Siemens Velaro

Siemens Velaro
For other uses, see Velaro.
Siemens Velaro
Front car of the Velaro RUS, at Innotrans 2008 in Berlin
Power type electric
Builder Siemens
Total produced Velaro E: 26

Velaro RUS: 8
CRH3C/CRH380B: 80 plus 180 ordered
Velaro D: 16 ordered
Velaro e320: 10 ordered
UIC classification Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′ +2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
Length 200 m (656 ft)/8 cars with up to 536 seats[1]

200 m (656 ft)/8 cars with 601 seats
(Velaro CN)
250 m (820 ft)/10 cars with 604 seats
(Velaro RUS)
200 m (656 ft)/8 cars with 460 seats
(Velaro D)
Locomotive weight 425 t (418 long tons; 468 short tons) (Velaro E)

447 t (440 long tons; 493 short tons)
(Velaro CN)
667 t (656 long tons; 735 short tons)
(Velaro RUS)
454 t (447 long tons; 500 short tons) (Velaro D)
Power supply Overhead catenary
Electric system 25 kV 50 Hz AC
(Velaro E)
Current collection
method		 Pantograph
Top speed 350–380 km/h (217–236 mph), 403 km/h (250 mph) max. (Velaro E, CRH380B)[2]

250 km/h (155 mph), upgradeable to 330 km/h (205 mph) (Velaro RUS)
Power output 8,800 kW (11,800 hp)
(Velaro E, CRH3),
or 550 kW (740 hp) per motor
Tractive effort 300 kN (67,000 lbf)
(Velaro E, CRH3, D)

380 kN (85,000 lbf) (Velaro RUS)

Siemens Velaro is a family of high-speed EMU trains used in Europe and China. The Velaro is based on Deutsche Bahn's ICE 3 high-speed trains, but is a full Siemens product unlike the ICE 3 which involved other manufacturers.

Spain's RENFE was the first to order Velaro trains, known as Velaro E, for their AVE network. Wider versions were ordered by China for the Beijing-Tianjin high-speed rail (China Railways CRH3) and Russia for the Moscow–Saint Petersburg and the Moscow–Nizhny Novgorod routes (Velaro RUS/Сапсан).

In July 2006 a Siemens Velaro train-set (AVE S-103) reached 403.7 km/h (250.8 mph). At that time, this was the world record for railed and unmodified commercial service trainsets.[citation needed]

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Velaro E

Siemens Velaro E at Innotrans 2006 in Berlin

Velaro E is a Spanish version of the Velaro family. In 2001, RENFE ordered sixteen Velaros[3] designated AVE S-103. The order was later increased to a total of 26 trains. The trains serve the 621 km (386 mi) Barcelona–Madrid line at speeds up to 300 km/h (186 mph) for a travel time of 2 hrs 38 mins.

The first units were delivered in July 2005 and completed their first test runs in January 2006.

On 15 July 2006, a train achieved a top speed of 403.7 km/h (250.8 mph) between Guadalajara and Calatayud on the Madrid–Zaragoza line. This is a Spanish record for railed vehicles and a world record for unmodified commercial service trainsets, as the earlier TGV (world record of 574.8 km/h/357.2 mph) and ICE records were achieved with specially modified and shortened trainsets, and the Shinkansen (443 km/h/275 mph, 1996) record was for a test (non-commercial) trainset.

Velaro CRH3C/CRH380B

Siemens Velaro CRH3C
Main article: China Railways CRH3

Velaro CRH3C is a Chinese version of the Velaro. In November 2005, China ordered 60 trains[3] for the Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway. The eight-car trains are very similar to Spain's Velaro E, but 300 mm (11.81 in) wider to fit in almost 50% more seats in a 2 plus 3 layout. In the CRH3C version, a 200-metre-long Velaro train will seat 600 passengers.[4] These trains are being manufactured jointly by Siemens in Germany and CNR Tangshan in China. The first Chinese-built CRH3C was unveiled on 11 April 2008.[5]

CRH3C reached a top speed of 394.3 km/h (245.0 mph) during a test on the Beijing to Tianjin high-speed railway on 24 June 2008.[6]

In September 2009, an additional 20 CRH3C sets were ordered by Chinese MOR.[7]

In March 2009, 100 CRH380BL units were ordered by Chinese MOR for delivery in 2011. These trains are 16-car sets that will be capable of operating at speeds up to 380 km/h (240 mph) in regular service, and designed to reach a top speed of 420 km/h (261 mph).[2] In September 2009, the Chinese MOR ordered an additional 40 16-car sets and 40 8-car sets. All of the 180 trainsets mentioned above will be manufactured by two Chinese companies, CNR Tangshan and CNR Changchun, Siemens acts only as a component supplier. These trains were given the designations CRH380B (8-car set) and CRH380BL (16-car set) in September 2010.[8][9]

