SBB RABDe 500

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SBB RABDe 500
RABDe 500 on the Bözberg
RABDe 500 on the Bözberg
Numbering: RABDe 500 000-043
Number: 44
Manufacturer: 1st series: Adtranz Zurich Oerlikon and Pratteln, FIAT- SIG Neuhausen
2nd series: Bombardier Transportation Zurich Oerlikon and Pratteln, Alstom Neuhausen
Year of construction (s): 1999-2005
Axis formula : 1A'A1 '+ 1A'A1' + 2'2 '+ 2'2' +
2'2 '+ 1A'A1' + 1A'A1 '
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Length over buffers: 188,800 mm
Height: 003,950 mm
Width: 002,830 mm
Bogie axle base: 2,700 mm
Empty mass: 355.0 t
Service mass: 395.0 t
Wheel set mass : 15 t
Top speed: 200 (operation) / 220 (max) km / h
Hourly output : 5,200 kW
Starting tractive effort: 210 kN
Hourly traction: 210 kN
Acceleration: 0.59 m / s²
Wheel diameter: 820 mm
Power system : 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC
Power transmission: Overhead line
Brake: Regenerative current brake

Disc brakes magnetic rail brake

Train control : ZUB 121,

Integra SIGNUM, installation of ETCS from 2003

Seats: 477
125 (1st class)
322 (2nd class)
0 20 (dining car) 6 (folding seats)
00
Particularities: Tilting technology up to max. 8 °

The RABDe 500 (also ICN for InterCity tilting train ) is an electric multiple unit with active curved track-controlled tilting technology from the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). Its type designation indicates that it has first and second class compartments and a luggage compartment. He goes to train line N.

history

According to the Bahn 2000 concept originally adopted in 1987, the necessary reductions in travel times should only be made possible through infrastructure measures. In 1992 it became clear that the costs for new lines were underestimated. In July 1993 a revised version of the concept was presented. New routes were to be built where an increase in capacity was imperative or where tunnel profiles no longer met the requirements. At the southern foot of the Jura and between Winterthur and St. Gallen, the necessary shortening of travel times had to be achieved by using tilting trains .

Instead of the envisaged trains hauled by locomotives with Re-460 locomotives and newly procured single- decker wagons, tilting trains and, for reasons of capacity, double-decker cars were required. For the first time, precise technical requirements were not required for the construction of the tilting trains; instead, the manufacturer now had to adhere to certain standards. A certain number of traction motors of a certain type was also no longer required; the manufacturer was now given which route profiles were to be taken into account. The manufacturers were also given specifications for train protection and train radio. Thus, the specification became more extensive. In 1995 the SBB issued a tendering process that had to be aborted unsuccessfully with a large media response. In a second tendering process, five companies were able to bring better offers, so that on July 2, 1996, SBB for the Bahn & Bus 2000 concept in the first series of 24 seven-part intercity tilting trains with the designation RABDe 500 at Adtranz, FIAT-SIG and SWG for Could order 497 million francs. Delivery began in 1999. At that time, the prototype was still in the possession of the manufacturer and was used for test and instruction drives. Today there are 44 train sets in this series.

As part of the TEE Rail Alliance , which was founded in June 2000 , the SBB had promised to convert the trains for coupling and multiple traction operation with the ICE T and ICE TD . This commitment was later withdrawn. In June 2001, SBB ordered 10 more trains and agreed with the new manufacturer consortium of Bombardier and Alstom an option for an additional 10 trains, which was pulled in December 2001. The order volume was around CHF 220 (without option) and around CHF 420 million (with option).

Compared to conventional rolling stock, the advantage of tilting trains is the reduction in travel time on winding routes. Between Winterthur and Lenzburg , the RABDe 500 travel at normal speed due to the heavy traffic. On the other routes, the trains run at around ten to twenty percent more speed.

A disadvantage is the poorer driving comfort compared to previous models such as the standard car IV . The space available is considerably limited, especially for tall people, on the one hand due to the smaller cross-sectional profile inherent in the tilting technology, and on the other hand due to the significant compression of the rows of seats. This is accompanied by a reduction in the storage space for luggage. The smoothness of the run was also poorer, the cars showed significantly stronger rolling movements than the previous generation, and the windows, which were almost halved in height, no longer convey the open, generous view as before.

For the RABDe 500, a special product category or train type , the ICN (for InterCity tilting train ) , was created up to the 2016/17 timetable for long-distance passenger transport of the SBB . With the 2017/18 timetable change, it will be incorporated into the InterCity train type in the interests of simplification . In electronic timetables, however, the TT symbol (tilting train) indicates the tilting technology (for example for travelers who are susceptible to kinetosis ). Occasionally, RABDe 500 sets are also used in InterRegio and RegioExpress courses.

