WL's First Painted X-Wagen Bodyshell Presented

摘要

The Austrian capital's public transport operator, Wiener Linien, selected Siemens in late 201 7 to build these 34 six-car EMUs for its metro network, the contract including 24 years of maintenance (essentially for their full working lives) and an option for 11 more trains, all 45 to be designed for eventual semi-automated operation as well as conventional operation with a driver, on the existing network. The trains are 111,250 mm long over couplings, 2,850 mm wide, with aluminium bodyshells, and have a 2' Bo' Bo' Bo' Bo' 2' axle arrangement. There are 16 asynchronous traction motors, each rated at 180 kW, giving a combined power rating of 2,880 kW. Operation will be off 750 V DC third rail, and top service speed will be 80 km/h. The bogies, produced at Siemens's Graz factory, have rubber-metal primary suspension and pneumatic secondary suspension. Electrodynamic braking to a standstill will reduce wear and tear of the mechanical braking systems.