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A third diesel engine of 300 metric horsepower (220 kW; 300 hp) provided power for heating, lighting, air-conditioning and the kitchen in the dining car. The trailer cars were built by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG); the design was based on the SBB's standard carriage design ( Einheitswagen I ) due to the short time available for ...
InterCity tilting train , used mainly on Jura routes, and to Ticino. Stadler SMILE: RABe 501: 001-041 2017- 29 29 250 4720 Called "Giruno", used on Gotthard routes to Italy. 41 orders, plus 80 options Bombardier TWINDEXX: RABDe 502: 001-023 201-230 401-409 2012-2020 62 62 200 Called "LD Double Decker", used on IC routes. Options for 100 ...
DE4 or DE-IV: The NS DE-IV TEE 1001–1003 and SBB RAm 501–502 TEE DMUs were used for international Trans Europ Express (TEE) service. NS DE-20: nicknamed "De Kameel" (Dutch for "The Camel"). Originally it was in service as DMU for the board of directors, later it was for hire. Currently it is in the national railroad museum.
The German DB built the streamlined DB Class VT 11.5, while the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and the Dutch NS developed the RAm / DE, both diesel trains. An SNCF CC 40100 with the Brussels–Paris L'Oiseau Bleu TEE in 1979. By the 1970s most TEEs were locomotive-hauled, rather than self-propelled trainsets.
Pages in category "Diesel multiple units with locomotive-like power cars" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Swiss Federal Railways Tilt Train RABDe 500 (InterCityNeigezug) also achieves this norm, but the train itself was given the designation R. Technically, locomotives of the class R can also operate to the standards of class N, but in practice the maximum cornering speeds are lower, to improve passenger comfort by reducing lateral forces.
Salem, Illinois. January 18 – Switzerland – Two commuter trains collided between Feldmeilen and Herrliberg, killing six people and injuring 17. [7]February 9 – West Germany – Aitrang: The TEE 56 Bavaria, a SBB RAm TEE DMU, traveling from Munich to Zürich, derailed while passing a curve shortly after Aitrang station.
The diesel, bi-mode electro-diesel, hybrid diesel-battery, battery, and hydrogen fuel cell versions are essentially baseline design with an additional non-passenger car inserted in the trainset – called a PowerPack car – which contains the electricity-generating and storage components, such as diesel engines and batteries, that provide ...