Morocco Euroduplex TrainsMorocco Avelia Euroduplex TGVAvelia Euroduplex, more commonly known as just Euroduplex or TGV 2N2 in France, is a high-speed double-decker train manufactured by Alstom. It is primarily operated by the French national railway company SNCF, and also in operation with the Moroccan National Railway company ONCF. It is the 3rd generation of the TGV Duplex. The Euroduplex trains are interoperable, containing equipment allowing them to travel between several European continental countries with various types of electrification and signalling systems. A Moroccan variation is the first high-speed train to operate in Africa. Avelia Euroduplex TGV Description The Euroduplex trains are an evolution of the TGV Duplex Dasye and still share the main features. The drive is of type SNCF TGV POS asynchronous traction motors, European signaling system European Rail Traffic Management System. The trailers feature improved information systems and the 3UFC type feature new interiors with rotating seats and USB sockets. The main differences with the TGV Duplex Dasye:
Riding on the success of the concept TGV Duplex, and praised by customers, the company decided to develop a fleet of interoperable trains, especially suitable for 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz (only 8 trains TGV Sud-Est could operate at this current and 19 trains are then TGV POS), the train is a tricurrent version of TGV Duplex. The Euroduplex has entered commercial operation by the French national railway company on 11 December 2011. In parallel with the development of high-speed lines internationally, Alstom SA won a tender for the supply of equipment for high-speed TGV Morocco, the first high-speed train on the African continent. Avelia Euroduplex TGV Operators
These 55 trains can be divided into:
SNCF and Alstom organized the symbolic delivery of the first train on 30 May 2011 on the LGV Est. The 2007 contract included an option for 40 additional trains. SNCF exercised this option to take delivery of the second batch of Euroduplex sets from 2015. These are the 3UFC type (the "C" stands for capacity) and named "Océane". They were delivered between 2016 and 2019 and have replaced some sets on TGV Atlantique with the opening of the LGV Sud Europe Atlantique. They offer a new interior design and a capacity expanded by 10% due to the third car being multi-class, and were delivered between 2016 and 2019 and are numbered from 826 to 896 (minus 866, which only consisters of power reserve motors). To save the workforce of the Alstom factory in Belfort, the French government announced in October 2016 the purchase of fifteen trains to be used on the intercity line between Bordeaux and Marseille. SNCF carried out the order in February 2017. These trains, of the 3UFC type, are numbered from 836 to 850 and have been delivered since August 2019. In July 2019, SNCF announced an order of twelve trains that would be delivered between 2021 and 2023 (shortly before the arrival of the first Avelia Horizon) with the last trainset being delivered in april 2023. The complete fleet would consist of 122 trains. Avelia Euroduplex TGV ONCF In December 2010, the Moroccan company ONCF ordered 14 sets of the Euroduplex for Kenitra–Tangier high-speed rail line. The contract of €400 million expected commissioning in 2015. The ordered trains are electrified at 25 kV and 3 kV and can operate up to 320 km/h (200 mph) on the section Tangiers — Kenitra and between 160–220 km/h (99–137 mph) on the Moroccan conventional network. The Moroccan trainsets have a total capacity of 533 passengers in two first-class carriages, five second class carriages, and a catering coach, instead of the French configuration of three first class coaches, four second-class coaches, and a catering coach. The modifications were made according to the Moroccan climatic and environmental conditions. The first two cars were be delivered during the summer of 2015, transported from