Renfe Class 120/121 | |
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Manufacturer | CAF [1] / Alstom [2] |
Constructed | 2001 (order date) 12 units [3] 2004 (order date) 45 units [3] |
Formation | 4-car sets MCT-MIT-MIP-MCP (120) Mc-M-M-Mc (121) |
Capacity | Class 120: 237 (+1 reserved) [4] Class 121: 280 (+2) |
Operators | Renfe |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium [5] |
Train length | 106.23 m (348 ft 6 in) [5] |
Car length | 27.35 m (89 ft 9 in) (end cars) [5] 25.78 m (84 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars) [5] |
Width | 2.92 m (9 ft 7 in) [5] |
Height | 4.1 m (13 ft 5 in) [5] |
Floor height | 1.3 m (51 in) [5] |
Doors | 1 per side [5] |
Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) [4] |
Weight | 225 tonnes (221 long tons; 248 short tons) empty) [6] |
Axle load | 15.6 t (15.4 long tons; 17.2 short tons) |
Traction system | IGBT–VVVF |
Traction motors | 8 × 512 kW (687 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor |
Power output | 4 MW (5,400 hp) (25 kV AC), 2.7 MW (3,600 hp) (3 kV DC) [4] |
Transmission | Body mounted motor via cardan shaft to inner axle of each bogie. [1] |
Acceleration | 0.52 m/s2 (1.7 ft/s2) [4] |
Deceleration | 0.50 m/s2 (1.6 ft/s2) @ 120 km/h (75 mph) [4] 0.35 m/s2 (1.1 ft/s2) @ 250 km/h (160 mph) [4] |
Electric system(s) | 3 kV DC–25 kV 50 Hz AC from overhead catenary [5] |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
AAR wheel arrangement | (1A)'(A1)'-(1A)'(A1)'-(1A)'(A1)'-(1A)'(A1)' |
Braking system(s) | regenerative/rheostatic and pneumatic disc brakes [1] |
Safety system(s) | ERTMS N1/2 [7] |
Multiple working | 2 trainsets [1] |
Track gauge | 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge / 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge [5] |
The Renfe Class 120 (nickname Sepia [8] ) are electric multiple units used on Alvia high-speed rail services in Spain. [9] [10]
The trainsets are dual-voltage, dual-gauge units capable of changing gauge without stopping at 30 km/h (19 mph). [2] Twelve units were ordered in 2001, and a further 45 units in 2004 [11]
29 units of the class Renfe Class 121 were ordered[ dubious ] for medium-distance high-speed Avant services. The units are very similar to the Class 120 but include additional electrical equipment for redundancy (a requirement for trains using the Guadarrama Tunnel), and do not provide first class seating, raising the number of seats to 282.
The trainsets are 4-unit multiple units capable of operating in pairs, [1] designed for medium-distance high-speed services. The inner axle of each carriage bogie is powered by a body mounted three phase asynchronous traction motor via a cardan shaft final drive. The motors are driven by IGBT converters with one converter per carriage. The bogies are of welded steel construction with primary coil springs and secondary air suspension. Tractive forces are transmitted by a drag pivot pin. [1]
The bogies incorporate CAF's BRAVA (Bogie de Rodadura de Ancho Variable Autopropulsado [3] ) system which allows gauge-changing without stopping and operating speeds of up to 275 km/h (171 mph) [12] The maximum axleload is 15.6 tonnes (15.4 long tons; 17.2 short tons). [6]
The vehicles are air conditioned with one toilet per car. Passenger services include individual audio systems, and audio and visual information systems. One seat is reserved for disabled passengers, and wheelchair ramps are fitted. The driver's cab is also air conditioned, and the train is equipped with GSM-R systems. [13]
There are 156 seats in 'standard' accommodation [10] and 82 seats in 'first class'. [9]
The 121 class are built to the same design as the original 120 Class but have additional electrical equipment (duplicated for redundancy). Additionally all the seating is in [2+2] formation [14] increasing the capacity to 282. [15]
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The first trainset was produced in 2004 and began testing. [16] Services on the Madrid to Barcelona line began in 2006. [6] [17]
The trainsets have operated on the Madrid-Pamplona-Hendaye, Madrid-Logroño, Barcelona-Vigo and Barcelona-Bilbao/Irun lines. [18]
The first trains entered service on the Madrid-Segovia-Valladolid line on 26 January 2009. [19] They are currently used for the Avant services Barcelona-Lleida, A Coruña-Ourense and Zaragoza-Calatayud [20] and for the Intercity service Madrid-Gijón. [21]
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