EuroSprinter
Siemens ES64 Euro Sprinter is the name of a type family of electric locomotives, which are produced by the companies Siemens Transportation Systems and Krauss -Maffei and used in numerous European railway companies.
Designation
The manufacturer's name " ES64 " is the abbreviation of " Euro Sprinter" along with the first two digits of the rated power ( 6400 kW). The term U is Universallok, P stands for Prototypenlok and F for cargo or freight. The following number 2 stands for the two -frequency model (15 kV 16.7 Hz and 25 kV 50 Hz), 4 for the four-system design ( in addition to 1.5 kV and 3 kV DC).
Genesis
In 1997, Siemens was able to win a tender for 50 locomotives ( option for another 350 ) of the Austrian Federal Railways ( ÖBB). The ES64U2 offered was developed as Universallok together with the bogie center of excellence Simmering -Graz -Pauker ( SGP Graz). Basis for the development were the Class 152 and Class 120 of the German Bahn AG. Since 2001, these developments are as series 1016 used ( in a two -phase system version with 15 kV and 25 kV for the cross-border transport to Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia) ( in a pure 15 - kV traction current version) and as the class 1116.
Types of differentiation
Common features
The drive of the locomotives via three-phase asynchronous motors, which are designed as 4-pole squirrel-cage motors.
The locomotive body is supported on the spherical running out and coated with rubber pivot bearing ( slide chair ) and the pivots on the bogies. The pivot pin serves as the axis of rotation of Drehgestellauslenkung and transfers all train and braking forces.
The type family has an electric brake and disc brakes. The brake disks are not mounted directly on the wheel set axles, they will sit on its own rather brake shafts which are coupled via the drive gear of the drive motor with the movement of the wheel set. On each brake shaft sit two discs. These are called wave brake discs.
The oil-cooled transformer is arranged under floor while he was housed in the conventional construction in the locomotive box. Thus, a continuous center aisle between the cabs was made possible in the locomotive body.
On both sides of the aisle are the inverter racks. Depending on a converter kit supplies the traction motors of a bogie. It consists of rectifiers in the four-quadrant controllers ( 4QS ) and three motor converter sets. To smooth the DC link voltage are supporting capacitors and Saugkreisdrosseln present, the damp the 33 Hz resonance frequency.
4QS with the secondary voltage of the transformer is first converted into dc voltage and adjusted to the required voltage level. The staggered clocking motor converter forms the direct current into three-phase current and supply the driving motors individually. This can also regulated individually and the wheel-rail friction coefficient can be utilized optimally.
The converters allow together with the electric brake, a braking current - feedback with a braking power of 6.4 MW theory. The braking force is limited for reasons of safety against derailment to 150 kN.
Other major components in the engine room are the driving motor and the converter fan towers. The traction motors are located directly on the two sets of wheels in the two bogies.
Differences are mainly in terms of speed interpretation and the associated alternative between Tatzlager drive (up to 140 km / h) and hollow shaft drive ( over 140 km / h). Moreover, there are differences of interpretation for several traction power systems.
ES64P
The ES64P is a locomotive for heavy freight transport, and for fast travel. It is the prototype of the Euro Sprinter family and worked as a testbed for new components and environmentally friendly materials for Deutsche Bahn as class 127 in use. The Series 127 is under technical aspects considered the " first mother " of all modern Drehstromloks from Siemens.
With a speed of 310 km / h provided the 127001-6 on August 6, 1993 at the high-speed line between Hanover and Würzburg Würzburg and Fulda a new world record for three vehicles.
ES64F
The ES64F ( DB class 152 ) is a high-performance locomotive for heavy freight traffic, as well as for passenger transport. It can be used with their high performance and pulling power for heavy double-decker trains in push-pull operation. It is equipped with a train line for the supply of passenger trains with electric energy - are used the locomotives were used by Deutsche Bahn as well as the private railway ITL has two of these locomotives, almost exclusively freight trains.
The OSE - 120 series, also known under the name Hella Sprinter is an electric locomotive class of the Greek State Railways and is used for freight and passenger trains. The specifications of the OSE demanded a special lightweight construction, which could then be developed in just 17 months.
DSB series EC
With the series EC for the Danish State Railways (DSB ) is a six-axle version of the ES64F was built. As a two - vehicle system is designed for operation in the Danish 25 kV 50 Hz overhead line network, as well as in the Swedish and German 15 kV -16, 7 Hz catenary networks and has train control systems of all three countries.
Through the six-axle version, the starting tractive effort is increased from 300 to 400 kN and the EC making it one of the most powerful vehicles on the European continent. This tensile force is needed to transport the up to 2000 ton freight trains on the 15.6 per mil pitch in the Great Belt tunnel and be able to approach even with a fancy truck. Previously, there could drive a locomotive only 1400 ton trains.
ES64U2
The ES64U2 was originally formed as Universallok for the Austrian Federal Railways ( ÖBB) developed and performed there as series 1016 (pure 15 kV version) and 1116 (2- system version with 15 kV and 25 kV for international transport to Hungary ). When the locomotive ÖBB the protected name of Taurus.
At Deutsche Bahn AG, the machine runs under the designation 182 series, were procured 25 pieces. The Hungarian MÁV leads her ten locomotives series 1047, plus numerous locomotives come with private railways in Germany, Austria and Hungary.
ES64U4
The ES64U4 is a further development of both the ES64F4 and the ES64U2, which is built as a three -phase system universal locomotive, if required can also be delivered as a four-system version not. The tests of the first three prototypes (with different " national packages " ) began in early 2005, with delivery to ÖBB ÖBB as 1216 (Taurus III) is from 2006.
The ÖBB has ordered 50 locomotives, 32 national Slovenian Railway Company SŪ, five ES64U4 -G (Series 183) as Einsystemlokomotive only for Germany Regentalbahn, two private railway RTS, a Salzburg AG.
World record run
A series copy of the series ES64U4 (later delivered as ÖBB 1216 050 ) introduced on 2 September 2006 with test car on the new Nuremberg -Ingolstadt between the stations Kinding and Allersberg at the level of Autohof at Hilpoltstein with a top speed of 357 km / h new world record for locomotives.
ES64F4
The ES64F4 is a cargo version with a four- power system equipment. In addition to the ability to drive under all four major European power systems to standard gauge, the locomotive has a customizable LED -based lighting, with any lighting arrangement for the various European railway networks is displayed.
Only in the British Isles is due to the local narrower loading gauge and Spain / Portugal for local use broad gauge not possible. For the various railway companies to deliver all necessary train control system components can be installed as a "package". In Germany, these locomotives are referred to as 189 series.
Successor
Since 2007, the Lokkästen all Euro Sprinter and Euro Runner types are unified. This more or less new locomotive family was referred to as Siemens ES 2007 until it was replaced by a new, very similar to the ES 2007 Platform for electric locomotives with the name Siemens Vectron.