Z-TER_(Z_21500)
The Z-TER (Z 21500) is a French model of electric multiple unit regional passenger train, manufactured by Alstom and Bombardier Transportation, and operated by SNCF.
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They are used on regional links, and can be coupled with another Z-TER. They are derived from the French diesel passenger regional train "X-TER" (X 72500), and is the first regional train to reach 200 km/h.
Their main characteristic is their ability to travel at 124.27 mph, which constitutes a first for TER self-propelled equipment. This ability, used every day over several sections of conventional lines, is also operated for the first time on a high speed line since 2017. This is a first in France, thanks to a adaptation of eight of these elements to signaling specific to LGVs, then renumbered as Z 21700.
As other regional trains, they are owned by the French regions, and are dispatched as :