ECx

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ECx (also known as future train type ICE L,[1] L for low-floor entry) is the name of a long-distance train which is being built by the Spanish company Patentes Talgo for German DB Fernverkehr and is scheduled to commence operation from 2023. The manufacturer refers to the train units themselves as Talgo 230.[2][3][4][5] They will replace old Intercity (IC) and Intercity-Express (ICE) trains.[6]

Order[]

In November 2015, it was announced in a press release that Deutsche Bahn was planning to procure long-distance coaches for double-decker trains in addition to the up to 160 km / h fast Intercity 2 double-decker trains. These were intended for use on international routes and for operation on non-electrified lines. Preliminary inquiries to possible manufacturers had already been made at that time. The related call for tenders for a framework contract was published on 2 March 2017.[7]

In February 2019, Deutsche Bahn signed a framework agreement with Spanish manufacturer Patentes Talgo. The DB board around Richard Lutz chose the best offer according to the company. The Handelsblatt, however, reported that Patentes Talgo was the only bidder. The framework contract includes the delivery of up to 100 trains. In a first call 23 trains were ordered by 2025. The total cost should amount to around 550 million euros. With about 24 million euros, the train is thus much cheaper than an ICE.[8]

The new rolling stock was presented in mid-March 2019, under the working title ECx. Each train set will be 235m long, and constituted of 17 articulated cars. Each car is connected by a single-axle bogie, meaning that each train will have 20 axles - in addition to those of the associated locomotive. Each unit will be delivered with a multi-system-electric locomotive (19.5m, 4 axles, 72t). The single-axle carriage construction allows for a weight of 425 tonnes - which in turn makes it slightly lighter than a shorter seven-car ICE 4. Entry and floor heights are 76cm throughout, allowing for step-free access from suitable platforms, and step-free passage throughout the train.

The Deutsche Bahn and the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure have announced that all future tenders for long-distance passenger vehicles will have equivalent accessibility requirements (76 cm step-free entry and passage).[9]

Train formation and equipment[]

ICE L train sets will be certified for 230 km/h operation, and can be hauled either by the supplied Talgo Travca locomotive, or any other diesel or electric locomotive. [10] Individual cars are shorter than typical railway carriages in order to avoid excessive axle load due to the single-axle design, as is typical for the Talgo design. [11][12][13][14]

Each train set has three wheelchair spaces, eight , a separate toddler area and family area with play area.

Trains will be equipped with WLAN, onboard entertainment (ICE portal), numerous passenger information system s with real-time data and plenty of luggage space. Step free entry is possible at suitably constructed platforms thanks to a continuous 76 cm entry and floor height [15] - this matches one of the standard European platform heights. This helps ensure accessibility in Germany and the Netherlands.

ICE L trains will all be equipped with standard DB dining car[16]

Operation[]

Planned services[]

According to information from the Deutsche Bahn, the trains will gradually be put in service from the 2023/24 timetable change onwards. The will first appear on the route Berlin - Amsterdam, Frankfurt - Paris, Cologne - Brussels and then from the summer of 2024 onwards holiday services between Berlin, Cologne, Karlsruhe and Westerland, Germany. [17] On the route from Berlin to Amsterdam, the journey time of the InterCity trains should be shortened by 30 minutes.

DB Fernverkehr plans to use the new trains on the following routes:[18]

Two-hourly connections[]

  • Berlin–Amsterdam

Holiday Services[]

  • Cologne–Oberstdorf
  • Karlsruhe–Westerland (Sylt)
  • Berlin–Westerland (Sylt)
  • Cologne–Westerland (Sylt)

References[]

  1. ^ "Der Exot des Fernverkehrs geht in Rente | Deutsche Bahn AG". www.deutschebahn.com (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  2. ^ "Talgo". Talgo. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  3. ^ "More comfort, more reliability, more space: presenting the ECx, Deutsche Bahn's new long-distance train - Deutsche Bahn AG". www.deutschebahn.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Deutsche Bahn Unveils Its New ECx Long-Distance Train". railway-news.com. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  5. ^ "[DE] Deutsche Bahn presents the 'ECx' by Talgo in Berlin [updated]". railcolornews.com. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  6. ^ https://www.talgo.com/en/communication/notice/more-comfort-more-reliability-more-space-presenting-the-ecx-deutsche-bahns-/
  7. ^ = TED: NOTICE: 79173-2017: TEXT: DE: HTML & tabId = 1 Deliveries - 79173-2017: Germany-Frankfurt am Main: Railway Passenger Cars, 2017 / S 043-079173, [[Tenders Electronic Daily | ted.europa.eu] ], 2 March 2017
  8. ^ "Talgo: So sehen die neuen Eurocity-Züge der Bahn aus". www.handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  9. ^ Redaktion (13 March 2019). "Deutsche Bahn und Talgo stellen neuen Fernverkehrszug "ECx" vor". bahnblogstelle.net. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  10. ^ [1][dead link]
  11. ^ WELT Nachrichtensender (13 March 2019). "SPANIEN: Bahn verspricht mehr Komfort in neuen Fernzügen aus Spanien". Retrieved 2 June 2019 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ Redaktion, D. B. (14 March 2019). "19 Fakten zum neuen "ECx"". bahn.de. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  13. ^ Ltd, DVV Media International. "DB unveils details of ECx Talgos". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  14. ^ Miles (30 May 2019). "Presenting ECx, Deutsche Bahn's new long-distance train". railprofessional.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  15. ^ [2][dead link]
  16. ^ "-new-train-between-amsterdam-and-berlin-a-1257645.html". spiegel.de. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  17. ^ (in German) https://www.deutschebahn.com/resource/blob/3936162/2b886d62147e694eae71c91716cd3827/O-Ton_ECx-data.mp3
  18. ^ "Geplanter Einsatz des neuen Fernverkehrszuges "ECx"" (PDF). Deutsche Bahn. 2019-03-13. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
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