| SNCF Class Z 6400 | |
| Service: | 1976–2020 |
| Manufacturer: | Alsthom/Carel et Fouché |
| Yearconstruction: | 1976–1979 |
| Refurbishment: | 1999–2005 |
| Yearscrapped: | 2018–2021 |
| Numberbuilt: | 75 4-car units |
| Numberservice: | 0 (as of 2021) |
| Formation: | 4 cars per trainset |
| Operator: | SNCF |
| Trainlength: | 92.43frac=32NaNfrac=32 |
| Carlength: | 15.6frac=32NaNfrac=32 driving trailers, 15.79frac=32NaNfrac=32 middle cars |
| Width: | 2.95frac=32NaNfrac=32 |
| Height: | 4.295frac=32NaNfrac=32 |
| Doors: | 3 pairs per side |
| Wheeldiameter: | 8002NaN2 |
| Maxspeed: | 120km/h |
| Traction Motors: | 8 |
| Poweroutput: | 2360kW |
| Collectionmethod: | Pantograph |
The SNCF Class Z 6400 electric multiple unit trains were built by Alsthom/Carel et Fouché from 1976 to 1979. They were chiefly used in commuter service to the Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris, serving the northwest Paris suburbs.
Seventy-five of these 4-car units were built for use on suburban service in the west of Paris, operating mainly on the Transilien Line L. The 4-car units were most often used in double-formation as 8-car sets. 43 sets had doors arranged for high platforms, while the remainder were for low platforms.[1] [2]
They were progressively replaced by the Class Z 50000 units with the last commercial service of the Z 6400 running on 4th November 2020. This was earlier than originally scheduled due to a downturn in passengers numbers during the COVID19 pandemic.[3] [4] [1]