X73500

SNCF Class X73500 is a diesel railcar used by SNCF on TER network (French regional lines). They are dubbed “A TER”, “Baleines bleues” (blue whale), “concombres” (cucumber), “suppos” (suppository) or “saucisses” (sausage).

These railcars were developed in common by SNCF, DB (Deutsche Bahn, the German rail company) and French and German train makers De Dietrich Ferroviaire and Like-Hofmann-Busch. The German counterpart of class X73500 is class VT 641. X73500 are serving rural lines, X73900 which are based on X73500 serve border-crossing lines. X73500 are the first regional railcars to have digital display for passengers, air conditionning and accessibility for disabled people. Moreover, engines are placed under driving cabs.

X73500 are used in multiple units up to three units, hence their nickname “sausages”.

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