Siemens (train)

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Siemens
Capacity	264 seated, 258 standing per 3-car unit[1]
Running configuration(s)	One or two 3-car sets (motor-trailer-motor)
Maximum running speed	Max 130km/h by design, 115km/h allowed
Replaced/Preceded by	'Hitachi/Silvers'
Built by	Siemens_AG
In construction	0
Built	72
In Service	72
Fleet numbers	701M-2501T-702M, through 843M-2502T-844M
Depots	Any 'Connex South' depot
Weight
Tare	41.5 tonnes (Motor car) 37.8 tonnes (Trailer car)
Dimensions
Length	24.1m (Motor car) 23.8 (Trailer car)
Width	2948mm
Height
Articulated sections	Between all carriages in unit
Power
Motor
Electrical	1500V DC overhead
Propulsion

The Siemens MOMO Train (Modular Metro, originally NEXAS, but more generally Siemens train) is a type of electric train that operates on the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia. Introduced to service in 2003 and built by Siemens AG, the electric multiple unit trains are the newest in the city's suburban fleet.

Contents 1 The trains 2 Differences with other Melbourne trains 3 History 4 Images 5 External links 6 Reference

[edit] The trains

Like all of Melbourne's suburban electric trains, the single-deck Siemens trains operate as M-T-M (motor-trailer-motor) sets of three carriages, and two of these sets are generally coupled together to form a 6-carriage train when run in revenue service, though a single set may be run when demand does not merit a full train. Each 3-carriage set can carry 522 people and is 71.9 m in length. They have a stainless steel body, and can be seen in a number of different liveries, owing to the changes in ownership that have occurred while the trains were entering service.

Changes to the Siemens trains are due to the Connex takeover of all of Melbourne's public transport network, which has caused the M>Train livery to be changed. Trains delivered after the Connex takeover have Connex livery on front panels (the Connex logo and name in blue on a dark yellow background). All front panels include the dark yellow background but the Connex labels may still be missing on some panels.

[edit] Differences with other Melbourne trains

There are several notable differences between the Siemens trains and other trains which operate in Melbourne. These include:

• 2+2 [two and two] seating. All other trains had 2+3 seating.
• Two doors per carriage per side. Significantly wider they were theorised to be slightly more efficient in loading and unloading passengers. However, this has not been the case, according to some sources ^[2], leading to longer platform dwell times. All other Melbourne trains have three smaller doors.
• Open articulation. Passengers can freely move from carriage to carriage without opening doors—the first such train with this configuration in Melbourne.

[edit] History

The Siemens trains were first ordered by the now defunct M>Train, one of two private operators which ran the network at that time. (The metropolitan network is now run wholly by the other operator, Connex Melbourne. Ownership of the Siemens trains was transferred in April 2004.) The Siemens trains, along with the Connex-ordered X'Trapolis trains, were intended to replace the ageing Hitachi trains, of which only six 6-carriage trains now remain.

The first service to operate with a Siemens train was the 8:43 AM service from Flinders Street Station to Pakenham station, on April 3, 2003, 13 days after the official launch. The first set was delivered to the Newport railway workshop on April 27, 2002.

Melbourne's original order was for 62 3-car sets, with an additional ten trains ordered by Connex Melbourne in August 2005 ^[3]) The last of these was delivered in February 2006.

The shuttle service between Williamstown station and Newport station was replaced with 3-carriage (M-T-M) Siemens trains on October 11, 2005. The Siemens can regularly be seen off peak on the Northern Group (that is the Werribee, Williamstown, Sydenham, Broadmeadows and Upfield lines), running as 3-car sets. Like the Connex X'Trapolis trains running exclusively on lines owned by Connex prior to gaining ownership of M>Train's lines, the Siemens trains are never run revenue services on lines owned by Connex prior to the merger.

[edit] Images

A city bound Siemens train at Newport station

Forward view of interior.

[edit] External links

• SIEMENS AG: Siemens Transportation Systems wins major contract in Australia
• Siemens trains at VICSIG
• See Page 16 and 17, Siemens Mass Transit Reference List, http://references.transportation.siemens.com/mediapool/user/showMediadataList.do?rubrik_id=73.

[edit] Reference

1. ^ Siemens, vicsig.net, http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=suburban&traintype=Siemens, accessed 16 September 2006
2. ^ [1][2]
3. ^ Newsrail