Technical

RABDe 500 on Lake Biel near Twann
Demonstration of the tilting technology of an SBB RABDe 500 in the stand.

The tilt drive is electrical. The first bogie is equipped with gyroscopes and acceleration sensors. The data is automatically converted into an optimal tilt angle, which can be up to eight degrees. The inclination is also transmitted to the pantographs, which must incline in the opposite direction. The multiple unit is approved for a maximum speed of 200 km / h and is therefore suitable for the new lines as part of the Bahn 2000 project . The train control system ETCS Level 2 , which is required for the maximum speed on the new line, is also available: While the 1st series was retrofitted, the system is available ex works for the 2nd series.

The seven-part multiple units have automatic BSI couplings - which are unusual for express trains - and as a double composition form a train almost 380 meters long. Most ICNs are run this way. If necessary, mostly for maintenance work, the multiple unit can be separated into two autonomous half- trains using semi-automatic couplers - the traction equipment of a half-train each forms a unit, while the A-car (first-class car) in the middle of the train does not contain any traction-relevant elements. At the ends of the train, two cars are each equipped with two three-phase asynchronous motors, car no. 2 and 6 also accommodate the GTO converters of the respective half-train. The "third" car (in one half-train the AD car, in the other half-train the WRA) contains the transformer of the half-train and is easy to recognize on the pantograph. The traction equipment - apart from the water-cooled GTO converters - largely corresponds to that of the Locomotive 2000 , even if in this case it is distributed over three cars. A special feature to be mentioned is the auxiliary braking mode, which supplies the auxiliary systems and the tilting technology with power through light regenerative braking if there is no primary voltage.

Five different car types are used per multiple unit: four second-class cars, two of which are used as a drive control car , a first-class car, a half dining car with first-class compartments and a first-class car with a service and a luggage compartment. Before the general smoking ban, a second and a first class car were released for smokers. While there are only open- plan cars in the second class , there are also compartments in the first class - this was necessary because the ceiling height under the pantographs was not sufficient. Following the SBB tradition, the seats in the open-plan cars are mainly arranged in groups of four, but there are also some rows with airplane seating. There are a total of 125 seats in the first and 326 in the second class.

The 44 Intercity tilting trains in the SBB maintenance workshop in Yverdon-les-Bains have been completely renovated since 2012. By 2019, all trains will have a freshly designed interior and will be made fit for the 3G / 4G mobile network. The 25-day complete overhaul also includes technical parts such as bogies, traction motors or doors, as well as a visual upgrade with newly painted car bodies and entrance doors.

From autumn 2015 to autumn 2016, the first 18 trains 500 000 - 500 017 were adapted so that they can run through the new Gotthard Base Tunnel . Among other things, a fire alarm system was installed.

Since the end of May 2019 , customers of Salt Mobile and Sunrise have been able to benefit from a free internet connection via the SBB Freesurf mobile app .

stretch

RABDe 500 between Zurich and Winterthur

The RABDe 500 will operate on the following routes in 2019:

They are also used on other routes if necessary and in the off-peak hours:

Naming of the multiple units

Each multiple unit has its own name. The namesake are prominent Swiss personalities, of whom quotes are posted in the open-plan compartments above the windows . It also has portraits of Martin Fivian, Bern, each placed in car 3, 1st class business compartment and boards with a short portrait on each boarding platform.

1st series

Multiple unit Surname
RABDe 500,000 Le Corbusier
RABDe 500 001 Jean Piaget
RABDe 500 002 Annemarie Schwarzenbach
RABDe 500 003 Germaine de Staël
RABDe 500 004 Mani Matter
RABDe 500 005 Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
RABDe 500 006 Johanna Spyri
RABDe 500 007 Albert Einstein
RABDe 500 008 Vincenzo Vela
RABDe 500 009 Friedrich Dürrenmatt
RABDe 500 010 Robert Walser
RABDe 500 011 Blaise Cendrars
RABDe 500 012 Jean Rudolf von Salis
RABDe 500 013 Denis de Rougemont
RABDe 500 014 Max Frisch
RABDe 500 015 Jean-Jacques Rousseau
RABDe 500 016 Alice Rivaz
RABDe 500 017 Willi Ritschard
RABDe 500 018 Adolf Wölfli
RABDe 500 019 Friedrich Glauser
RABDe 500 020 Jeanne Hersch
RABDe 500 021 Jeremias Gotthelf
RABDe 500 022 Expo.02 *
RABDe 500 023 Charles Ferdinand Ramuz

RABDe 500 022 "Expo.02" is dedicated to Carl Spitteler and Hermann Hesse .

