TGV Sud-Est trainset
E87142
The TGV Sud-Est trainset is the original high-speed electric multiple unit used on France’s pioneering TGV services, known for inaugurating high-speed rail in the country in the early 1980s.
Aliases (3)
- TGV Sud-Est ×50
- TGV trainsets ×1
- single-deck TGV Sud-Est ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
TGV trainset
→
electric multiple unit → high-speed trainset → |
| bogieType |
Jacobs bogies between trailers
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|
| brakeType |
disc brakes
→
electrodynamic brakes → |
| builderConsortium |
Alstom–Francorail
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|
| carbodyMaterial |
steel
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|
| country |
France
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|
| couplingType |
Scharfenberg coupler (between power car and rake)
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|
| designedForRoute |
Paris–Lyon
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|
| designedTopSpeed |
300 km/h
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|
| doorType |
plug doors
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|
| electrificationSystem |
1.5 kV DC overhead line
→
25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line → |
| enteredServiceOnLine |
LGV Sud-Est
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|
| family |
TGV
NERFINISHED
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|
| firstCommercialServiceDate |
27 September 1981
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|
| gauge |
1435 mm standard gauge
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|
| inauguratedHighSpeedServiceIn |
France
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|
| introduced |
1981
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|
| livery |
orange and grey original TGV livery
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|
| manufacturer |
Alstom
→
Francorail → |
| nickName |
TGV PSE
NERFINISHED
→
TGV orange NERFINISHED → |
| notableFor |
being the first generation of TGV trainsets
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inaugurating high-speed rail service in France in the early 1980s → |
| numberBuilt |
over 100 trainsets
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|
| numberOfIntermediateCoaches |
8
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|
| numberOfPowerCars |
2
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|
| operator |
SNCF
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|
| owner |
SNCF
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|
| powerOutput |
6450 kW
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|
| powerType |
electric
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|
| record |
helped establish regular 260–270 km/h commercial operation in France
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|
| safetySystem |
KVB
→
TVM cab signalling → |
| serviceArea |
LGV Sud-Est high-speed line
→
Paris–Lyon corridor → conventional lines beyond Lyon → |
| serviceStatus |
largely withdrawn from front-line TGV service
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|
| serviceType |
high-speed rail passenger service
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|
| someUnitsConvertedTo |
postal TGV service
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|
| someUnitsPreservedAs |
heritage trainsets
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|
| successor |
TGV Atlantique
NERFINISHED
→
TGV Réseau NERFINISHED → |
| topSpeed |
270 km/h
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|
| tractionType |
electric multiple unit
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|
| trainsetFormation |
2 power cars and 8 trailers
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|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
LGV Sud-Est
("TGV trainsets")
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|
designedFor |
|
TGV Duplex
("single-deck TGV Sud-Est")
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|
successorTo |
|
TGV
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|
usesRollingStock |