Siemens Desiro HC

Siemens Desiro HC
Desiro HC of the 462 series ( Rhein-Ruhr-Express )
Number:	four-part: 123 five-part: 12 six-part: 47
Manufacturer:	Siemens Mobility
Year of construction (s):	from 2017
Axis formula :	four-part: Bo'Bo '+ 2'2' + 2'2 '+ Bo'Bo' five-part: Bo'Bo '+ 2'2' + 2'2 '+ 2'2' + Bo'Bo ' six-part: Bo 'Bo' + 2'2 '+ 2'2' + 2'2 '+ 2'2' + Bo'Bo '
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Length over coupling:	four-part: 105,252 mm five-part: ~ 131,000 mm six-part: ~ 157,500 mm
Width:	2820 mm
Empty mass:	four-part: 200 t
Top speed:	160 km / h 190 km / h (six-part, Franconia-South Thuringia)
Short term output:	6000 kW
Hourly output :	4000 kW
Continuous output :	3290 kW
Power transmission:	Overhead line

The Siemens Desiro HC (HC for High Capacity ) is an electric, single- and double-decker multiple unit (DTZ) from the manufacturer Siemens Mobility from the Siemens Desiro product family .

The Desiro HC multiple units are listed in the German Vehicle Settings Register as series 0462 and 1462 .

Multiple unit

The Desiro HC was presented at Innotrans 2014. The multiple unit has both one-story and two-story cars and is intended to combine the advantages of both concepts with more space. The middle part of the powered one-story end car and the lower deck of the powered two-story intermediate car can be reached from the platform without steps or ramps. A four-part train with two double-decker cars is 105 meters long and offers 400–420 seats, depending on the version, while a five-part train with three double-decker cars is 131 meters long and offers space for 560 passengers.

The vehicles are made of lightweight aluminum, they meet the required collision capability. Air-sprung bogies of the types SF 100 and SF 500 are used. The multiple units have an electrodynamic brake with energy recovery.

Depending on the variant and platform height, entry into the end and / or intermediate cars is barrier-free. The placement of the barrier-free toilet and the wheelchair ramp also depends on the variant.

The Siemens locations in Krefeld (single-story end wagons, double-decker intermediate wagons since early 2019), Wien Simmering (double-decker intermediate wagons until early 2019), Graz (bogies) and Wegberg-Wildenrath (assembly of the individual wagons and commissioning) are involved in the production of this type of train. involved.

Orders

network	country	operator	Number in four parts	Number in five parts	Number of six	model series	Installation
Rhine-Ruhr Express	Germany	Abellio / National Express	82 + 2	-	-	462	December 2018
Rhine Valley network	Germany	DB Regio	15th	-	-	1462	February 2020
Augsburg networks (lot 1)	Germany	go ahead	-	12	-		December 2022
Elbe-Spree network	Germany	ODEG	2	-	21st
Tel Aviv - Jerusalem	Israel	Israel Railways	6th	-	18th
Network Franconia-South Thuringia	Germany	DB Regio	18th		8th		December 2023

Germany

Rhine-Ruhr Express

RRX 462 001 in Essen main station

Four-part Desiro HC have been used for the preliminary operation of the Rhein-Ruhr-Express since December 2018. For this purpose, 82 vehicles were ordered from Siemens in March 2015, which will be leased to the train operators. The order, which also includes the maintenance of the trains over a period of 32 years, has a volume of 1.7 billion euros. Since final acceptance on time was not possible due to defects, Siemens and the participating authorities have agreed on the free delivery of two additional vehicles. The first four-part multiple unit of a total of 84 trains was presented on July 12, 2017. It bears the series designation 462. With it, the test drives in the Wegberg-Wildenrath test center began . Test drives have also been carried out in the DB network since December 2017.

The trains are equipped with WiFi, sockets, reading lights, folding tables and an infotainment system. In one end car there is the 1st class area and a multi-purpose area 2nd class, in the second end car there is a multi-purpose area with a universal toilet suitable for the disabled .

Siemens has built a maintenance facility in Dortmund-Eving for maintenance. Since December 9, 2018, 15 trains have been running in advance on line RE 11 between Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe and Düsseldorf . The operator is the railway company Abellio Rail NRW . A further twelve trains have been in operation by National Express on the RE 5 line between Wesel and Koblenz since June 2019 . With the timetable change in December 2019, National Express also started operating the RE 6 between Cologne / Bonn Airport and Minden . In 2020, two more Regional Express lines will follow with preliminary operations by the two companies Abellio and National Express.

