Advanced TrainLab

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ICE TD "advanced TrainLab" in Nürnberg Hbf, 2018

An advanced TrainLab is a class 605 multiple unit (ICE TD) from Deutsche Bahn , with which new technologies for the rail sector are to be tried out and tested.

technology

For the tests, a class 605 (5517) ICE multiple unit, which had previously been decommissioned at DB Fernverkehr AG , was converted into a kind of test laboratory. Another multiple unit (5519) serves as a reserve vehicle.

To this end, the train, which was built in 2001 for long-distance passenger transport on non- electrified routes, was and is now being equipped with a more powerful on-board power supply, larger workplaces, numerous antennas and sensors and a large data network on the train.

The first class end car (series 605.5) is to be retained in its previous form. The intermediate car (series 605.1) equipped with a kitchen is to be converted into a meeting room. In the end car (605.0) and intermediate car (605.2), some of the seats should be removed depending on the purpose.

Goals and Idea

New types of driver assistance systems and / or those that are difficult to test in the German rail network can be tested on specially selected routes and evaluated by experts on board. In addition, cooperation with university institutions for research and development purposes is offered.

Another important part of the test series are tests in the area of autonomous driving and automated rail operations (degrees of automation 2-4).

But other things can also be tested at the same time. This includes, for example, environmental influences such as air currents and aerodynamics , but also measurements of the volume of the train and tests on the energy efficiency of a train on various types of routes.

operation area

Advanced Trainlab multiple unit 5517 on December 6, 2018 in Berlin-Ostkreuz

In general, the advanced TrainLab is approved for all routes in Germany and, thanks to the diesel drive, can also be used on non-electrified routes.

In December 2018, DB carried out the first test drives on the Annaberg-Buchholz-Schwarzenberg railway line . Due to its properties with gradients , inclines, tight radii , barrier and level crossings, it is the ideal test route for a wide variety of test series. In addition, DB Netz AG, in cooperation with Thales, has started to install and test the latest control and safety technology.

On December 20, 2018, the 605 017, which was fully staffed with around 200 experts, took part in a presentation tour through the Ore Mountains. Numerous onlookers lined the route.

The first official tests and test drives are to be carried out on the route mentioned in 2019.

On March 20, 2019, the advanced TrainLab drove for the first time on the passable main line, at the level of the Berlin Lichterfelde West station . Since then he has been a frequent guest there for experiments. From October 14 to 25, 2019, the train was used for adhesion test runs in the Prignitz .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b advanced TrainLab: the fastest laboratory on rails. Deutsche Bahn AG, accessed on October 23, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c d ICE-TD drives to the Ore Mountains . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International . No. 2 , February 2019, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 73 .
  3. ↑ German Bahn AG: Conversion options in advanced TrainLab. Retrieved January 1, 2019 .
  4. ^ Deutsche Bahn AG: What is the advanced TrainLab DB? Retrieved January 1, 2019 .
  5. ↑ MDR Saxony: ICE test train stops in the Ore Mountains. Retrieved January 1, 2019 .
  6. ↑ ICE “Volker” on a visit to the south-west: Laboratory train completes a test run on the old main line. Retrieved October 23, 2019 .
  7. ^ ICE-TD in the Prignitz . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International . No. December 12 , 2019, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 611 .