loire, Aquitaine, Rhône-Alpes, Alsace, Lorraine Retired 2004

SNCF Class T 2000 trainsets, 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.