Stadler NExT
| NExT | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Stadler NExT at Jegenstorf | |
| In service | 2009 |
| 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(s) | 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] |
| Power output | 1‘400 kW[1] |
| Acceleration | 1.1 m/s2[1] |
| Electric system(s) | 1,250 VDC[1] |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge[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 were delivered in 2009 at a cost of 53.4 million CHF and are used for express service between Berne and Solothurn.[2][3] In 2013, 6 additional trains were delivered.[3]
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
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Niederflur-Triebzug für den RBS, Schweiz" (PDF). Train data sheet. Stadler Rail. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- 1 2 3 "Schnelle Züge ohne Zigarre: Berner Pendlerbahn setzt Masstäbe punkto Design und Komfort". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 6 June 2009. p. 11.
- 1 2 "Der Niederflur-Express-Triebzug NExT". RBS.ch | Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn (in German). Retrieved 2016-10-09.
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