IC2000

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IC2000
IC2000 Zurich – Lucerne control car ahead
IC2000 Zurich - Lucerne control car ahead
Numbering: 50 85 (16/26/86/88/66) -94
Number: 341
Manufacturer: Schindler wagon
Year of construction (s): from 1997
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Top speed: 200 km / h
Power system : 1000 V, 16.7 Hz AC
Power transmission: Train busbar
Brake: Disc brake + magnetic rail brake
Seats: 86 (A)
61 (AD)
126 (B)
k. A. (BR / WRB)
98 (Bt)
Low floor: approx. 1/3
Classes : A / AD: 1st class
B / BR / Bt: 2nd class
Particularities: all: double-decker cars
only Bt: control cars
SBB Re 460 with IC2000 double-deck car

As IC2000 in are Switzerland , the double-decker express train wagon of the SBB , which were procured from 1997, respectively. These passenger cars , which are approved for 200 kilometers per hour, were originally purchased in five car types (Bt, B, BR, A, AD), which can, however, be slightly different among themselves. In addition, various changes have been made since delivery, so that later seven and now six different types are available. They differ from the other European double-decker coaches mainly in the transition on the upper deck.

After the extensive modernization of the wagons, which will cost CHF 300 million between 2019 and 2024, they will then be called IC2020 .

Technical

The car is equipped with a normal UIC screw coupling and buffers and can therefore be coupled with other cars. However, the closed pedestrian crossing does not comply with the UIC standard, and therefore no transition to other types of cars is possible. The car cross-section is also larger than the normal SBB vehicle gauge , because the passenger cars are built according to the EBV 02 reference line . This means that the cars can only be used on appropriately developed routes that are approved for this profile. The entire vehicle with the pedestrian crossings is pressure-proof , so there are no pressure surges when trains meet in tunnels. The entire upper deck is step-free, and the railbar (a special form of minibar ) usually circulates here , which can be announced acoustically and visually with a key switch on the lower deck.

The control car is set up for the remote control of class Re 460 and 465 locomotives . For this, the 18-pin UIC cable and the 9-pin ep cable must be connected. It is possible to use a single-story IC-Bt (control car for standard car IV composition based on the EC car) as a control car instead of an IC2000-Bt.

The wagons were finally assembled at Schindler Waggon AG in Pratteln. The aluminum - car bodies were in the former factory of Altenrhein flight and vehicle works welded in Altenrhein. The electrical components come from ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation AG in Zurich-Oerlikon (then ADtranz , now Bombardier Transportation ) and the bogies from FIAT-SIG in Neuhausen am Rheinfall (before 1995 SIG , today Alstom ).

Car body

The car bodies are made of aluminum . All technical equipment is located above the bogies and, for the Bt and AD, in the roof area. The floor of the lower deck is floating on special rubber elements. The floor of the upper deck is formed by an aluminum plate in a sandwich construction , which is covered with a textile covering and at the same time forms the ceiling of the lower deck. The windows used are double glazing units made of laminated glass; the number of windows depends on the type of car. The wall cladding consists of impact and scratch-resistant molded parts. A guide rail for the sun visor protection is integrated into the windows. The windowless toilets are located on the lower deck. In addition to the entrances in the basement, towards the end of the car, there is the staircase to the upper floor. Most of the seats are in a face-to-face arrangement, in 2nd class in a 2-2 arrangement and in 1st class in a 2-1 arrangement. So-called lounge seats are installed above the doors on the upper floor, and part of the door drive is located under the benches, which are arranged at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the car.

landing gear

Air-sprung bogies with H-frames are used. The braking system consists of two brake discs on each axle and two pneumatically operated magnetic rail brakes on each bogie. A load-dependent brake booster is built in that only works when the air suspension is switched on.

Electrical equipment

The energy supply takes place through the train busbar with 1000 volts, 16.7 Hertz. The water-cooled on-board converter (BUR) and the two heating registers are supplied from the train busbar via a disconnection and grounding box. The on-board power converter also ensures that the four batteries are charged with 36 volts and a total capacity of 400 Ah. From around 2008, all of the cars were gradually fitted with 230 V sockets for portable devices used by travelers, after only the AD cars had been equipped in the first phase. The entire electrical and pneumatic supply is monitored by an on-board computer, which can also be called up from other cars in the train composition via TCN .

Pneumatics and toilets

In addition to the brake system, the pneumatic equipment also includes the air suspension, as well as the door control and the air supply to the toilets.

