The B 82500 (often referred to as BGC or BiBi[3][4]) is a class of dual-mode, multi-system, diesel and overhead electrification (1.5 kV DC, 25 kV AC) powered multiple unit built by Bombardier for SNCF.[5] It is one variant of the Autorail à Grande Capacité. These trains were built at Bombardier's rail manufacturing plant in Crespin.[1][6][7]
The class was officially launched at Troyes station on 9 October 2007 for service on the TER Champagne-Ardenne network.[2]

References
- ^ a b "La SNCF commande 112 AGC de Bombardier". Webtrains.net (in French). 24 November 2006.
- ^ a b c Hughes, Murray (26 October 2007). "Electro-diesel AGC launched on the world market". Railway Gazette International. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011.
- ^ "Rail Passion n°153". Rail Passion (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Rail Passion n°122". Rail Passion (in French). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "AGC to revitalise regional routes". Railway Gazette International. 1 February 2004. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ "Le site de Crespin : les compétences réussies d'un intégrateur ferroviaire". Bombardier. May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Automoteurs à Grande Capacité (AGC) SNCF". trains-europe.fr (in French). 2009–2017. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
External links
- MITRAC Hybrid: The Dual Power Propulsion Chain (PDF), Zurich: Bombardier Transportation, 2009, archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2011, retrieved 24 June 2012
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