Stadler NExT

NExT
In service	2009– (scheduled)
Manufacturer	Stadler Rail
Built at	Altenrhein
Constructed	2007
Number built	6 trains as of 2009
Number in service	1 train as of 2009
Formation	3 carriages per train[1]
Fleet numbers	RABe
Capacity	446 passengers (157 seated, 289 standing)
Operator	Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn
Line(s) served	Berne–Solothurn
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium[1]
Car length	60 meters (200 ft) (3-carriage train)[1]
Width	2.650 meters (8.69 ft)[1]
Height	3.945 meters (12.94 ft)[1]
Floor height	400 millimeters (16 in)[1]
Doors	6 per side
Articulated sections	3
Maximum speed	120 kilometres per hour (75 mph)[1]
Weight	77 tonnes (170,000 lb) (3-carriage train)[1]
Acceleration	1.1 m/s2[1]
Power output	1‘400 kW[1]
Electric system(s)	1,250 VDC[1]
Gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) [1]

The Niederflur-Express-Triebzug (NExT, English: low-floor express trainset) is an electric multiple unit light commuter train developed by Stadler Rail for the Swiss Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn (RBS) railway. With a top speed of 120 km/h, it is the fastest metre gauge train in Switzerland.^[2]

Six three-carriage trains are scheduled to be delivered in 2009 at a cost of 53.4 million CHF. They are to be used for express service between Berne and Solothurn.^{[2][dated info]}

The Neue Zürcher Zeitung commented favourably on the train's angular design and use of interior space. It commended RBS for setting "new standards of design and comfort" in Swiss commuter transport with the NExT.^[2]

External links

• NExT website by RBS

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} "Niederflur-Triebzug für den RBS, Schweiz". Train data sheet. Stadler Rail. http://www.stadlerrail.com/images/content/datenblaetter/03_spezialausfuerung/RBS_d.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-06. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Schnelle Züge ohne Zigarre: Berner Pendlerbahn setzt Masstäbe punkto Design und Komfort" (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung: pp. 11. 6 June 2009.