Stadler KISS

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Stadler KISS
File:SBB RABe 511 Tössmühle.jpg
Unit 002 on a trial run
In service 2011–
Manufacturer Stadler Rail
Constructed 2008–
Entered service 2011
Number under construction 50
Formation 6 cars per train[1]
Fleet numbers RABe 511
Capacity First class: 112
Second class: 414
Operator(s) Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s) served S5, S12, S15
Specifications
Car body construction Aluminium[1]
Car length 25 meters (82 ft)[1]
Width 2.8 meters (9.2 ft)[1]
Height 4.595 meters (15.08 ft)[1]
Floor height 440 millimeters (17 in)[1]
Maximum speed 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph)[1]
Weight 296 tonnes (653,000 lb)[1]
Power output 6,000 kW (8,000 hp) Max
4,000 kW (5,400 hp) Cont
Acceleration 1.1 m/s2[1]
Power supply overhead catenary
Electric system(s) 15 kVAC, 16.7 Hz[1]
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge [1]

The Stadler KISS is a bilevel electric multiple unit commuter train developed by Stadler Rail of Switzerland. It is operated by the Swiss Federal Railways under the classification RABe 511, as well as by other European railways. In the early stages of development it was known as the Stadler DOSTO.

Name

The original name, "DOSTO", is derived from the German word Doppelstock, meaning "double decker". Since September 2010, Stadler refers to the train as "KISS", an acronym for komfortabler innovativer spurtstarker S-Bahn-Zug, meaning "comfortable, innovative, sprint-capable suburban train".[2]

The trains's power plant is capable of delivering brief bursts (several minutes) of "sprint" power, over 6,000 kilowatts, enabling it to overtake other trains on short express tracks.[3]

Features

The KISS vehicles are the third generation of vehicles for the S-Bahn Zürich. Compared to previous generations, they are characterized mainly by a higher number of standing passengers per car, in part because the longer trains have proportionately fewer cabs. Also, 15 cm width was won by placing the HVAC channels under the ceiling instead of the side panel. The headroom is still two meters, because friction stir welded floor panels made from aluminium extrusions are used. The number of seats, however, is slightly lower than in the previous models. Like in the KISS's predecessors, low-floor entrances, vehicle air conditioning and vacuum toilets (two, including one wheelchair accessible) are available. There are also two multi-functional areas with storage space for strollers, bicycles and the like.

The six-car train set consists of two power cars and four trailers. In the power heads, all axles are powered.

Customers

In 2008, the Swiss Federal Railways ordered 50 units, at a price of 1 billion CHF, for use in the Zürich S-Bahn.[4] The first trains were scheduled to be delivered in 2010.[1][5] The first train entered service on S-Bahn line S14 in December 2011 under the designation RABe 511. Trains were subsequently transferred onto the S12 and S15 lines, where they are a common sight. They can also be found on S5 services, particularly on weekends.

On 15 April 2010, prior to the delivery of the first train, SBB confirmed an option for purchasing a further 24 four-car trains of the same type. Of the total 74 units are 13 six-car and 24 four-car trains to be used on regional express lines between Geneva-Vevey and Geneva-Romont, Zürich, Schaffhausen, Basel-Frick, Zürich, Bern, Biel and Bern-Olten. The remaining trains are intended for the Zürich S-Bahn.[6][7]

On 12 October 2010, Stadler announced an order of 8 dual-voltage, three-car KISS trainsets for Luxemburgian railways CFL in the Class 2300-series.[8] They will be used on the Luxemburg - Koblenz relation.

WESTbahn in Austria also operate 7 six-car long KISS trainsets, on their services between Vienna and Salzburg in competition to the government-owned ÖBB.[9]

In February 2013 the Russian Aeroexpress operator ordered 16 four-car and eight six-car KISS units for usage for Moscow airport shuttle services.[10] These trains are named ESh2 "Eurasia".

Stadler to supply double-deck EMUs to Azerbaijan. An agreement for the supply of five Kiss double-deck electric multiple-units was signed by Stadler Rail CEO Peter Spuhler and Javid Gurbanov, Chairman of national railway ADY, at the TransCaspian 2015 trade fair in Baku on May 13. [11]

In June 2015 MÄLAB, the transit authority for the counties around Stockholm, Sweden, decided to order 33 four-car KISS units.[12] In Sweden, the trains are again called "DOSTO", due to the word "kiss" means pee in Swedish.[13] The order is delayed since the competitor Bombardier and the current operator SJ sued MÄLAB for formal errors.[14][15]

See also

References

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