GTW DMU-2 2/6 and GTW 2/8 low-floor for Arriva, Netherlands

Arriva is procuring a total of 51 new diesel articulated railcars, 29 in the

GTW 2/8 design and 22 in the GTW 2/6 design, for regional rail service in the provinces of Groningen and Friesland; the service will connect the towns Harlingen, Stavoeren, Roodeschool, Delfzijl, and Leer in Germany with Groningen and Leeuwarden. Of the 43 articulated railcars, 8 are equipped to travel across the border to Germany. These trains are a modi- Stadler Bussnang AG Ernst-Stadler-Strasse 4 fication of those delivered for use on the Mals–Meran line in Italy which CH-9565 Bussnang, Switzerland Phone +41 (0)71 626 20 20 have been in commercial use since the beginning of May 2005. The GTW Fax +41 (0)71 626 20 21 [email protected] family has recently been modified even further in order to fulfil future A Stadler Rail Group company norms with respect to energy absorption in the event of a collision. Ernst-Stadler-Strasse 1 CH-9565 Bussnang, Switzerland Phone +41 (0)71 626 21 20 Fax +41 (0)71 626 21 28 [email protected]

www.stadlerrail.com GTW 2/6

GTW 2/8

Technical features Vehicle Data GTW 2/6 GTW 2/8

• Bright, friendly interior with large window areas Customer Arriva " • Transparent, open interior design Lines operated Province Groningen and Friesland (NL) and Niedersachsen (D) • Air-conditioned passenger and driver compartments Gauge 1435 mm " • Closed toilet system with easy access for the disabled Designation 10 228–10 243 • Stepless passenger compartment with wide doors: low floor 10 301–10 327 section > 75% Axle arrangement 2’Bo’2’ 2’2’Bo’2’ • Body structure fulfils the future EN standard (takes effect in Number of vehicles 16+6 27+2 2007) for energy absorption in the event of collision Service start-up 2006 –2007 2006–2007 • 2 to 3 entrance doors per side Seating capacity 2. Kl. * 92 /100 148/156 • Spacious multipurpose area in entrance sections Seating capacity 1. Kl. 8 16 * • Air-suspended power and trailer bogies Fold up seats 18 /11 21/14 Floor height • Ergonomically designed driver’s cab Low floor 830 mm " • Traction equipment housed in a separate power car High floor 996 mm " • Redundant traction chain consisting of two units, each with a Door width 1300 mm " diesel engine, asynchronous generator, IGBT power converter Longitudinal strength 1500 kN " and asynchronous drive motor Overall length 40 890 mm 55 937 mm • Vehicle control system with train bus and diagnostics computer Vehicle width 2950 mm " (CAN open bus) Vehicle height 4035 mm " • Multiple-unit control for up to four vehicles Tare weight ca. 68 t ca. 87 t Bogie wheelbase Power unit 2100 mm " Trailer unit 2100 mm " Powered wheel diameter (new) 860 mm " Trailer wheel diameter (new) 750 mm " Maximum power at wheel 600 kW " Starting tractive power 80 kN " Maximum speed 140 km/h "

* summer/winter layout

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