SNCF Class Z 23500 SNCF Class Z 23500 Class Z23500 is a class of railway electric multiple units operated in France. They were built by Alstom and Ateliers du Nord de la France, (which became Bombardier) for SNCF and are used on the TER Network. These sets consist of 2 double deck coaches. They were built from 1997 and a total of 80 units were built. The units were ordered by the following regions: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Rhône-Alpes. They are mainly used on stopping services around the French Riviera (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur), Lille (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) and Lyon (Rhône-Alpes).They are all in the TER livery, which
SNCF Logistics classified as an "Établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial" (EPIC). SNCF's subsidiaries and participations which are led by SNCF Geodis, are grouped in the holding company "Transport et Logistique Partenaires", which is a subsidiary of "SNCF Participations". 1904 – Creation of Transports Rapides Calberson in Le Havre, renamed Société des Transports Routiers Calberson in 1920. In 1961, SCETA took over Société des Transports Routiers Calberson. In 1995, the GEODIS group was created with the merger of Compagnie Générale Calberson, Bourgey Montreuil, SCETA Transport and SCETA International. In 1996, the group was privatized by the decree of August 20, 1996