SNCF Class Z 6400
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Class Z 6400 electric multiple unit
s were built by Alsthom
/Carel et Fouché between 1976-1979.
75 of these 4-car units are used on suburban service in the west of Paris, operating mainly from Paris Gare Saint-Lazare
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SNCF
The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...
Class Z 6400 electric multiple unit
Electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...
s were built by Alsthom
Alstom
Alstom is a large multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and transport markets. According to the company website, in the years 2010-2011 Alstom had annual sales of over €20.9 billion, and employed more than 85,000 people in 70 countries. Alstom's headquarters are...
/Carel et Fouché between 1976-1979.
75 of these 4-car units are used on suburban service in the west of Paris, operating mainly from Paris Gare Saint-Lazare
Gare Saint-Lazare
Paris Saint-Lazare is one of the six large terminus train stations of Paris. It is the second busiest in Paris, behind the Gare du Nord, handling 274,000 passengers each day.-History:...
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