SBB RABe 514
| SBB RABe 514 | |
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 SBB RABe 514
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| Numbering: | RABe 514 001 to RABe 514 061 ( UIC ) |
| Number: | 61 four-part train compositions |
| Manufacturer: |
Car body including bogie assembly: SKV Prag Extension of end car: Siemens TS plant Krefeld-Uerdingen Extension of intermediate car: Stadler Rail plant Altenrhein |
| Year of construction (s): | 2005 to 2009 |
| Axis formula : | Bo'Bo '+ 2'2' + 2'2 '+ Bo'Bo' Train formation: Bt-BB-At |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm |
| Length over coupling: | ~ 100,000 mm |
| Height: | 4,600 mm |
| Width: | 2,780 mm |
| Bogie axle base: | Motorized bogie: 2,500 mm, running bogie: 2,500 mm |
| Empty mass: | 225 t |
| Top speed: | 140 km / h |
| Hourly output : | 3200 kW |
| Starting tractive effort: | 240 kN (hourly pulling force) |
| Acceleration: | 1.1 m / s² |
| Wheel diameter: | Motor bogie: 920 mm Running bogie: 920 mm |
| Power system : | 15 kV AC , 16.7 Hz |
| Power transmission: | Overhead line |
| Drive: | electrical in converter technology |
| Seats: | 1st class: 74 2nd class: 304 |
| Particularities: | Standing height above and below: 1990 mm Entry height : 600 mm above SoK |
| Operational area: S-Bahn Zurich Predecessor: RABDe 12/12 , Re 450 Successor: Stadler KISS |
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The RABe 514 is a four - part double - decker multiple unit (DTZ) of the SBB for the S-Bahn Zurich from the Siemens Desiro Double Deck product family .
Construction and commissioning
On February 23, 2003, the SBB Board of Directors decided on the order from Siemens Transportation Systems , which was worth CHF 447 million for the first 35 multiple units ordered. This decision came as a relative surprise, as Siemens had not previously manufactured any double-decker trains. The exception is the railcar 445 in the consortium with DWA Görlitz (now Bombardier Transportation ), which never went into series production. Siemens only had extensive experience in the production of double-decker push-pull trains, which the Austrian Siemens subsidiary Siemens SGP Verkehrstechnik made as Wiesel double-decker coaches for the ÖBB .
With its concept, Siemens was able to prevail over an offer from Bombardier and Alstom.
Even before the first new vehicle was delivered, the first difficulties became apparent, because Siemens was unable to meet the contractually agreed added value in Switzerland with production in the Prague plant solely by awarding the interior fittings for the intermediate cars to Stadler Rail in Altenrhein . Rorschach was selected as the Siemens commissioning site. In addition, a number of challenges still had to be overcome in the air conditioning. On December 2, 2005, the Zurich public was given an insight into the first composition at Zurich Main Station. Intensive test operations took place on the Velim Railway Test Ring and in the RTA Vienna until May 2006 before the first compositions were handed over to regular traffic.
vehicle
The DTZ form the second generation of vehicles in the Zurich S-Bahn and have been supplementing the first generation in the form of double-decker commuter trains (DPZ) since 2006 . Opposite these, the DTZ have low-floor entrances , vehicle air conditioning and on- board toilets with bioreactors . The two-leaf outer doors are supplemented with sliding steps for disabled people.
The four-part multiple unit, consisting of two power cars and two intermediate cars, is driven by asynchronous motors in the two power cars . A total of eight axles with 400 kW each are driven. A pantograph must be attached to the contact line from both power cars, as there is no 15 kV roof line for reasons of space.
Furnishing
The double-decker multiple units (DTZ) offer 74 seats in the first class, 304 seats in the second class and around 600 standing places. The 1st class seats have sockets for laptops (230 V, 50 Hz), but these were switched off in 2008 due to problems with the auxiliary power converter (HBU). Under unfavorable circumstances, an excessively high voltage could have been emitted, which could damage the connected devices. At the end of 2008 a test operation with new software was carried out on three compositions on the HBU. As a result, the entire fleet was upgraded.
commitment
The DTZ are used on S-Bahn lines that are already served by DPZ. The DPZ freed up as a result strengthen further trains and have gradually taken over the lines operated with the RABDe 510 ( Mirage ) and RBe 540 commuter train sets . At the same time, various services were expanded.
