SNCF TGV Réseau

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Dual-voltage TGV-R set 526 at Paris Gare du Nord on 5th September 2005.

Triple-voltage TGV-R set 4510 at Marseille St-Charles station.

The SNCF TGV Réseau (TGV-R) trains were built by Alsthom between 1992-1996. These TGV trainsets are based on the earlier TGV Atlantique.

The first Réseau ("Network") sets entered service in 1993. Fifty dual-voltage trainsets were built in 1992-1994, numbered 501-550. A further 40 triple-voltage trainsets, numbered 4501-4540, were built in 1994-1996. The last ten triple voltage units carry the Thalys livery and are known as Thalys PBA (Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam) sets. As well as using standard French voltages, the triple voltage sets can operate under the Low Countries' and Italian 3 kV DC supplies.

They are formed of two power cars (8,800 kW under 25 kV—as TGV Atlantique) and eight carriages, giving a capacity of 377 seats. They have a top speed of 300 km/h. They are 200 m (656 ft) long and are 2.90 m (9.5 ft) wide. The bi-current sets weigh 383 tonnes (422 short tons), and owing to axle-load restrictions in Belgium the tri-current sets have a series of modifications, such as the replacement of steel with aluminium and hollow axles, to reduce the weight to under 17 tonnes (197 short tons) per axle.

Owing to early complaints of uncomfortable pressure changes when entering tunnels at high speed on the LGV Atlantique, the Réseau sets are pressure-sealed.

A single TGV Réseau can be coupled to a single TGV Duplex set in one train.

Multiple units of SNCF
	Diesel and gas-turbine multiple units
Diesel units:	X 2100 - X 2200 - X 2400 - X 2700 - X 2720 - X 2770 - X 2800 - X 3600 - X 3700 - X 3800 - X 4200 - X 4300 - X 4500 - X 4630 - X 4750 - X 4790 - X 4900 - X 5500 - X 5800 - X 9100 - X 72500 - X 73500 - X 73900 - X 76500 - X 94750 - X 97150
Trailers:	XR 6000 - XR 6200 - XR 7300 - XR 7800
Turbotrains:	T 1000 - T 2000 - TGV 001
	Electric multiple units
DC:	Z 1200 - Z 1300 - Z 1400 - Z 1500 - Z 3600 - Z 3700 - Z 3800 - Z 4100 - Z 4200 - Z 4400 - Z 4500 - Z 4900 - Z 5100 - Z 5300 - Z 5600 - Z 7100 - Z 7300 - Z 7500
AC:	Z 6000 - Z 6100 - Z 6300 - Z 6400 - Z 11500
Dual-voltage:	Z 8100 - Z 8800 - Z 9500 - Z 9600 - Z 20500 - Z 20900 - Z 21500 - Z 22500 - Z 23500 - Z 24500 - U 25500 - Z 26500 - Z 27500 - Z 92050
Bi-mode units:	B 81500 - B 82500
TGV:	Eurostar - TGV Atlantique - TGV Duplex - TGV La Poste - TGV POS - TGV Réseau - TGV Sud-Est - Thalys PBA - Thalys PBKA