SBB RABDe 500 | |
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In service | 2000–present |
Manufacturer | Adtranz |
Number built | 44 |
Number in service | 44 |
Formation | 7 cars |
Fleet numbers | 500 000–500 043 |
Capacity | 470 |
Owners | Swiss Federal Railways |
Lines served | |
Specifications | |
Train length | 188,800 mm (619 ft 5 in) |
Maximum speed | 200 km/h (125 mph) |
Weight | 355 t (349 long tons; 391 short tons) |
Power output | 5,200 kW (7,000 hp) |
Electric system(s) | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC |
Notes/references | |
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The SBB RABDe 500, also known as the ICN,[a] is a Swiss high speed passenger train which was introduced in 2000, in time for Expo.02 held in western Switzerland in 2002. Its maximum speed is 200 km/h (125 mph), and it employs tilting technology, which allows it to travel through curvy routes faster than non-tilting trains. The train sets were a joint development by Bombardier, Swiss Federal Railways and Alstom, with an aerodynamic body designed by Pininfarina, bogies and tilting mechanism designed by the then SIG, Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft.
Forty-four RABDe 500 trains with a total of 308 coaches were delivered to SBB-CFF-FFS between 1999 and 2005. The RABDe 500 often run with two complete compositions, each with seven carriages and a seating capacity of 480,[3] both including a dining car. The outer four of the seven carriages are second class.
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