CAF Oaris

The Oaris is a high-speed train with distributed power of the Spanish manufacturer Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF ). In 2011, a prototype is being tested.

History

The Oaris has its origins in government-sponsored project AVI 2015 and was first introduced to the public in May 2010 at the International Railway Exhibition in Valencia in the form of a mock-up.

In September 2010, CAF began at the plant in Beasain with the assembly of the first prototype ( 3 kV to 25 kV ), which is being tested stationary since January 2011. By late 2010, CAF had invested fifty million euro in development.

Technology

The Oaris to operate in the normal railway operations 320 km / h, but higher speeds was designed for around 10% and is expected to reach up to 350 km / hr. CAF will offer the train for both standard gauge of 1435 mm, as well as Iberian broad gauge (1668 mm). In addition, the equipment with spurwechsel enabled bogies is possible.

A train consists of two end car with a length of 26.78 m and two, four or six intermediate cars with a length of 24.78 m. The total length will be 100, 150 or 200 meters depending on the number of intermediate cars.

Depending on one bogie per car is powered by two electric motors with an output of 660 kW. The smallest Triebzugvariante with four wagons and eight engines thus has a drive total capacity of 5,280 kW. The 200 m long variant with eight cars and 16 engines will be motorized with a total of 10,560 kW.

Variants

The first variant of the Oaris to go to the Spanish rail company RENFE as the class 105 in operation.

In addition, CAF involved with the Oaris at various tenders. Among other things, in Brazil for the connection between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and the line Boston - Washington in the United States.