The first CRH380BL set was completed by Tangshan Railway Vehicle and unveiled to the public on 21 September 2010. In October 2010, the 16-car train was sent to the Beijing loop line for testing. In November 2010 the train was sent to Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway for a trial run. It reached the maximum speed of 457 km/h (284 mph) on 5 December 2010.[10] During a test on 10 January 2011, a CRH380BL set reached a new record speed of 487.3 km/h (302.8 mph), breaking the previous record held by the CRH380A.[11]

Velaro RUS EVS (Sapsan)

Main article: Sapsan
Siemens Velaro RUS mock-up in waiting hall of Moscow Terminus (St Petersburg)

Velaro RUS is part of the Velaro family built for Russia. On 19 May 2006 Siemens announced an order from Russian Railways for eight Velaro RUS high-speed trains including a 30-year service contract.[3] The contract is in total worth €600 million. The trains, connecting Moscow with Saint Petersburg, and later also Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod at a speed of up to 250 km/h (155 mph), are based on the ICE3 train standard but with bodies broadened by 33 cm (13 in) to 3.265 m (10 ft 8.5 in) to suit Russia's standard loading gauge.[12]

Four of the trains are for both 3 kV DC and 25 kV 50 Hz AC operation. The total length of each ten-car train is 250 m (820 ft), carrying up to 600 passengers.

Development and construction were carried out at Erlangen and Krefeld in Germany. Single-voltage EVS1 (3 kV DC) trains entered passenger service at the end of 2009 on the Moscow–St Petersburg route,[13] and the dual-system EVS2 trains entered service on the Nizhniy Novgorod route in 2010.[14]

It set a record for the fastest train in Russia on 2 May 2009, travelling at 281 km/h (175 mph)[15] and on 7 May 2009, travelling at 290 km/h (180 mph).[16]

Velaro D (DB Class 407)

Siemens Velaro D at InnoTrans 2010, after handover of first train to DB

Velaro D is specifically designed for Deutsche Bahn international services from Germany. Designated DB's Class 407, it is designed to run at speeds up to 320 km/h (200 mph) and comply with Technical Specifications for Interoperability and enhanced crashworthiness requirements.[17] There are fire-proof equipment rooms and fire doors between cars. Velaro D is designed to be quieter and more reliable than the ICE 3 (Class 403/406).

The train is also expected to use up to 20% less energy than previous versions of ICE. This is achieved in part by improved body styling. It does not have the ICE3's panorama lounge whereby passengers in the end coaches can see the tracks over the driver's shoulder. The Class 407 has 460 seats: 111 in first class, 333 in second class and 16 in the bistro car. In total this is 37 more seats than the ICE 3, even though the seat pitch is unchanged. This is achieved by putting the traction equipment in compartments at either end of the train instead of hiding it behind panels the length of the train. Unlike all previous ICE versions, the passenger seating is all open-plan and there are no compartments.[18]

The eight-coach Class 407 trains can couple up and work with their Class 403 and Class 406 predecessors. Eight of the 16 axles per train are powered, and there are four independent sets of traction equipment per train: if two of them break down, the train can still run. For full international flexibility across Europe, it can function on any of four voltages. The fleet will be based in Frankfurt.[18]

In December 2008 Deutsche Bahn signed a €500 million order for 15 trainsets.[19][20] The first train was unveiled in Krefeld on 28 April 2010,[17] and then handed over from Siemens to DB on 22 September 2010 at InnoTrans. Velaro D will come into operation from December 2011[17] on services from Frankfurt to southern France via the new LGV Rhine-Rhone, and subsequently on other international services in Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands.[18] The specification of the Velaro D will also allow it access to the Channel Tunnel,[21] enabling DB to use it on the services it plans to operate from 2013 from London to Amsterdam and Frankfurt.[22] Deutsche Bahn submitted safety documentation for the operation of Velaro D high speed trainsets through the Channel Tunnel to the Intergovernmental Commission in July 2011.[23]
In June 2011, Deutsche Bahn ordered an additional Velaro D set in order to replace an ICE3MF set damaged in an accident in August 2010.[24]

Eurostar e320

Eurostar 320-branded Siemens Velaro at its press launch in London

On 7 October 2010, it was reported that Eurostar had selected Siemens as preferred bidder to supply 10 Velaro e320[25] trainsets at a cost of €600 million (and a total investment of more than £700 million with the refurbishment of the existing fleet included)[26] to operate an expanded route network, including services from London to Cologne and Amsterdam.[27] These would be sixteen-car, 400-metre (1,312 ft) long trainsets built to meet current Channel Tunnel regulations, and would not be the same as the eight-car 200m Velaro D sets which Deutsche Bahn wants to operate to London.[27] The top speed will be 320 km/h (199 mph) and they will have more than 900 seats.[25][28][29]

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