Siemens SD660

Siemens SD660 (Types 2 and 3)
A train of SD660s on the Steel Bridge in Portland, Oregon
Interior of an SD660
ManufacturerSiemens
Built atSacramento, California
Constructed1996–2005
Entered service1997
Number built79
Number in service79
SuccessorSiemens S70/S700
Fleet numbers
  • Type 2: 201–252
  • Type 3: 301–327
OperatorsTriMet
Specifications
Car length91.93 ft (28.02 m) over couplers
Width8.71 ft (2.65 m)
Height13 ft (4.0 m)
Floor height
  • High floor section: 3.22 ft (980 mm)
  • Low floor section: 1.18 ft (360 mm)
Low-floor70%
EntryLevel
Doors8 per car (4 per side)
Articulated sections3
Wheelbase5.90 ft (1,800 mm)
Maximum speed55 mph (89 km/h)
Weight108,000 lb (49 t)
Traction systemSiemens IGBTVVVF[1]
Traction motors4 × Siemens 175 kW (235 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor
Power output700 kW (940 hp)
Acceleration3 mph/s (1.3 m/s2)
Deceleration
  • 3 mph/s (1.3 m/s2) (service)
  • 5 mph/s (2.2 m/s2) (emergency)
Electric system(s)Overhead line750 V DC
Current collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classificationBo′+2′+Bo′
AAR wheel arrangementB-2-B
Minimum turning radius
  • 82.02 ft (25.00 m) (horizontal)
  • 820 ft (250 m) (crest vertical)
  • 1,150 ft (350 m) (sag vertical)
Coupling systemScharfenberg
Multiple working
  • Within type
  • With Bombardier Type 1
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Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Siemens SD660, originally known as the Siemens SD600,[4] is a double-articulated, 70%-low-floor light rail vehicle (LRV) manufactured by Siemens Transportation Systems. It was the first low-floor light rail vehicle to be used in the United States.[5][6] It first entered service in 1997 with its only operator, TriMet, on the MAX light rail system in Portland, Oregon, United States.

  1. ^ "SD660 Light Rail Vehicle Technical Information" (PDF). Siemens Transportation Systems. May 15, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2007.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference LRMT-1997oct was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference smooth was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Systems News". Tramways & Urban Transit. UK: Ian Allan Publishing/Light Rail Transit Association. October 1998. p. 397. ISSN 1460-8324.
  5. ^ Vantuono, William C. (July 1993). "Tri-Met goes low-floor: Portland's Tri-Met has broken new ground with a procurement of low-floor light rail vehicles. The cars will be North America's first low-floor LRVs". Railway Age. pp. 49–51. ISSN 0033-8826.
  6. ^ "LA And Portland Get New-Design LRVs". International Railway Journal. October 1993. pp. 26–27. ISSN 0744-5326.