PBKA
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PBKA is a high-speed trainset, manufactured by the French company GEC-Alsthom, and used on the international Eurostar service. Originally built for Thalys (which later merged with Eurostar) they were intended to operate between Paris, Brussels, Köln (Template:Langx) and Amsterdam, forming the abbreviation PBKA. They were initially intended to be sole rolling stock of the service, but their extreme cost and complexity due to their quadri-current capability led the order of a simpler tri-current sister class, the Thalys PBA, a TGV Réseau derivative, with which they can work in multiple (coupled together).
The PBKA trains are quadri-current, capable of operating under the same systems as the PBA sets: Template:25 kV 50 Hz (France), Template:3,000 V DC (Belgium) and Template:1,500 V DC (the Netherlands and parts of France), but with the addition of Template:15 kV AC (Germany).
They are a member of Alstom's TGV family of trains. Each set has a power car on each end with three first class cars, a bar car, and four second class cars in between.[1] The trains are Template:Convert in length, weighing a total of Template:Convert with 404 seats (120 first class, 284 second class).[2]
Their maximum speed in regular service is Template:Cvt with Template:Cvt under 25 kV AC, Template:Cvt with Template:Cvt under 15 kV AC, and Template:Cvt with Template:Cvt under 1,500 or 3,000 V DC.[3][2]
Seventeen trains were ordered: nine purchased by National Railway Company of Belgium, two by Deutsche Bahn of Germany, six by SNCF of France and two by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.
Fleet details
| Class | No. in Service | Year Built | Current Units | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series 4300 | 17 | 1995–1998 | 4301–4307 (7) | Purchased by SNCB |
| 4321–4322 (2) | Purchased by DB | |||
| 4331–4332 (2) | Purchased by NS | |||
| 4341–4346 (6) | Purchased by SNCF |
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