British class 444
| Class 444 | |
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 Desiro Class 444
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| Number: | 45 train sets |
| Manufacturer: | Siemens Mobility (formerly Siemens Transportation Systems since 10/2011 Siemens Rail Systems) |
| Year of construction (s): | 2002 |
| Axis formula : | Bo'Bo '+ 2'2' + 2'2 '+ 2'2' + Bo'Bo ' |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length over coupling: | 104,400 mm |
| Width: | 2,688 mm |
| Empty mass: | 5-car train: 227.0 t |
| Service mass: | 5-car train: 263.0 t |
| Wheel set mass : | 16.5 t |
| Top speed: | 160 km / h |
| Hourly output : | 1,500 kW |
| Starting tractive effort: | 200 kN |
| Acceleration: | 0.79 m / s² |
| Power system : | 750 V DC |
| Power transmission: | 3rd rail |
| Seats: | 1st class: 35 2nd class: 299 |
| Floor height: | 1,157 mm above SoK |
The British Class 444 vehicles are five-part electric multiple units (EMU). They belong to the Desiro product family from Siemens Mobility (formerly Siemens Transportation Systems, since 10/2011 Siemens Rail Systems).
Manufacturer and operator
In 2001, Siemens Transportation Systems received an order for 45 five-part multiple units, which were manufactured in the Vienna plant. The customer acceptance took place in the test center in Wegberg -Wildenrath. The first handover to the end customer, the British railway company South West Trains (SWT), was on May 24, 2004 in London's Waterloo station . The contract includes maintenance over 25 years at the purpose-built depot in Northam, Southampton .
stretch
Class 444 is operated on the routes from London-Waterloo to Portsmouth , Southampton , Bournemouth and Weymouth .
Awards
The specialist magazine Modern Railways has awarded Class 444 the "Golden Spanner 2010" as Great Britain's most reliable vehicle. Within twelve months, the vehicles operated by SWT have set a new reliability record with around 89,000 kilometers without malfunction.
Individual evidence
- ^ Siemens Desiro Class 444 wins award as most reliable train . transportweekly.com. January 12, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
