THE NEW SNCF VU 75 COMPARTMENT TYPE COACHES

LES NOUVELLES VOITURES A COMPARTIMENTS VU 75 DE LA SNCF

The construction of the VU 75 coaches meets the desire of the SNCF to place in service a fleet of compartment type coaches with a level of comfort much higher than that of previous rolling stock. The characteristics of these coaches make them very similar to the European standard ones ordered by six European Railways including the SNCF. Orders have or are being placed for 750 coaches of which 350 are couchette coaches. They are being built by a consortium of manufacturers, namely Les Ateliers du Nord de la France and Les Establissements De Dietrich. The VU 75 coaches are 26.4 m. long but relatively light and the layout and decoration schemes are very modern. They are fitted with Y 32 type bogies which ensures good running qualities; they are designed for speeds up to 160 km/hr. With the exception of the general-purpose coaches, all the VU 75s are air conditioned and fitted with a static converter. The latter transforms power taken from the train cable to supply a 380 V-50 Hz three-phase system and a low-voltage d.c. system. As regards the coaches for international services, the static converter operates on four types of current: 15,000 V a.c.-16 2/3 Hz, 25,000 V a.c.-50 Hz, 1,500 V d.c. and 3,000 V d.c.

• Corporate Authors:

  Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francais

  92 rue Bonaparte
  75 Paris 6e,   France 
• Authors:
  • Bernard, J P
  • Pujol-Soulet, L
  • Willaime, J
• Publication Date: 1977-2

Language

• French

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 83-96
• Serial:
  • REVUE GENERALE DES CHEMINS DE FER

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Passenger cars; Passenger trains; Vehicle design
• Identifier Terms: Societe nationale des chemins de fer francais
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00153792
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Revue Generale des Chemins de Fer
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 19 1977 12:00AM