Siemens Velaro is a family of high-speed electric multiple unit trains built by Siemens. It is based on the ICE 3 high-speed trains initially co-manufactured by Siemens and Bombardier for German national rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB).
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Siemens Velaro |
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Type and origin |
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Builder | Siemens Mobility |
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Total produced | Velaro D: 17 Velaro E: 26 Velaro RUS: 20 CRH3C/CRH380B: 80 plus 180 ordered Velaro e320: 17 (France, Belgium, the Netherlands, UK)
Velaro TR: 19 (Turkey) |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• UIC | Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′ +2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′ (Velaro E, CN, D, TR, 380B) Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′ +2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′ (Velaro RUS) Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′ +2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′ +2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′ (Velaro e320, 380BL) |
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Length | 200 m (656 ft 2 in)/8 cars with up to 536 seats[1] 200 m (660 ft)/8 cars with 601 seats (Velaro CN) 250 m (820 ft 3 in)/10 cars with 604 seats (Velaro RUS) 200 m (656 ft 2 in)/8 cars with 460 seats (Velaro D) 390 m (1,279 ft 6 in)/16 cars with more than 900 seats (Velaro e320)
200 m (656 ft 2 in)/8 cars with 516 seats (Velaro TR) |
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Loco weight | 425 t (418 long tons; 468 short tons) (Velaro E) 447 t (440 long tons; 493 short tons) (Velaro CN) 667 t (656 long tons; 735 short tons) (Velaro RUS) 454 t (447 long tons; 500 short tons) (Velaro D, TR) |
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Electric system/s | 25 kV 50 Hz AC (Velaro E, CN, 380B, BL, TR) 25 kV 50 Hz AC, 15 kV, 16.7 Hz AC, 3 kV, 1.5 kV DC (Velaro D, e320) 3 kV DC (Velaro RUS EVS 1) 25 kV 50 Hz AC, 3 kV DC (Velaro RUS EVS 2) Overhead catenary |
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Current pickup(s) | Pantograph |
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MU working | Yes, with identical units |
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Couplers | