SBB RABe 514

SBB RABe 514
Red-white-and-blue double-decker train
SBB RABe 514 with an S8 service near Felben-Wellhausen in 2009
Blue-upholstered seats
Second class seats on the upper deck
Manufacturer
Family nameSiemens Desiro Double Deck
Constructed2005–2009
Entered service2006
Number built61
Fleet numbers514 001–514 061
CapacityFirst class: 74
Second class: 304
OwnersSwiss Federal Railways
Lines served
Specifications
Train length100 m (328 ft 1 in)
Width2.780 m (9 ft 1.4 in)
Height4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Floor height600 mm (24 in)
Doors8 on each side
Maximum speed140 km/h (87 mph)
Weight225 tonnes (496,000 lb)
Power output3,200 kW (4,290 hp)
Acceleration1.1 m/s2
Electric system(s)15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Current collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classificationBo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Notes/references
[1]

The RABe 514 is a four-car double decker electrical multiple unit used by the Swiss Federal Railways for the Zürich S-Bahn. It is part of the Siemens Desiro Double Deck product family. The trains are also referred to as DTZ which stands for the German word Doppelstocktriebzug (English: double decker multiple unit).

  1. ^ Gerald Winzer (April 2007). "Doppelstocktriebzug Desiro RABe 514" (PDF) (in German). Siemens Transportation Systems. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2009.