SNCF Class B 81500

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B 81500
B 81500
B 81500-series train at the Gare de Bercy, Paris, France
Power type Diesel, DC
Builder Bombardier
Length 238,845 ft (72,800 m) – 4 cars; 188,320 ft (57,400 m) – 3 cars
Curent collection method Pantograph
Transmission Electric
Top speed 99 mph (160 km/h) – electric; 87 mph (140 km/h) – diesel
Power output 1,900 kW – electric; 1,775 hp (1,324 kW) – diesel
Career SNCF
Locale France
Delivered 2004-2007
First run 2005

The B 81500 is a class of railway multiple units built by Bombardier for SNCF and used on the TER network. It is capable of operating on diesel power as well as 1.5 kV DC. It has been in operation since 2005 on the TER Aquitaine, TER Bourgogne, TER Centre, TER Champagne-Ardenne, TER Languedoc-Roussillon, TER Limousin, TER Midi-Pyrénées, TER PACA, TER Pays de la Loire, and TER Rhône-Alpes lines.

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