2nd series

Multiple unit Surname
RABDe 500 024 Ernest von Stockalper
RABDe 500 025 Xavier Stockmar
RABDe 500 026 Alfred Escher
RABDe 500 027 Henry Dunant
RABDe 500 028 Francesco Borromini
RABDe 500 029 Eduard Spelterini
RABDe 500 030 Louis Chevrolet
RABDe 500 031 Louis Favre
RABDe 500 032 Henri Dufaux
RABDe 500 033 Gallus Jakob Baumgartner
RABDe 500 034 Gustav Wenk
RABDe 500 035 Niklaus Riggenbach
RABDe 500 036 Minister Kern
RABDe 500 037 Grock
RABDe 500 038 Arthur Honegger
RABDe 500 039 Auguste Piccard
RABDe 500 040 Count Zeppelin
RABDe 500 041 William Barbey
RABDe 500 042 Steivan Brunies
RABDe 500 043 Harald Szeemann

Bicycles required to be reserved

Six bicycles can be transported in each RABDe 500 unit; there are three suspension hooks in each of the two end cars (between the first entry door and the driver's cab). With a double traction, a total of twelve bicycles can be transported per train. However, this means that the ICN trains have a comparatively low transport capacity for bicycles in contrast to conventional SBB train sets. During Expo.02 (May 15 to October 20, 2002) there was a total ban on bicycles on ICN trains. In order to avoid capacity bottlenecks in the following years, the SBB introduced a general reservation requirement for self-loading bicycles on ICN trains on April 1, 2003.

However, this regulation only applies in the cycling season (in the introductory year 2003 from April 1 to October 31, since 2004 from March 21 to October 31 of each calendar year). Outside of this period, bicycles can also be transported in the ICN without a reservation. This regulation was a specialty at the time, because otherwise until then bicycles could be taken on all other trains in Switzerland (provided that bicycle transport was offered in principle) without a parking space reservation. The reservation for bicycles in the ICN is not included in the price of the bike card: an additional reservation fee of five Swiss francs must be paid; this fee corresponds to the fee for a normal seat reservation. The reservation can be made no later than 15 minutes before the departure of the desired ICN train.

Despite massive protests from passengers (especially in the early days), this rule still applies today. If a passenger with a bicycle is found on an ICN train without a reservation receipt, a penalty fee of ten Swiss francs (reservation fee plus fee for selling on the train) will be charged. However, if a RABDe-500 set operates as RegioExpress (RE), Interregio (IR) or InterCity (IC), the reservation requirement for bicycles does not apply. In the meantime, however, this reservation rule no longer applies exclusively to ICN trains, as the self- loading of bicycles in the TGV , which was introduced in June 2007, is also subject to a reservation requirement, even if the TGV in question is only used in Swiss domestic traffic.

particularities

  • On July 29, 2001, the RABDe 500 019 train derailed on the St. Gallen - Geneva route. In the Winterthur area, the fastening of the torque arm of the axle drive to the rear bogie had broken off. This demolished the cardan shaft, which led to the derailment shortly before the Zurich Oerlikon train station . There were no serious injuries to complain about during this derailment. After another similar, but discovered early, case, the entire ICN fleet was shut down for a week from August 13, 2001 and all screw connections on the bogies were checked.
  • On May 23, 2002, there was a fire in the dining car of train 500 004 in Geneva train station, caused by a short circuit. The damage was so great that the dining car had to be completely rebuilt.
  • Occasionally, trains of the train types InterRegio (IR) and RegioExpress (RE) are also driven with RABDe 500.
  • The RABDe 500 have no foreign approval; Constance is the only station that is not located on Swiss soil .
  • An ICN appears in the opening credits of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory .

See also

literature

Web links

Commons : SBB RABDe 500  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ TEE Rail Alliance: Alliance in international passenger transport . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 7/2000, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 316 f.
  2. ^ Tilting trains advertised for TEE alliance . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 3/2001, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 132.
  3. ↑ SBB order another ten ICN tilting trains. news.ch, December 21, 2011, accessed on January 20, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Message SBB are ordering more Intercity tilting trains . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , Issue 8–9 / 2001, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 353.
  5. ↑ Changes to long-distance and regional transport / Changements Trafic Grandes Lignes et Trafic régional from / dès 10.12.2017. Swiss Federal Railways SBB; Passenger Traffic Division, May 2017, p. 3 , archived from the original on August 3, 2017 ; Retrieved July 5, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Over half of the SBB ICN has undergone revision In: Bahnonline.ch of December 26, 2017
  7. ↑ Upgrading the existing SBB national fleet
  8. ↑ SBB start test for free internet on the train. In: watson.ch . May 28, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Intercity tilting trains of the SBB with the names of great Swiss people. Retrieved September 29, 2016 .
  10. ↑ The ICN Crisis . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 10/2001, ISSN  1421-2811 , pp. 448–451.
  11. ↑ What is SBB doing with “The Big Bang Theory”? , at 20min.ch, accessed on August 28, 2015.