SBB-CFF-FFS RABe 514
| RABe 514 | |
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| In service | Zürich S-Bahn |
| Manufacturer |
Siemens Transportation Systems Stadler Rail |
| Constructed | 2005–2009 |
| Entered service | 2006 |
| Number built | 61 |
| Fleet numbers | RABe 514 001 – RABe 514 061 |
| Capacity | First class: 74 Second class: 304 |
| Operator(s) | SBB-CFF-FFS |
| Line(s) served | S6, S7, S8, S14, S15, S16, S24 |
| Specifications | |
| Train length | 100 meters (330 ft) |
| Width | 2.780 meters (9.12 ft) |
| Height | 4.6 meters (15 ft) |
| Floor height | 600 millimeters (24 in) |
| Doors | 8 on each side |
| Maximum speed | 140 km/h (87 mph) |
| Weight | 225 tonnes (496,000 lb) |
| Power output | 3,200 kW (4,290 hp) |
| Acceleration | 1.1 m/s2 |
| Electric system(s) | 15 kV 16 2⁄3 Hz AC |
| Current collection method | Pantograph |
| UIC classification | Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′ |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
The RABe 514 is a four-car double decker electrical multiple unit used by the Swiss Federal Railways SBB-CFF-FFS 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).
On 23 February 2003 the Swiss Federal Railways' board of directors decided to give the 447 million CHF contract for building 35 double decker trains to Siemens Transportation Systems. This decision came as a surprise since Siemens had never built double decker EMUs before, except for an experimental train built in a consortium with DWA Görlitz (now Bombardier Transportation) that never entered into service. To fulfill the domestic content requirement in the contact, Siemens reached an agreement with Stadler Rail to perform some of the assembling and the commissioning in their factory in Altenrhein, Switzerland.
The trains were originally intended to enter service in December 2005, but the date could not be kept. Nevertheless, the first trainset was presented to the public on 2 December 2005 at Zürich Hauptbahnhof. Until May of the next year, the RABe 514 were thoroughly tested and then entered into regular passenger service on the S14 line.
In March 2006 the Swiss Federal Railways exercised their purchase option for another 25 units. Because of the delayed delivery of the first trainsets, Siemens agreed to build an additional train instead of paying a penalty. Delivery of all 61 trains was completed in July 2009.
On 20 February 2015, unit 514 016-2 was involved a collision with an Interregio express train hauled by Class 460 electric locomotive 460 076-0 at Rafz.
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