SNCF TGV L 111

TGV L (Lyria)

Data Photographed Locomotive
Road number: 111

Operation
Years of construction: 1978-1985
Road numbers (UIC): TGV 23000 (1-37, 39-69, 71-87, 89-98, 100-102) and TGV 33000 (110-118)
Quantity built: 107
Application: Fast Speed Train

Technical data
Vehicle type: Fast Speed Electric-Multiple-Unit
Manufacturer: Alsthom Francorail
Wheel arrangement: Bo'Bo'-Bo'+7*2'+Bo'-Bo'Bo'
Top speed: 270 kph (Original) 300 kph (nowadays)
Continuous power: 3'100 kW (1,5 kV DC) / 2'800 kW (15 kV 16,5 Hz ) / 6'450 kW (25 kV 50 Hz)
Engine system: 12x TAB 676 C1
Power system: 25 kV 50 Hz ~ /15 kV 16,7 Hz ~ / 1500 V =
Country Permissions: F / D / CH
Gauge: 1435 mm

Mass and weight
Length over buffer: 200.2 m
Width: 2'810 mm
Height:
Weight: 385 t / 390 t
Capacity:
d'origine 1 110 pl. 258 pl. 368
d'origine 2 287 pl. 0 pl. 287
rénovation 1 110 pl. 240 pl. 350
rénovation 2 69 pl. 276 pl. 345

Other
Owner: SNCF (Société nationale des chemins de fer français)
Operator: SNCF (Société nationale des chemins de fer français) / Lyria (SNCF/CFF)

Location: Bern, Switzerland

Note: The SNCF TGV Sud-Est or TGV-PSE is a French TGV train built by Alstom and operated by SNCF, the French national railway company. It is a semi-permanently coupled electric multiple unit which operates primarily between Paris and the south-east of France.

The TGV Sud-Est fleet was built between 1978 and 1988 and operated the first TGV service from Paris to Lyon in 1981. Currently there are 107 passenger sets operating, of which nine are tri-current (25 kV 50-60 Hz AC - French lignes à grande vitesse, 1500 V DC - French lignes classiques, 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC - Switzerland) and the rest bi-current (25 kV 50–60 Hz AC, 1500 V DC). There are also seven bi-current half-sets - TGV La Poste - without seats which carry mail for La Poste between Paris and Lyon. These are painted in a distinct yellow livery.

Each set is made up of two power cars and eight carriages (capacity 345 seats), including a powered bogie in each of the carriages adjacent to the power cars. They are 200 m (656 ft) long and 2.904 m (9 ft 6.3 in) wide. They weigh 385 tonnes (379 long tons; 424 short tons) with a power output of 6,450 kW (8,650 hp) under 25 kV.

Originally the sets were built to run at 270 km/h (168 mph) but most were upgraded to 300 km/h (186 mph) during their mid-life refurbishment in preparation for the opening of the LGV Méditerranée. The few sets which still have a maximum speed of 270 km/h (168 mph) operate on routes which have a comparatively short distance on the lignes à grande vitesse, such as those to Switzerland via Dijon. SNCF did not consider it financially worthwhile to upgrade their speed for a marginal reduction in journey time.

In March 2012, set 951 was taken to London to advertise the Euro Carex project.
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