SNCF
The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (; abbreviated as SNCF ; French for "National society of French railroads") is France's national state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the country's national rail traffi ...
's X 2400 are a class of
railcar
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s. The 79 XABDP 2400, unifiés were built from 1951 to 1955. They were capable of carrying 12 passengers in 1st class and 56 in 2nd class,Railcar X 2400 SNCF /ref> they were long and capable of reaching a top speed of . The railcars were often coupled to trailers of coupled to other units.
The class was put into service along the X 3800, ''Picasso''. These railcars facilitated the phasing out of steam traction and to renew aging railcar stock. The class was first allocated to
Limoges
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and onto the lines of the
Massif Central
The (; oc, Massís Central, ; literally ''"Central Massif"'') is a highland region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaus. It covers about 15% of mainland France.
Subject to volcanism that has subsided in the last 10,00 ...
, coupled to XR 8000 trailers. The X 2400 was quickly accompanied by the X 2800 railcars, equipped with one engine only, but more powerful.
The maintenance cost of the X 2400 was greater than the one-engined X 2800 and so the class was moved to
Rennes
Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...
. The arrival of the X 2100 and X 2200 railcars precipitated the retirement of the X 2400, the last 2400 retiring in 1989.
The X 2464 was withdrawn from service in 1988 and was modified into a measurement train. It was painted into the Corail livery of dark grey, orange and white. Twelve railcars have been preserved.
Two sub-classes of X 2400 exist:
*XABDP 2401 to 2469 with a weight of , two 517G
Renault
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engines with (340 ch) output.
*XABDP 2470 to 2479 with a weight of , two Saurer engines with (320 ch) output.
X 2400 in preservation
* X 2402: at
Les Hôpitaux-Neufs
Les Hôpitaux-Neufs is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Geography
The commune is situated southeast of Pontarlier on the road through the Jura mountains. International traffic passes ...
, CFT
Pontarlier
Pontarlier ( ; Latin: ''Ariolica'') is a commune and one of the two sub-prefectures of the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France near the Swiss border.
History
Pontarlier occupies the ancient Roman station o ...
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Vallorbe
Vallorbe () is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
History
Vallorbe is first mentioned in 1139 as ''de valle urbanensi''. In 1148 it was mentioned as ''de valle urbe''.
Geography
Vallorbe ...
* X 2403: at
Bort-les-Orgues
Bort-les-Orgues (; oc, Bòrt) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
Geography
Bort-les-Orgues is situated on the Dordogne.
The river Rhue forms part of the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Dordogne. ...
Carhaix-Plouguer
Carhaix-Plouguer (; br, Karaez-Plougêr ), commonly known as just Carhaix (), is a commune in the French department of Finistère, region of Brittany, France.CFTA
* X 2419: at
Vendôme
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It is one of the ...
Pont-Audemer
Pont-Audemer () is a commune in the Eure department in the Normandy region in northern France.PontAuRail
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An agreement, ''une convention signée'', allow ...
* X 2429: at
Carhaix-Plouguer
Carhaix-Plouguer (; br, Karaez-Plougêr ), commonly known as just Carhaix (), is a commune in the French department of Finistère, region of Brittany, France.CFTA
* X 2448: at
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (; former nl, Sint-Amands-aan-de-Skarpe, link=no) is a commune in the Nord department, northern France. It lies on the river Scarpe, 12 km northwest of Valenciennes. In French, the town people are named ''Amandinois ...
, AAMCS
* X 2464: still with the
SNCF
The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (; abbreviated as SNCF ; French for "National society of French railroads") is France's national state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the country's national rail traffi ...
as measurement train
* X 2468: at Attigny, CFT Sud des Ardennes
* X 2475: at
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Saint-Étienne is the t ...