SNCF Class T 2000

Specifications
Specifications
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	128.90 m (422 ft 11 in)
Loco weight	225 t (221 long tons; 248 short tons)
Fuel type	Diesel fuel
Prime mover	Turmo III, Turmo XII
Engine type	turboshaft

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Autorail
Builder	ANF
Build date	1972 - 1976

RTG
RTG
	SNCF T2000 in Houlgate on the Deauville-Dives line in 1989.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Autorail
Builder	ANF
Build date	1972 - 1976
Gauge
Specifications
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	128.90 m (422 ft 11 in)
Loco weight	225 t (221 long tons; 248 short tons)
Fuel type	Diesel fuel
Prime mover	Turmo III, Turmo XII
Engine type	turboshaft
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Power output	775 kW (1,039 hp)+ 1,150 kW (1,540 hp)
Operators
Career
Operators	SNCF
Class	T 2000
Number in class	13
Numbers	T 2001 to T 2082
Nicknames	Caravelle
Locale	Normandy, Pays de la Loire, Aquitaine, Rhône-Alpes, Alsace, Lorraine
Retired	2004

SNCF Class T 2000 trainsets, also known under their French acronym RTG (Rame à turbine à gaz, i.e., gas turbine trainset), were the second generation of turbine-powered trains in France and saw commercial service from 1972 to 2004.

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