Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1
| Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 (DBAG Class 650) | |
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Regio-Shuttle der WEG
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| Number(s) | DB 650 001-027/100-122/201-203/301-327 |
| Quantity | 497 (as at: Sep 2011) |
| Manufacturer |
Stadler Rail AG (previously: Adtranz) |
| Year(s) of manufacture | since 1996 |
| Axle arrangement | B’B’ |
| Length | 24.460–25.500 m (80 ft 3.0 in–83 ft 7.9 in) |
| Height | 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Width | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
| Empty weight | 40.0 t (39.4 long tons; 44.1 short tons) |
| Axle load | 10.0 t (9.8 long tons; 11.0 short tons) |
| Top speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
| Installed power | 2x257 kW (345 hp);=514 kW (689 hp) |
| Power index | 12,85 kW/t |
| No. of traction motors | 2 |
| Transmission | hydrodynamic-mechanical (hydraulic) |
| Train protection | Sifa, PZB90 |
| Seats | 71–101 (depending on variant) |
| Standing places | 83–94 (depending on variant) |
The Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 is the first widely used, new-generation, diesel railcar in Germany and Czech Republic for local railway services. Its most characteristic feature is the trapezium-shaped window frames. The Regio-Shuttle is classified by the Deutsche Bahn as Class 650, by the České Dráhy as Class 840 or Class 841, however numerous private railways have their own Regio-Shuttles.
Originally a product from the firm of ADtranz, the RS1 is now being built and sold by Stadler Rail AG, since Bombardier Transportation had to sell the site at Berlin-Wilhelmsruh in 2001 for legal reasons when they took over ADtranz. The RS1 is a 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge railbus built to UIC standards, which therefore can withstand longitudinal forces of 1,500 kN (340,000 lbf); it is available with centre buffer couplings or the usual European Buffers and chain couplers. 65% of the vehicle floor is low-level and designed for a platform height of 55 cm (22 in). On the Schönbuchbahn a special variant designed for 76 cm (30 in) platforms is in use. The railbus has a high-level floor over the two four-wheeled bogies at each end.
Two independent diesel-mechanical drive units, e.g. from MAN, run either on diesel fuel or Biodiesel from rape seed oil, each drive both axles on one of the two bogies.
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