TW 3000

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TW 3000
2015-03-15 TW 3000 tram first commercial service Allerweg station Linden-Sued Hannover Germany 01.jpg
TW 3000 on its first day of service on 15 March 2015
Hanover Tw 3017a passenger cabin.JPG
In service2015–present
Manufacturer Vossloh Kiepe, Alstom and HeiterBlick  [ de ]
Replaced TW 6000
Constructed2013–2020
Entered service15 March 2015
Number built153
Number in service153
Fleet numbers3001–3153
Capacity175 (54 seated)
Operators Üstra
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel, glass reinforced plastic front ends [1]
Train length25.16 m (82 ft 7 in)
Width2.65 m (8 ft 8 in)
Height3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
Articulated sections2 (one articulation)
Wheel diameter730–650 mm (29–26 in) (new–worn)
Maximum speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Traction motors 4 × TSA TMR 39-24-4 125 kW (168 hp) [2]
Power output500 kW (670 hp)
Transmission7.41 : 1 gear ratio (2-stage reduction) [3]
Electric system(s) 600–750 V DC overhead catenary
Current collector(s) Pantograph
UIC classification Bo′2′+Bo′
Coupling system Scharfenberg
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
[4]

The TW 3000 is a type of articulated light rail vehicle used on the Hanover Stadtbahn system since 2015. The trains are built by a consortium of Vossloh Kiepe and Alstom, [5] with the final assembly taking place at HeiterBlick's Leipzig factory. [6]

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Technical specifications

The trains consist of two articulated sections, [7] with steel car bodies and glass reinforced plastic front ends. [1]

The interior features air-conditioning [7] and lighting in variable colour tones. [8]

History

The first 50 sets were ordered in April 2011. [1] Further 50 sets were ordered through an option in November 2013. First public trials with passengers were conducted on 8 March 2014. [9] Entry into regular service had to be pushed back after faulty welds had been noticed on some of the sets. [10] [11] The trains entered regular service on 15 March 2015. [7] 46 more sets were ordered in 2017. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hannover light rail vehicle assembly underway" . railwaygazette.com. DVV Media International. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Vossloh Kiepe and Alstom TW3000 LRV for ÜSTRA Hannover". Traktionssysteme Austria. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Rail Gearboxes - We drive solutions" (PDF). IGW. November 2019. p. 6. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hannover, TW3000". Kiepe Electric (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Briginshaw, David (18 November 2013). "Hannover extends LRV order as first unit handed over". railjournal.com. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Haase, Bernd (6 November 2012). "Üstra präsentiert verbesserte Stadtbahn" [Üstra presents improved Stadtbahn]. Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 "New light rail vehicles enter service in Hannover" . railwaygazette.com. DVV Media International. 17 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Üstra increases TW3000 light rail vehicle order" . railwaygazette.com/metro-report. DVV Media International. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  9. ↑ Barrow, Keith (10 March 2014). "New Hannover trams carry first passengers". railjournal.com. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "TW 3000 muss erneut in die Werkstatt" [TW 3000 has to go to the workshop again]. Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 3 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  11. ↑ Briginshaw, David (12 March 2015). "Delayed LRVs to enter service in Hannover". railjournal.com. Simmons-Boardman Publishing.


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