The pressure-tight toilets are designed as vacuum toilets . The toilet door is equipped with a magnetic lock that locks automatically when the waste- holding tank is full or in the event of a fault. The Bt and A have a normal toilet, while the B-car is equipped with 2 normal toilets. The AD has a wheelchair-accessible toilet.

air conditioning

The air conditioning system is designed as a single-channel system. The air conditioning units themselves are designed as two-channel units so that better air conditioning of the lower and upper deck can be achieved. The air conditioning units work with mixed air, which means that in order to save energy, the outside air and circulating air volume flow components are mixed before the actual air conditioning. The setpoint for the room temperature is 22 ° C and can be set manually by the train crew by ± 2 ° C. In the case of very low or high outside temperatures, the room temperature is adjusted according to the SBB characteristic curve. Only the exhaust air from the toilet facilities is directed outside via special fans. Additional convection heaters are installed in the toilet facilities and entry rooms due to the increased heat demand in winter.

The A, B and WR cars each have two air conditioning units, while the AD only has one air conditioning unit and the Bt has a normal air conditioning unit and a split air conditioning unit .

Car types

Bt

New motifs referring to the family car on the IC2000 Bt 925 in Spiez
Driver's cab of an IC2000 Bt

The second-class cab control car with 98 seats was built as a purely non-smoking car from the start. There is a multi-purpose compartment for bicycles (7 spaces) and luggage on the lower deck . In winter, special holders for skis are installed instead of the bicycle holders. Half of the driving cars were equipped with a play area on the upper deck, with themes such as globi , dinosaurs and space . These play wagons were mainly used on the IC lines St. Gallen – Zurich – Geneva and Romanshorn – Zurich – Brig and were externally recognizable by the colored figures stuck on, with a blue band in the upper white stripe. The upper deck has 10 windows on each side, while the lower deck has 5 windows on one side and 4 windows on the other.

In 2009 it was decided to convert all Bt to family cars and to build a new play area on the upper deck. New motif foils were attached. By the end of 2012 all cars had been adapted.

B.

In the second-class car with 126 seats, a third of the upper deck was intended for smokers until the end of 2005, the glass doors have since been removed. The upper deck has 14 windows on each side, while the lower deck has 5 windows on both sides.

BR / WRB

This car is available with two different interiors. Initially, only bistro cars (BR) with a service counter in the basement were planned. As a result of customer complaints, 16 were converted into dining cars (WRB) with service on the upper deck for west-east traffic (Geneva – Bern – Zurich – St. Gallen), while 10 remained in their original condition. The car body is based on the A car, but only one side door is open to the public, the other is used to supply the catering facilities.

Both the BR and WRB variants have some seats in the entrance area, which are based on the A-seat box (width for 2-1 arrangement and adjustable backrest). However, the seats are made in the blue B-cover and are also declared as 2nd class because of the aisle and window arrangement and because of the staircase for the service personnel.

The upper deck of the old bistro car had 13 windows on each side, while the lower deck had 5 windows on one side and 4 windows on the other. Today's dining and bistro cars have 13 windows per side on the upper deck, while there are only 3 windows per side on the lower deck.

In the dining car, the red, angled band between the doors is above the dividing line in the white stripe. In the bistro car it is in the lower white stripe.

A.

In the first-class car with 86 seats, a third of the upper deck was intended for smokers until the end of 2005, and the glass door has since been removed. The upper deck has 13 windows on each side, while the lower deck has 5 windows on one side and 4 windows on the other.

The combined first-class / baggage car with 61 seats was built as a purely non-smoking car from the start. The upper deck has 10 windows on each side, while the lower deck has 4 windows on both sides. The luggage compartment also has a window on each side.

This car has only one passenger entrance, the luggage gate is only set up for business use. The lower deck is equipped with a handicapped accessible toilet and parking spaces for wheelchairs. A lift is installed on the side of the luggage compartment, which leads from the passenger compartment in the lower deck via the luggage compartment to the upper deck to the conductor's compartment and the passenger compartment; this is mainly used for the minibar, which is located in the luggage compartment. The luggage compartment also serves as an emergency exit. In the event of a train evacuation, passengers can escape via this part of the AD car.