From the end of May / beginning of June 2006, the RABe 514 were used exclusively in test operations on the S14 (Hinwil– Zurich HB ). From the timetable change in December 2006, the first nine compositions that were accepted by the SBB were used on the S7 (Rapperswil – Zurich – Winterthur) according to the schedule. After their arrival, further compositions continued to be used on the S14 until final acceptance by the SBB and were included in the regular inventory after acceptance. At the end of the day, when not all compositions were needed on the S7, individual compositions were used by exchanging them in Rapperswil on the S15.
Originally, the DTZ should be used together with DPZ, which u. a. due to the inexpensive proprietary multiple control of the DPZ, which is also no longer produced, became a serious technical problem in the development phase. In order not to endanger the use, this project was abandoned and a single type use on the lines S5 and S7 was placed in the foreground. Contrary to this plan, another change had to be made and use on the S5 had to be postponed. In the event of problems with vehicle availability, individual compositions or the entire train could be exchanged at the endpoints of the S7 in Winterthur and Rapperswil , which is only difficult at the endpoints of the S5 in Pfäffikon SZ and is not possible at all in Rafz or Niederweningen . With the early deployment on the S7, it was hoped that the vehicle reliability would be increased to such an extent that no unscheduled replacements would be necessary or even train cancellations would be to be complained about.
Since May 2008, the DTZs have also been used on the S15 with DPZ and RBe 540 pendulums in mixed operation, and they were also used on the S8 for the first time on weekends; The S8 has been operated integrally with DTZ since summer 2008.
Baptismal name
Only the vehicles named are listed:
| Company number | Baptismal name |
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| 514 006 | Hans Künzi |
| 514 007 | Bulach |
| 514 012 | Russikon |
| 514 016 | Schaffhausen |
| 514 017 | Wetzikon |
| 514 022 | Frauenfeld + Weinfelden |
| 514 027 | Lufingen |
| 514 030 | Regensdorf |
| 514 043 | Neuhausen am Rheinfall |
| 514 050 | Züri West |
| 514 059 | Elsau |
| 514 060 | Oerlikon |
Trivia
Originally only 60 of the 61 multiple units had been ordered: Since Siemens was unable to meet the delivery dates, an additional set was delivered free of charge instead of a contractual penalty.
Since the SBB only used seven-digit EDP numbers at the time the first RABe 514 was delivered, which was sufficient at the time because it was not intended to be used abroad (see type designations for Swiss locomotives and railcars ), the fourth from the last was used as the counter for the individual wagon units Digit used while the multiple unit as a whole received the digit 0, for example:
- Multiple unit as such: 514 0 58-7
- Front end car: 514 1 58-5
- Intermediate car: 514 2 58-3
- Intermediate car: 514 3 58-1
- rear end car: 514 4 58-9
With the consistent introduction of the TSI-compliant numbers, SBB counted the individual wagon units again with the fifth, i.e. eighth last digit, so that new numbers were also created for the DTZ that were no longer compatible with the seven-digit numbers:
- Multiple unit as such: 94 85 0 514 058-2
- Front end car: 94 85 1 514 058-0
- Intermediate car: 94 85 2 514 058-8
- Intermediate car: 94 85 3 514 058-6
- rear end car: 94 85 4 514 058-4
The external renumbering takes place when a vehicle has to be completely renumbered (e.g. when it is repainted). As a result, trains have been running with "old" and "new" external numbering since 2016. The vehicles in the passenger compartment are "newly" numbered.
See also
literature
- SBB order new rolling stock for the Zurich S-Bahn . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , Issue 4/2003, ISSN 1421-2811 , pp. 170-173.
- Gerald Winzer, Detlev Hillmann: New RABe 514 double-decker multiple units from Siemens Transportation Systems for the Zurich S-Bahn . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , Issue 3/2004, ISSN 1421-2811 , pp. 110–113.
- Unveiled double-decker multiple unit for S-Bahn Zurich . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International . Issue 1/2006, ISSN 1421-2811 , p. 26 f.
Web links
- Siemens S-Bahn Website of the manufacturer for SBB RABe 514, activated in December 2005
- The S-Bahn from Siemens (PDF; 22.6 MB) , Siemens Schweiz AG, 2009
Individual evidence
- ↑ The design by Bombardier and Alstom for double-decker multiple units for the Zurich S-Bahn . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 6/2003, ISSN 1421-2811 , p. 276.
- ^ Railway vehicle register , accessed on April 9, 2017