Rhine Valley network

Desiro HC for the Rhine Valley network

In February 2017, DB Regio ordered 15 four-part Desiro HCs along with a further 24 Mireo copies. The Desiro HC of the 1462 series has been used as a regional express on the Rhine Valley route since June 14, 2020 . The line runs every hour between Basel , Freiburg and Offenburg . So far, the line has only been tied through to Karlsruhe during rush hour ; after the Rastatt tunnel has been completed , all regional express trains are to run to Karlsruhe. The trains are painted yellow-white-black in the Baden-Württemberg state design.

Augsburg networks

For the Augsburger networks (Lot 1) has Go Ahead Germany 12 five-Siemens Desiro HC and 44 three-piece Siemens Mireo ordered that should be used from December 2022nd Both vehicle types can be flexibly coupled to one another in order to be able to optimally adapt to demand.

Elbe-Spree network

The Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH (ODEG) ordered 21 six-car and two four-car Desiro HC trains as part of the re-allocation of the Elbe-Spree network. In the new transport contract, the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) has an option to convert 13 six-car vehicles into 26 four-car vehicles and let these vehicles run in double traction on the RE 1 train routes between Brandenburg and Frankfurt (Oder). In these trains, there are 800 seats instead of 600 seats per train. When deciding to convert, the six-part units are separated in the middle and an end car is added to each. The option must be ordered by December 2022 at the latest.

Network Franconia-South Thuringia

In April 2020, the Bavarian Railway Company announced the award of the "Franconia-South Thuringia" network to DB Regio Bayern, with traffic starting in December 2023. For traffic on the new VDE 8 line , a top speed of 190 km / h, ETCS equipment, pressure upgrade and at least 600 seats in 2nd class with 8 six-part Siemens Desiro HCs are guaranteed. For the remaining lines, 18 four-car vehicles with a top speed of 160 km / h and around 360 seats in 2nd class are available, with these trains generally running as a double unit on the Nuremberg – Bamberg section to ensure high capacities.

Israel

After tendering 60 double-decker multiple units for use on the first electrically operated route in Israel, between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem , Israel Railways decided in September 2017 for the Desiro HC. The delivery comprises 330 cars that are to run in units of four- and six-car trains. The end cars will be single-story and powered, while the intermediate cars will be double-decked and without a drive. Siemens will also set up a depot in Ashkelon , where at least 24 of the 60 multiple units will be waiting. When the contract between the manufacturer and Israel Railways was signed in March 2018, it was announced that 24 units (six four-part, 18 six-part) of the 60 potential Desiros HC will be called up for the time being. If all trains are ordered, the contract is valued at $ 975.3 million ($ 910 million for the trains and $ 65.3 million for the 15-year maintenance of 24 multiple units).

Technical specifications

Parameter	RRX	Rhine Valley	Augsburg networks	Elbe-Spree	Franconia-South Thuringia	Israel
model series	0462	1462	x462	x462	x462	40xx 60xx
Vehicle numbers	94 80 0462 0xx-y 94 80 0462 2xx-y 94 80 0462 3xx-y 94 80 0462 1xx-y	94 80 1462 0xx-y 94 80 1862 0xx-y 94 80 1862 5xx-y 94 80 1462 5xx-y
number	84 (four parts)	15 (four parts)	12 (five parts)	2 (four parts) 21 (six parts)	18 (four parts) 8 (six parts)	6 (four parts) 18 (six parts)
Years of construction	2017-2020	2018-2020	from 2020			from 2019
Start of deployment (planned)	December 09, 2018	June 14, 2020	(December 2022)		(December 2023)
Top speed	160 km / h	160 km / h	160 km / h	160 km / h	4-part: 160 km / h 6-part: 190 km / h
Power supply	15 kV 16.7 Hz ~					25 kV 50 Hz ~
Power transmission	Overhead line , pantograph
Continuous output	3,290 kW
Hourly output	4,000 kW
Short-term performance	6,000 kW
acceleration	1.1 m / s 2		1.05 m / s 2	4-part: 1.1 m / s 2 6-part: 0.91 m / s 2
Number of traction motors	8th
Gauge	1,435 mm
Train length over coupling	105,252 mm		131,252 mm	4-part: 105,252 mm 6-part: 157,252 mm
Vehicle width	2,820 mm
Entry height above SE	800 mm (EW) 730 mm (MW)	760 mm (EW) 550 mm (MW)	800 mm (EW) 595 mm / 730 mm (MW)	800 mm (EW) 730 mm (MW)
number of axes	16		20th	4-part: 16 6-part: 24
Axis formula	Bo'Bo '+ 2'2' + 2'2 '+ Bo'Bo'		Bo'Bo '+ 2'2' + 2'2 '+ 2'2' + Bo'Bo '	4-part: Bo'Bo '+ 2'2' + 2'2 '+ Bo'Bo' 6-part: Bo'Bo '+ 2'2' + 2'2 '+ 2'2' + 2'2 '+ Bo'Bo'
Seats	364 (2nd class) + 36 (1st class)	394 (2nd class) + 16 (1st class)	538	4 parts: approx. 400 6-part: 637	4-part: 360 (2nd class) + 34 (1st class) 6-piece: 600 (2nd class) + 34 (1st class)
Train protection system	PZB	PZB, LZB , ETCS		PZB	4-part: PZB 6-part: PZB, ETCS

