CFL Class 2000
 | This article relies on a single source. (April 2017) |
| CFL Class 2000 | |
|---|---|
 CFL 2012 at Luxembourg depot in 2008 | |
 Second class interior | |
| In service |
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| Manufacturer | De Dietrich / ANF / Alsthom |
| Constructed | 1990–1992[1] |
| Number built | 22 trainsets (44 vehicles)[1] |
| Formation | ABD+B (DMBCO-DTSO)[1] |
| Capacity | As Built: 24 First 60 Standard 1 Toilet (ABD)[1] 80 Standard 1 Toilet (B)[1] |
| Operator | CFL
Regio Călători Transferoviar Călători FeroTrafic TFI |
| Specifications | |
| Train length | 50.20 m (164 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Car length | 25.10 m (82 ft 4 in)[1] |
| Maximum speed | 160 km/h (99 mph)[1] |
| Weight | 64 t (ABD)[1] 40 t (B)[1] |
| Power output | 1,220 kilowatts (1,640 hp)[1] |
| Electric system | 25 kV AC overhead lines |
| Current collection | pantograph |
| AAR wheel arrangement | 2-Bo + 2-2 |
| Safety systems | KVB, ETCS |
| Multiple working | within class |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
CFL Class 2000 is a class of electric multiple units operated by CFL on the Luxembourgish railway network from 1990 to 2025. They were built in 1990–1992 by a consortium of De Dietrich, ANF and Alstom and are similar to SNCF's Z 11500 class.[1]
History
[edit]The Z2 family of multiple units was designed by Francorail and Ateliers de construction du Nord de la France. CFL selected a variant of the Z 11500 class for their network.
Starting in 2024, the 2000 series was progressively replaced by the Class 2400 and 2450, a series of 34 Coradia Stream railcars from the Coradia family produced by Alstom, which is due to increase the CFL's total seat capacity by 46%.[2] All units are due to be transferred to Romania's Ferotrans TFI (a new comer on the Romanian market) by the end of 2025,[3][4][5] with ten having left Luxembourg by 22 June 2025.[6] The last units, 2009 and 2022, were retired on 29 November 2025.[7] From the end of March 2026, Private Romanian operator Ferotrafic TFI will start operating the units from Suceava to Bucharest .[8][9]
Names
[edit]Four 2000s were named after places in Luxembourg. They carried the appropriate crests on the side of the driving cab.[citation needed]
- 2001: Mersch
- 2003: Betzdorf
- 2004: Pétange
- 2018: Troisvierges
Construction
[edit]The individual cars were built with steel frames.
Technical
[edit]The multiple working system allowed three units to be worked as a single train with one driver. The individual vehicles were numbered (in UIC format) as 94 82 00 20xx 1-y and 94 82 00 20xx 2-y, where 20xx is the unit number and y the check digit.
Operations
[edit]Within Luxembourg 2000s were used, alongside 2200 series EMUs, for RB (Regionalbunn) services on Line 1. They were otherwise use on secondary lines: 1b from Kautenbach to Wiltz, 6a from Bettembourg to Volmerange-les-Mines via Dudelange, 6b from Noertzange to Rumelange, and 6c from Esch-sur-Alzette to Audun-le-Tiche.
Interior
[edit]
First class interior.
Second class interior.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Haydock, David; Fox, Peter; Garvin, Brian (2008). European Handbook No. 1 Benelux Railways Locomotives & Coaching Stock (Fifth ed.). Sheffield, England: Platform 5. ISBN 978 1 902336 64 0.
- ↑ "Automotrices CFL série 2400/2450 - Alstom". rail.lu. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ↑ "Reengineering and final maintenance: the CFL Z2s ready for their next adventure". CFL. 2025-02-07.
- ↑ "After decades of service, Z2 railcars are on their way out". Luxembourg Times. 2025-04-09.
- ↑ Doru, Cireasa (2025-04-10). "Primele rame electrice cumpărate de Ferotrafic TFI au ajuns la Brașov". Club Feroviar (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ↑ "CFL Z2 - Série 2000". rail.lu (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ↑ "Offiziell lescht Faart fir Zich aus Serie 2000". RTL (in Luxembourgish). 2025-11-29.
- ↑ "Private Romanian operator Ferotrafic TFI to launch Suceava – Bucharest service with ex CFL EMUs". Railcolor News. 2026-03-13. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- ↑ Wintle, Thomas (2026-03-12). "New private passenger operator set to enter Romania's rail market this month". RailTech.com. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
External links
[edit]- D'Serie 2000 vun der CFL op rail.lu (in Luxembourgish)
- D'Serie 2000 vun der CFL op Spoorgroep Luxemburg Archived 2013-05-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
- Class 2000 at the official CFL website (in Luxembourgish)
