Bombardier Talent

The talent is either a diesel train - from scratch or by electric multiple unit - with mechanical or electrical power transmission. There are versions with and without tilting. The interior ( seat dividers ) is freely selectable.

The prototype was presented in 1996; until the beginning of 2003, more than 300 units were delivered or ordered.

The manufacturer Bombardier has developed a purely electric successor under the name Talent 2, which is produced since 2008.

Specifications

The talent is a normalspuriges full rail vehicle according to UIC standard. It is available with an optional tram equipment such as turn signals, mirrors and others.

Typical of the vehicle is its streamlined shape (designed by Alexander Neumeister ): The heads taper to a point, at the latest position represents an Scharfenbergkupplung the conclusion. The side walls are not vertical, as in most railway vehicles; Instead, the cross section to the - to stay tilting in the gauge, nearly oval - but so far built only in Norway.

The original talent is available as a two -, three - or four-part articulated vehicle, the successor Talent 2 will be offered up to six pieces. The joints are designed as a car crossing over a Jakobs truck. The bogies are driven on the ends of the carriage. In addition to the two ( independent ) drive units of the railcar is an integral low. The floor height is selectable between 590 mm, 800 mm or 960 mm above rail level in the low-floor section and thus the entry. In the high-floor part then is for example 1130 mm. The usual for modern transport railcars features such as air conditioning, passenger information system, barrier-free vacuum toilet or multi -purpose compartment are available.

Use

Vehicles of Talent are in Germany, Austria, Hungary, Norway (tilting version ), the Netherlands and Canada used.

German railway

Austrian Federal Railways

The Austrian Federal Railways ( ÖBB) set three variants of the trainset "talent" one.

Criticism

After massive protests, the Austrian version with a vehicle-mounted wheelchair ramp was retrofitted. Next, the ride comfort is criticized: too few seats are available, the seats were too hard, the seat pitch is too low, the loudspeaker announcements too loud and roller blinds were missing. The end of 2013 began, per set equip one of the four parts with more comfortable seats, which also have a footrest and a folding table. This area is referred to as the comfort zone.

Norwegian State Railways

Hungarian State Railways

Slovakia - Regional Jet

Since March 4, 2012 he is on the route Bratislava - 131 Komárno, which is owned and operated by RegioJet used. The first railcar arrived on January 20 in Slovakia. There they are repainted in the colors of RegioJet .. A total of nine three-part railcars are for rented from Alpha Trains. They were used until December 2011 for the Prignitzer railroad on the route Dortmund - Enschede.

Switzerland: BLS AG

From the mid- 1990s, today BLS AG under the project name low-floor commuter " NINA " a total of 36 units of type BLS RABe 525 low-floor concept and bogie technology are largely taken from the trainset talent procured the BLS Lötschberg Railway,. As a further development, the BLS AG procured from 2008 another 25 units under the name BLS RABe 535 They operate under the name Lötschberger.

Other areas of application

  • Veolia Transport (two - and three-part talent, diesel -powered)
  • Dortmund- märkische railway (excluding three-piece Talent), since December 2004, does not provide more transport services
  • Niederbarnimer railway (excluding three-part talent, diesel -powered)
  • North Western Railway (two - and three-part talent, diesel -powered)
  • EUR ground (excluding three-part talent, diesel -powered)
  • Ostseelandverkehr (excluding three-part talent, diesel -powered)
  • Prignitzer Eisenbahn GmbH (two - and three-part talent, diesel -powered)
  • Regiobahn ( two-part talent, diesel -powered)
  • O -Train (OC Transpo, three-part talent, diesel -powered)

Accidents

  • On 3 May 2009 the railcar 644 061 DB Regio NRW got on the route between Overath and Gummersbach in Dieringhausen on fire.
  • On 25 June 2012, the Talent railcars 643225-5 DB Regio NRW got ( Euregiobahn ) on the line between Aachen and Stolberg near Eilendorf on fire. The fire broke clear from the first class area. After an emergency application of the train could be evacuated to the open road. Two people suffered minor smoke inhalation. The railcar was completely gutted. Due to the excessive heat ripped the overhead line.
  • On January 21, 2013 met in Vienna, at the height Zehetnergasse, two fully occupied ÖBB Talent 4024 the suburban line S45 around 8:45 clock together. According to the ÖBB the two trains were staffed by about 280 passengers, 41 of them were injured.

Gallery

Three Piece talent than VT 736 of the NEB in Berlin- Lichtenberg

Talent of the Euro train in Lemgo

Talent of the Nord-Ostsee -Bahn

Talent of Euregiobahn

643 037 DB Regio

Interior 643 series from DB Regio

Interior 644 series from DB Regio

Interior of the ÖBB Talents

Cab an ÖBB Talent

O -Train in Canada

O -Train in Walkley Yard in Ottawa

Waggonfabrik Talbot Tilting train Heavy rail International Union of Railways S-Bahn Folding seat Verordnung über den Bau und Betrieb der Straßenbahnen Salzburg S-Bahn Vienna S-Bahn NordWestBahn Regiobahn GmbH Eilendorf (Aachen) Berlin-Lichtenberg station Wiener Lokalbahnen
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