Web links

Commons : Siemens Desiro HC  - Collection of Pictures

Information with a focus on accessibility at www.oepnv-info.de

Individual evidence

1. ^ Siemens reveals the Desiro High Capacity concept . In: International Railway Journal . tape 54 , no. 11 , 2014, p. 30 .
2. ↑ ^{a b} Jürgen Hörstel: Rhein-Ruhr-Express - starting shot with Desiro HC . In: railway magazine . No. 9 , 2018, p. 41 .
3. ↑ Training trips with Desiro-HC . In: railway magazine . No.  5 , 2020, ISSN  0342-1902 , p. 27 .
4. ↑ SIEMENS is to be awarded the contract for 82 new RRX trains. Ministry of Transport North Rhine-Westphalia, February 10, 2015, accessed on March 8, 2018 (press release). 
5. ↑ https://www.rrx.de/vorhaben.html
6. ↑ Press release of VRS with planning graphics of the train
7. ↑ Billions in order: Siemens builds the Rhein-Ruhr-Express. Siemens AG, March 26, 2015, accessed on March 8, 2018 (press release). 
8. ↑ Desiro HC RRX. (PDF) Electric multiple units for the Rhein-Ruhr-Express. Siemens Mobility, 2016, accessed March 8, 2018 . 
9. ↑ VRR AöR, template, use of additional vehicles RRX, June 3, 2019
10. ↑ Axel Witzke: Siemens presents the new train . In: railway magazine . No. 9 , 2017, p. 32 .
11. ↑ Jürgen Hörstel: Rhein-Ruhr-Express - starting shot with Desiro HC . In: railway magazine . No. 9 , 2018, p. 42 .
12. ↑ RRX.de: "Experience the RRX now" ; accessed on February 11, 2020
13. ↑ Profile of the 4. Ministry of Transport Baden-Württemberg, accessed on June 24, 2020 . 
14. ↑ Local traffic on the Rhine rail will be significantly expanded and faster - contract for DB Regio is planned. Ministry of Transport Baden-Württemberg, January 26, 2017, accessed on March 8, 2018 . 
15. ↑ Go-Ahead and Siemens Mobility sign contract: 56 regional trains for the Augsburg networks. In: www.go-ahead-bahn.de. January 31, 2019, accessed on February 14, 2020 (German). 
16. ↑ https://www.vbb.de/search/press/netz-elbe-spree-im-wettbewerb-vergabe?slug=netz-elbe-spree-im-wettbewerb-vergabe
17. ↑ Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg, factual overview of the Elbe-Spree network, accessed: January 5, 2020
18. ↑ DB Regio Bayern is happy to have won the tender for Franconia-South Thuringia. In: deutschebahn.com. Deutsche Bahn, April 29, 2020, accessed on April 29, 2020 . 
19. ↑ Franconia-South Thuringia. Retrieved April 29, 2020 . 
20. ↑ Siemens chosen for $ US 1bn Israeli EMU order. Retrieved March 8, 2018 . 
21. ^ Siemens Wins $ 1 Billion Contract for Israel Railway's New Self-propelling Train Cars. Retrieved March 8, 2018 . 
22. ^ Keith Barrow: Israel Railways and Siemens sign EMU contract. In: railjournal.com. International Railjournal, March 7, 2018, accessed on March 7, 2018 . 
23. ↑ Vehicle information Go-Ahead Bavaria. Retrieved April 29, 2020 . 
24. ↑ Vehicle information ODEG Elbe-Spree. Retrieved April 29, 2020 . 
25. ↑ DB Regio Bayern is happy to have won the tender for Franconia-South Thuringia. Accessed April 30, 2020 (German).