[新聞] VIA Rail Canada orders Charger loco...

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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.

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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

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│    本務車              後連車    │ 列
│ ◢               --- -        ◥ │ 車
│    E1001                E1002    │ 供
│           - ---                  │ 電
│   1    2   ▄▄▄▄▄   2    1   │ 故
│ ● ●● ●            ● ●● ● │ 障

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推 ltyintw: 我還以為
貼一些喜氣的新聞Orz
→ utamaru: 這樣還能算PP嗎?  只有一端有動力
→ komachi275: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push–pull_train
→ komachi275: 算喔...第一型
※ 編輯: komachi275 (101.13.227.237), 12/14/2018 21:26:27
推 shun01: 以為是威盛
→ komachi275: 好懷念...去年還讓我賺了好幾萬 XD
推 luther0583: VIA Rail票價不便宜QQ
推 omkizo: 有歐美消息有推 雖然加拿大我超不熟
→ chao811023: 其實搭一小段不貴啊，蒙特婁到魁北克之類的
→ evanzxcv: 就算只有一頭有動力，只要兩頭都能開就算PP了
→ komachi275: 話說新車特點竟然是氣墊懸吊...
→ temu2035: 像RailJet這種編組模式很適合台鐵的啊
推 Casteil: 對風景有興趣的可以嘗試坐它的風景列車 好像連續七天 從
→ Casteil: 溫哥華到多倫多 真的漂亮