The ATER railcar (X 73500 / X 73900 series) by Alstom

Photos of the ATER railcar by Alstom

Pictures of X73500 - X73900 SNCF French railcars

Two X 73500 railcars (X 73622 and X 73708) from Lyon-Vaise in the station of Gap

Two X 73500 railcars in the station of Gap
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The Diesel railcar (an element of the CORADIA family by Alstom for regional and intercity service) was bought by many French regions. This single-unit railcar has been used since 1999. It paved the way for a long period of modernization of the Diesel railcars in France such as the XTER (X 72500) railcar manufactured by Alstom Transport in Aytré (Charente-Maritime).

The ATER X 73695 (X73500 series) Diesel railcar in the "Région Auvergne" livery

During the "Train Capitale" railway show organized in Paris in 2003, an ATER railcar belonging to the Picardie Region was shown on the Champs-Elysées Avenue.

An ATER railcar of the Picardie Region alongside the Champs-Elysées Avenue in Paris

An ATER railcar of the Picardie Region alongside the Champs-Elysées Avenue in Paris
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These railcars (X73500 series) are used in particular on the recently modernized rail line between Amiens and Compiègne with stops in the stations of Longueau, Boves, Thézy - Glimont, Moreuil, Hargicourt - Pierrepont, Montdidier, Tricot, Wacquemoulin, Estrées - Saint-Denis and Rémy Oise.

An ATER railcar (X 73622) from Lyon-Vaise with the logo of the Rhône-Alpes Region

An ATER railcar
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This Diesel railcar was simultaneously bought by the French regions and by the Deutsche Bahn company for its "Lander". A version of the ATER railcar (X 73900 series) was designed to circulate either in France or in Luxembourg and Germany.

The X 73909 railcar in Lauterbourg

The X 73909 railcar in Lauterbourg
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The ATER railcar contains 81 seats. Its commercial speed is 87 mph (140 kph). 3 ATER single-units can circulate together.
More than 350 units were manufactured by Alstom for France, Germany and Luxembourg.

A view of the Scharfenberg coupler between two ATER X73500 railcars

Two ATER X 73500 railcars (the X 73684 and the X 73695 belonging to the Auvergne region)
in the Saint-Flour station on August 24, 2006

A detailed view of the logo of the Auvergne Region on an X73500 SNCF railcar

The X73684 railcar in the Saint-Flour station

The X73684 and X73695 leaving the Saint-Flour station towards Neussargues on a one-way railroad

Photographs of Diesel and electric railcars in France

Movie clips of French railcars

Photos of the XTER (X72500 series) Alstom railcar