Siemens S70
Avanto is a tram - car family from Siemens Mobility, which is also suitable for operation on main-line railways.
Concept
The Avanto concept is to multi-system steel vehicles which satisfy largely the requirements of the full rail operations on standard gauge. Features of such a five-part vehicle are, depending on the vehicle length, 70 to 80 percent low-floor area between the entry doors, two motor bogies at the ends of vehicles and flexible customizable exterior and interior design.
Use
France
Paris
On 18 November 2006, the first eight-kilometer route, the line was T4, inaugurated in Paris. Between the two suburbs of Paris Aulnay -sous -Bois and Bondy on the Avanto tram lines in the city centers as well as on the upside here formerly disused railway network outside of places. Therefore, the Avanto is also known as Tram-Train. The T4 line is the connection between the two Regionalzuglinien RER B and RER E. The Paris Avanto runs on standard gauge and is more compatible with other systems. It can therefore operate in the French rail network with 25 kV / 50 Hz AC and inner-city with 750 volts DC. It consists here of five modules with a total length without couplings of 37.062 meters and a vehicle height of 3.52 meters at the lowered pantograph. With a net weight of 59.7 tons and a vehicle width of 2.65 meters, the Avanto in Paris is specified with a top speed of 100 km / hr.
The Paris Avanto has five per vehicle side sliding doors with additional sliding step to balance between platform and train. For this, the low floor to 80 percent vehicle is fully air conditioned, equipped with a video surveillance system for interior and boarding areas and a passenger information system. A train has 80 seats of which 6 are folding. On the Line T4 of Avanto will transport about 35,000 passengers daily between eleven stations. Operator is the French railway company SNCF, which has given 15 trains from Siemens in order. In addition an option for 20 vehicles. In the SNCF these vehicles are under the U series 25500.
Alsace
On 12 December 2010, the Avanto officially took on the tram in Mulhouse as Tram-Train Mulhouse- Vallée de la Thur in Alsace on its operation. To this end, bought the SNCF twelve five-part vehicles for bi-directional operation, these are referred to as U 25500. The order was worth around 50 million euros. The Avanto leaves the main station Mulhouse tramways and travels on railroad tracks up to Thann through Thurtal on.
The maximum speed of the vehicle is 100 km / h with an output of 200 kW four times. The length of the vehicle via coupling is 37.062 meters, the vehicle width of 2.65 meters. The empty weight is 60 tonnes.
United States
In the U.S., the Avanto, Siemens S70, there referred to as currently used in the transport systems of various cities. Currently, these are:
- San Diego (California ): 11 trains for San Diego Trolley, Inc.
- Charlotte ( North Carolina): 16 trains for LYNX Rapid Transit Services (CATS ).
- Portland (Oregon ): 22 trains for Metropolitan Area Express ( MAX) for Trimet ( transport)
- Norfolk (Virginia ): 9 trains ordered for " The Tide " (planned a light rail ) for Hampton Roads Transit
- Salt Lake City (Utah ): 77 trains for " TRAX " for Utah Transit Authority ( UTA )
- San Diego (California ): 56 trains for San Diego Trolley, Inc.
- Minneapolis ( Minnnesota ): 41 trains for Metro Transit.
- Houston (Texas ): 19 trains for Metro Rail Houston
- Atlanta ( Georgia): 4 trains for MARTA, configured as a tram
The S70 vehicle, which is operated by the San Diego Trolley, Inc.
A S70 train on the net the Metropolitan Area Express ( MAX)
A S70 during test drives in Norfolk
A train on the red line at the Stataion Daybreak Parkway on the net the Utah Transit Authority
A train on the blue line of the LYNX Rapid Transit Services in Charlotte
First train of the Metro Transit in Minneapolis ( Minnnesota )