Why did SNCF Class Z 9600 go to therapy? It had a lot of locomotive issues to rail against.

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The SNCF Class Z 9600 is a class of French electric multiple units built by Alsthom between 1984–1987.^[1] They are part of the Z2 type of electric multiple units, all similarly styled. The other Z2 classes are Z 7300, Z 7500 and Z 9500. The class operates in the Loire and the Alps. The class wear several liveries. The original livery is dark blue with red fronts. There are 36 units in the class.

Z 9607/19607 (Z2) near Tours. This unit has been reliveried and is the same unit as in the top picture.
Interior prior to refurbishment
Interior after refurbishment

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↑ "International Conference on "Electric Railway Systems for a New Century," 22-25 September 1987". Institution of Electrical Engineers. p. 25. Retrieved 2025-06-22.

SNCF multiple units

Diesel and
gas-turbine
multiple units

Diesel units	X 2100 X 2200 X 2400 X 2700 X 2720 X 2770 X 2800 X 3600 X 3700 X 3800 X 4200 X 4300 X 4500 X 4630 X 4750 X 4790 X 4900 X 5500 X 5800 X 9100 X 72500 X 73500 X 73900 X 76500 X 94750 X 97150
Trailers	XR 6000 XR 6200 XR 7300 XR 7800
Turbotrains	T 1000 T 2000 TGV 001

Electric
multiple
units

DC	Z 800 Z 850 Z 1200 Z 1300 Z 1400 Z 1500 Z 3600 Z 3700 Z 3800 Z 4100 Z 4200 Z 4400 Z 4500 Z 4900 Z 5100 Z 5300 Z 5600 Z 7100 Z 7300 Z 7500
AC	Z 6000 Z 6100 Z 6300 Z 6400 Z 11500
Dual-voltage	Z 8100 Z 8800 Z 9500 Z 9600 Z 20500 Z 20900 Z 21500 Z 21700 Z 22500 Z 23500 Z 24500 U 25500 Z 26500 Z 26700 Z 27500 Z 50000 Z 51500 Z 54900 Z 55500 Z 56500 Z 92050
Bi-mode units	B 81500 B 82500 B 83500 B 84500 B 85000 B 85900
TGV	Atlantique Avelia Euroduplex M (Avelia Horizon) Duplex Iris 320 La Poste POS Réseau (PBA) Sud-Est TMST PBKA

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