Siemens Velaro
ICE 3 on the Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
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| Type and origin | |
|---|---|
| Builder | Siemens |
| Total produced |
DB Class 403: 50 |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| UIC class | Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′ +2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′ (Velaro E, CN, D, 380B) Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′ +2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′ (Velaro RUS) Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′ +2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′ +2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′ (Velaro e320, 380BL) |
| Length |
200 m (656 ft)/8 cars with up to 536 seats 200 m (656 ft)/8 cars with 460 seats 400 m (1,312 ft)/16 cars with more than 900 seats (Velaro TR) |
| Loco weight |
425 t (418 long tons; 468 short tons) (Velaro E) |
| Electric system(s) |
25 kV 50 Hz AC (Velaro E, CN, 380B, BL, TR) 25 kV 50 Hz AC, 1.5 kV DC (Velaro D, e320) 25 kV 50 Hz AC, 3 kV DC (Velaro RUS) Overhead catenary |
| Current collection | Pantograph |
| Performance figures | |
|---|---|
| Maximum speed |
350–380 km/h (217–236 mph), 403 km/h (250 mph) max. (Velaro E, CRH380B) 320 km/h (199 mph) (e320) |
| Power output | 8,000 kW (11,000 hp) (Velaro D) 8,800 kW (11,800 hp) (Velaro E, CRH3, CRH380B) 16,000 kW (21,000 hp) (Velaro e320) or 550 kW (740 hp) per motor 18,400 kW (24,700 hp) (CRH380BL) or 575 kW (771 hp) per motor |
| Tractive effort | 283 kN (64,000 lbf) (Velaro E) 300 kN (67,000 lbf) (CRH3, D) 515 kN (116,000 lbf) (CRH380BL) 328 kN (74,000 lbf) (Velaro RUS) |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Operators |
Deutsche Bahn RENFE China Railways Russian Railways Eurostar Turkish State Railways |
DB Class 403: 50
DB Class 406: 17
DB Velaro D: 17 ordered
Velaro E: 26
Velaro RUS: 8, plus 8 on order
CRH3C/CRH380B: 80 plus 180 ordered
Velaro e320: 17 ordered (France, Belgium, UK)
200 m (656 ft)/8 cars with up to 536 seats
200 m (656 ft)/8 cars with 601 seats
(Velaro CN)
250 m (820 ft)/10 cars with 604 seats
(Velaro RUS)
200 m (656 ft)/8 cars with 460 seats
(Velaro D)
400 m (1,312 ft)/16 cars with more than 900 seats
(Velaro e320)
425 t (418 long tons; 468 short tons) (Velaro E)
447 t (440 long tons; 493 short tons)
(Velaro CN)
667 t (656 long tons; 735 short tons)
(Velaro RUS)
350–380 km/h (217–236 mph), 403 km/h (250 mph) max. (Velaro E, CRH380B)
Siemens Velaro is a family of high-speed EMU trains used in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, China, Russia and Turkey. In the future these trains are also to be used in Great Britain and France. The Velaro is based on the ICE 3M/F high-speed trains manufactured by Siemens for Deutsche Bahn.
Deutsche Bahn were the first to order Siemens high speed trains. The Deutsche Bahn (DB) ordered 13 of these units in 1994, the NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) four units. The trains were delivered in 1999 for service. The trains were labelled and marketed as the Velaro by their manufacturer, Siemens.
Siemens developed its Siemens Velaro based on the ICE 3M/F. Spain's RENFE was the first to order Velaro trains, known as Velaro E, for their AVE network. Wider versions were ordered by China for the Beijing-Tianjin high-speed rail (China Railways CRH3) and Russia for the Moscow–Saint Petersburg and the Moscow–Nizhny Novgorod routes (Velaro RUS/Сапсан). Since December 2013, the latest generation, Velaro D has been running in its home country, Germany.
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