Reichshoffen to deliver is first Corail coach equipped with
a push-pull cab to the SNCF (French national railways)

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By equipping Corail railcars with push-pull cabs, the SNCF
wishes to reduce station shunting to a minimum for Corail
trainsets, thus allowing the number of regional services to be
increased in Alsace, Franche-Comté, Bourgogne and
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. The RevCo driving cab at
the other end of the trainset suppresses the need for a second
locomotive in all cases where operation requires turnback, such
as in terminal stations.

 The renovation of Corail coaches is shared between the EIMM
(Etablissement industriel de maintenance du matériel)
workshop of the SNCF in Romilly and the ALSTOM Transport facility
in Reichshoffen.The EIMM in Romilly is responsible for removing
acoustic insulation from the coach area to be modified while
Reichshoffen's facility receives, dismantles and transforms the
coach in its workshops. The installation of equipment in the
driving cab, the nose and two passenger access doors and
operational tests are performed in Reichshoffen. Then, the
transformed coaches are sent back to the EIMM in Romilly where
they are fully lined and painted.  The Corail coach is equipped with a driving cab fitted with
a passive safety device that can absorb the energy of a 54 kmph
shock against a 85 ton railcar (reference scenario compliant with
international standards). After field testing managed by the SNCF, the first coach
will start revenue service in early February 2007. The last
"Réversibilité Corail" coach produced will leave the
Reichshoffen's facility by January 2008. For more information, please
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