the port of La Rochelle by the ship Ville de Bordeaux. The project being more than two years late on its initial schedule (due to land acquisition difficulties), Alstom Transport incurs additional costs, in particular through the forced storage of several trains in its factories. The first dynamic tests of a train (No. 1201, specially assigned to tests) began in January 2016, on the classic line connecting Tangier to Casablanca, with drivers who were specially trained (partly in France, by the SNCF ), these tests were completed in July 2016. At the same time (on 11 July), the twelve trains were delivered. LGV testing began in February 2017 and was completed in June 2018, during one of them, carried out on 4 May 2018, the train achieved a speed of 357 km/h (220 mph) (which constitutes the record of rail speed in Africa). During this period, Alstom delivered 12 trains for the Tangier-Casablanca railway section. King Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron participated in the inauguration. Upon launch, it became the first high-speed railway line in Africa. The maintenance center, with a total capacity of 30 trains and an area of 14 hectares, is located in Tangier-Moghogha. Avelia Euroduplex TGV Usage Avelia Euroduplex TGV SNCF Since its introduction into commercial service, the 4700 numbered trains operate priority international services:
The 800 numbered trains are designed to provide international services to Spain:
Since 26 November 2018, the Moroccan trains make the connections between Tanger and Casablanca via Rabat. The name of the commercial service is Al Boraq. It is operated in partnership with SNCF, within the framework of the joint venture "Moroccan high-speed train maintenance company". Avelia Euroduplex TGV Overview Avelia Euroduplex TGV In Service: 2011–present Avelia Euroduplex TGV Manufacturer: Alstom Avelia Euroduplex TGV Family Name: TGV Avelia Euroduplex TGV Constructed: 2011–2023 Entered Service 2011–present (SNCF) 2018–present (ONCF) Avelia Euroduplex TGV Number under Construction: 134 trainsets Avelia Euroduplex TGV Number in Service: 134 trainsets (+2 power cars) (122 SNCF, 12 ONCF) (as of April 2023) Avelia Euroduplex TGV Formation: 10 cars (2 power cars + 8 trailers) Avelia Euroduplex TGV Fleet Numbers: 801-893, 4701-4730 (SNCF) 1201-1212 (ONCF) Avelia Euroduplex TGV Capacity: 509 seats (SNCF, 55 trainsets) 556 seats (SNCF, 67 trainsets) 533 seats (ONCF) Avelia Euroduplex TGV Operators: SNCF (France) ONCF (Morocco) Avelia Euroduplex TGV Train Length: 200.19 m (656 ft 9 in) Avelia Euroduplex TGV Car Length: Power car: 22.15 m (72 ft 8 in) Avelia Euroduplex TGV End Car: 21.845 m (71 ft 8.0 in) Avelia Euroduplex TGV Intermediate Car: 18.7 m (61 ft 4 in) Avelia Euroduplex TGV Width: 2.904 m (9 ft 6.3 in) Avelia Euroduplex TGV Height: 4.32 m (14 ft 2 in) Avelia Euroduplex TGV Doors: One per side per passenger car Avelia Euroduplex TGV Maximum Speed: 320 km/h (200 mph) Avelia Euroduplex TGV Weight: 399 t (393 long tons, 440 short tons) Avelia Euroduplex TGV Traction Motors: 8 x Alstom 6 FHA 1,160 kW (1,556 hp) AC asynchronous motors Avelia Euroduplex TGV Power Output: 9,280 kW (12,445 hp)(25 kV 50 Hz AC) 6,800 kW (9,119 hp)(15 kV 16.7 Hz AC) 3,680 kW (4,935 hp) (1,500 V DC) Avelia Euroduplex TGV Electric System(s): Avelia Euroduplex TGV Overhead Line: 25 kV 50 Hz AC 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC 1,500 V DC 3,000 V DC Avelia Euroduplex TGV Current Collector(s): Pantograph Avelia Euroduplex TGV UIC Classification: Bo'Bo'+2'2'2'2'2'2'2'2'2'+Bo'Bo' Avelia Euroduplex TGV Braking System(s): Regenerative and pneumatic Avelia Euroduplex TGV Safety System(s): ERTMS level 2, KVB, TVM 430, ASFA, LZB, PZB, ZUB, Integra Avelia Euroduplex TGV Coupling System: Scharfenberg Avelia Euroduplex TGV Multiple Working: Up to two trains Avelia Euroduplex TGV Track Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | |||||
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