I11 car

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I11 car
Control car of the type I11 BDx
Control car of the type I11 BDx
Numbering: 19801–19821 (control car)
11801–11836 (1st class car)
12801–12906 (2nd class car)
Number: 21 (control car)
36 (1st class car)
106 (2nd class car)
Manufacturer: Bombardier Transportation
Year of construction (s): 1995-1997
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Length: 26,400 mm
Width: 2,860 mm
Seats: 58 (control car)
60 (1st class car)
80 (2nd class car)

When I11 cars are coaches of the NMBS / SNCB called that between 1996 and 1997 by Bombardier delivered and for a speed of 200 km / h suitable.

history

Production of the I11 cars began in 1995 and was completed in 1997. The tests were carried out on the Velim railway test ring . The main area of ​​application for the wagons is the IC line A from Ostend via Brussels to Eupen . The changeover of this line to I11 cars took place in July 1996. The use of push-pull trains with the control car of the type I11 began in February 1998. In the meantime, the cars have also been used in the two EuroCity trains Iris and Vauban that reach Belgium . But Cologne was also the destination of these cars.

technology

There are three different versions of the I11 cars: I11 A designates the first class cars, I11 B the second class cars and I11 BDx the control cars. Both in terms of exterior and interior , the cars are similar to the multiple units of the AM 96 series , in whose development Bombardier was also involved. The front and driver's cab of the control cars were taken over from row 13 . With the locomotives of this type or the 18 series , push-pull trains can also be formed.

The I11 cars were the first NMBS / SNCB cars that could reach a speed of 200 km / h. This speed is planned to be extended on the HSL 2 high-speed line between Brussels and Liège . At 200 km / h the noise level is 65 dB.

Compared to the wagons previously used in Belgium, the I11 wagons have been further developed in numerous respects: Air conditioning and handicapped-accessible, closed chemical toilets are available, electronic passenger information systems are installed at the ends of the wagons in the interior and on the outside of the wagons, and the interior lighting is indirect and there is a wheelchair compartment. The arrangement and comfort level of the seats are based on high-speed traffic.

  • I11 car

  • 2nd class interior view

  • Comparison of an I11 car (above) with an AM 96 multiple unit

  • Passenger information system at the end of the car

  • Row 13 with I11 cars in Leuven

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Voitures I11 - Fiche technique on belrail.be (French) , accessed on June 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ Photos. Website of the Railway Research Institute , accessed on February 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ Les voitures I11 en service on belrail.be (French) , accessed on June 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ a b Mise en service des voitures-pilotes I11 on belrail.be (French) , accessed on June 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ a b c d e Description on belrail.be (French) , accessed on June 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ http://www.eisenbahnhobby.de/Aachen/475-3_1608_Aachen_12-8-01_S.jpg accessed on July 11, 2014
  7. ↑ Automotrices AM 96 - Description on belrail.be (French) , accessed on June 12, 2014.
  8. ↑ a b c Passenger Coach I11 - Belgium on bombardier.com (English) , accessed on June 12, 2014.