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VB2N 246 Transilien J Saint-Lazare.
Voiture de banlieue à 2 niveaux (double deck suburban car) Push-pull coaches used on suburban lines around Paris. Usually paired with a BB27300 or BB7600 electric locomotive. Built by CIMT and introduced in 1975, their success saw forked versions built including the VO2N for TER services, the VR2N for Nord Pas de Calais services and the Italian Casaralta coaches for FS and Trenord. The VB2Ns also formed the basis for the self-propelled Z2N double deck EMUs notably the Z5600 and Z8800 trains. The remaining VB2N formations are expected to be withdrawn by 2022 or 2023 although some cars will remain in services as part of Z5600 and Z20500 formations.
VB2N 246 Transilien J Saint-Lazare.
Voiture de banlieue à 2 niveaux (double deck suburban car) Push-pull coaches used on suburban lines around Paris. Usually paired with a BB27300 or BB7600 electric locomotive. Built by CIMT and introduced in 1975, their success saw forked versions built including the VO2N for TER services, the VR2N for Nord Pas de Calais services and the Italian Casaralta coaches for FS and Trenord. The VB2Ns also formed the basis for the self-propelled Z2N double deck EMUs notably the Z5600 and Z8800 trains. The remaining VB2N formations are expected to be withdrawn by 2022 or 2023 although some cars will remain in services as part of Z5600 and Z20500 formations.