The upper deck of all AD cars was subsequently converted into a business compartment. Eight tables next to the seats were given sockets, and next to the door to the train chief's compartment, three of the original 64 seats were removed and a cloakroom and more luggage space were set up in their place and two socket protection was installed.

number of vehicles

number Type Numbers
86 A. 50 85 16-94 000-085
149 B. 50 85 26-94 000-148
40 Bt 50 85 26-94 900-939 1
40 AD 50 85 86-94 000-039
26th WRB
BR
50 85 88-94 000-015 2
50 85 66-94 016-025
341 Total

1 920–939 equipped with a children's play area right from the start, by 2012 all 40 cars were redesigned as family cars
2 and delivered as class 50 85 66-94 000-015

commitment

Ten IC2000 wagons (plus four EW IV and one Bt IC on the other side of the locomotive) in an InterCity Bern – Brig diverted through the Gürbetal

Due to the larger demarcation profile, liberal use is not possible. The first route was the Lucerne - Zurich - Zurich Airport InterRegio route in 1997 .

Use on the following well-known lines is not possible: Gotthard incl. Ticino (from Rotkreuz, Zug, Lucerne), Lötschberg (mountain route from Frutigen, but a transfer via the SIM corridor is possible), Entlebuch, Broyelinie incl. Friborg – Yverdon, Uznach-St. Gallen, Bischofszeller line, Seetalbahn, Tösstalbahn and all lines in the Jura. On non-SBB routes, they are only permitted on the old SOB network (without BT) and BLS network between Rosshäuser – Bern – Gürbetal – Spiez – Interlaken and Spiez – Frutigen – Raron. The list is not complete; in addition, some of these routes can be used as exceptional consignments. That means for exhibitions etc. Double-deck vehicles can also appear at train stations that are officially not allowed to be approached.

They are regularly used in the timetable as InterCity or InterRegio on the following lines (as of 2018):

Also in 1999 ten IC-2000 cars were on loan in Denmark for DSB on the Copenhagen – Fredericia line. A permanently coupled train set with two DSB EAs and 8 cars was created (1 × Bt, 6 × B, 1 × AD). The two remaining cars remained in Copenhagen as a reserve.

The trains are meanwhile operated by double-decker multiple units of the type Bombardier Twindexx Swiss Express .

modernization

With the modernization, the double-storey will get a new coat of paint. Intercity Konstanz – Zurich near Siegershausen with cars before and after the modernization.

In December 2016, SBB gave the go-ahead for the largest modernization project in the history of their long-distance fleet. All 341 double-decker intercity vehicles are to be extensively renovated by 2024. The cost is likely to be several hundred million francs. The service life of the renovated wagons is planned up to the years 2036–2043. In addition, a “business zone” with a long conference table is to be built into 40 first class cars instead of the usual four and two-person compartments. One A, B, AD, Bt and WRB are currently being converted as prototypes. After its completion and the planned rollout by the end of March 2019, the type tests will start, which will be completed when the operating license is obtained. The first commercial use of modernized IC 2000 compositions is planned for the second half of 2019. After the renovation, the cars are no longer called IC2000, but IC2020.

literature

  • Heinrich Blumer, Hanspeter Grab, Rolf Havenith: IC 2000 - double-decker intercity vehicles for railroad 2000 . In: Schweizer Eisenbahn-Revue , 11/1997, pp. 512–525, 24 illustrations, Minirex, Lucerne.
  • SBB bought another 70 IC 2000 double-decker cars . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 4/2001, p. 166 f., ISSN  1421-2811

Individual evidence

  1. Bahnonline.ch: The first two SBB IC2000 vehicles were completely modernized as of January 31, 2019
  2. ^ EA 8/2009 page 415
  3. SBB Homepage, Family Car (accessed on June 5, 2013) ( Memento from June 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  4. Back from Denmark. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung - NZZ. May 4, 2001, accessed July 31, 2019 .
  5. Profile of the SBB "IC2000" double-decker coach. In: Sebtus. 2010, accessed July 31, 2019 .
  6. SBB places a major order with Bombardier for the construction of 59 double-decker trains for long-distance transport. Bahnonline.ch, May 12, 2010, accessed on October 19, 2018 .
  7. SBB renovate double-storey IC 2000. In: Bahnonline.ch. December 17, 2016, accessed May 6, 2018 .
  8. ^ Stefan Vögeli, Markus Kämper: SBB modernize 341 IC 2000 touring cars . In: Swiss Railway Review . No. 11 . Minirex, 2018, ISSN  1022-7113 , p. 566-567 .
  9. Bahnonline.ch: The first two SBB IC2000 vehicles were completely modernized as of January 31, 2019

Web links

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