GTW Generation 15

GTW Generation 15
GTW Generation 15
	Set 1 at Vohwinkel depot in January 2016
In service	2016–present
Manufacturer	Vossloh Kiepe
Designer	büro+staubach
Built at	Valencia
Replaced	GTW 72
Constructed	2015–2017
Number built	31
Formation	3 sections per vehicle
Capacity	45 seated, 86 standing
Operators	Wuppertaler Stadtwerke (WSW)
Specifications
Car body construction	Welded aluminium
Train length	24.06 m (78 ft 11 in)
Width	2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Height	2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Doors	4 pairs on a single side
Maximum speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Weight	23.4 t (52,000 lb)
Traction motors	4 × Traktionssysteme Austria TID 31-34-4 75 kW (101 hp)
Power output	300 kW (400 hp)
Electric system(s)	750 V DC
UIC classification	B′B′+B′B′
Safety system(s)	Alstom Atlas 400 ETCS Level 2+

The GTW Generation 15 (GTW = "Gelenktriebwagen" or articulated railcar) is a suspended monorail train type operated by Wuppertaler Stadtwerke on the Wuppertal Schwebebahn since 2016.

Technical specifications

Each set consists of three sections. The trains have a length of 24 m (78 ft 9 in), are 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) wide, and are powered by four asynchronous motors.^[1] The car bodies are made of welded aluminium.^[2]

Interior

The trains have a capacity of 45 seated and 86 standing passengers,^[1] and are equipped with a wheelchair ramp and air conditioning.^[5]

Interior

History

31 sets were ordered in November 2011.^[6] The first set was unveiled in Wuppertal on 14 November 2016.^[6] On 18 December 2016, the first five trains entered service.^[4]

The first set on delivery

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Nach 256 Tagen Stillstand: Wuppertaler Schwebebahn fährt wieder" [After 256 days of standstill: Wuppertal Schwebebahn resumes service]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). 4 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Wuppertal welcomes Generation 15 car". railwaygazette.com. DVV Media International. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "Vossloh Kiepe suspended monorail for Wuppertaler Schwebebahn". Traktionssysteme Austria. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Generation 15 trainsets enter service in Wuppertal". railwaygazette.com/metro-report. DVV Media International. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ Meyer, Marion (16 December 2016). "Wuppertaler schweben jetzt in Babyblau" [Wuppertal inhabitants now hover in baby blue]. Rheinische Post online (in German). Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b Barrow, Keith (16 November 2015). "Wuppertal suspension railway receives first Vossloh train". railjournal.com. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

External links

GTW Generation 15 - Mobil NRW website (in German)

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[utm04082019-1] "Nach 256 Tagen Stillstand: Wuppertaler Schwebebahn fährt wieder" [After 256 days of standstill: Wuppertal Schwebebahn resumes service]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). 4 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[rg17112015-2] "Wuppertal welcomes Generation 15 car". railwaygazette.com. DVV Media International. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[3] "Vossloh Kiepe suspended monorail for Wuppertaler Schwebebahn". Traktionssysteme Austria. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[Metro19122016-4] "Generation 15 trainsets enter service in Wuppertal". railwaygazette.com/metro-report. DVV Media International. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[rp16122016-5] Meyer, Marion (16 December 2016). "Wuppertaler schweben jetzt in Babyblau" [Wuppertal inhabitants now hover in baby blue]. Rheinische Post online (in German). Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[irj16112015-6] Barrow, Keith (16 November 2015). "Wuppertal suspension railway receives first Vossloh train". railjournal.com. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

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