VIA Rail Canada orders Charger locomotives and passenger trains from Siemens https://railcolornews.com/2018/12/12/ca-via-rail-canada-orders-charger-locomotives-and-passenger-trains-from-siemens/?fbclid=IwAR24j_NfVU4bfe5lFVbOnb00MZ_S9YNj7qVHFiBxvy2bzCoTjxQ_vqUIvF4 https://goo.gl/yTM2eZ VIA Rail Canada has ordered 32 trainsets from Siemens Mobility for its passenger services on the Québec City–Windsor corridor. The EUR 650 million contract includes service for a period of 15 years. Canada’s publicly-owned passenger carrier VIA Rail has awarded Siemens with a contract for the manufacturing and delivery of a total of 32 bi-directional trainsets. Valued at EUR 650 million (USD 989 million), the project also includes a 15-year Technical Services and Spares Supply Agreement (TSSSA) that will support the maintenance of the new fleet which will take place in Canada by qualified VIA Rail employees at VIA Rail’s Montreal and Toronto Maintenance Centers. Delivery is scheduled to begin in 2021, while revenue service is expected to start in 2022. prelimary design impressions of the new Siemens Via Rail trains as published by Siemens and Via Rail on 12.12.2018 VIA Rail is currently operating some of the oldest trains in North America. Some of them date back to the 1950s and are at the end of their life. These will be replaced by bi-directional trains powered by Siemens Charger locomotives. This concept should result in lower operating costs, while increasing capacity and improving passenger comfort with features such as: Air suspension Wi-Fi, digital information and climate control systems Modern in-food service equipment Wheelchairs and other mobility devices accomodation Braille seat numbering and companion seating At-seat emergency call buttons Larger fully accessible washrooms Integrated mobility device lifts Made in the USA – but with 20% national content Siemens will manufacture the trains in its factory in Sacramento, California. The German manufacturer aims to create above 20% local content by working together with Canadian suppliers and service companies. “As we are initiating the gradual withdrawal of the current fleet, the timely delivery of the new fleet will allow VIA Rail to maintain the current levels of service in the Québec City–Windsor Corridor, while significantly improving the quality of its passenger experience.” – Yves Desjardins-Siciliano, President and CEO, VIA Rail Canada VIA Rail intends to deploy the new trainsets on what Siemens describes as its busiest route: the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. With a total length of around 2,200 km, the route connects Canada’s largest cities – Toronto and Montreal. According to Siemens the ridership numbers increased by 30% in 2018 – resulting an impressive 4,5 million passengers. -- 摘要： 加拿大老牌VIA Rail要買新車了 預計採購32組西門子的柴電PP 預計2022年商轉 動力車是西門子Charger配駕駛拖車編組 由加州工廠製造 看起來很像是Bright line的姊妹車 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UYBk5ZX30w -- │ 本務車 後連車 │ 列 │ ◢ --- - ◥ │ 車 │ E1001 E1002 │ 供 │ - --- │ 電 │ 1 2 ▄▄▄▄▄ 2 1 │ 故 │ ● ●● ● ● ●● ● │ 障 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 101.13.227.237 ※ 文章網址: https://webptt.cc/bbs/Railway/M.1544793354.A.562.html 貼一些喜氣的新聞Orz ※ 編輯: komachi275 (101.13.227.237), 12/14/2018 21:26:27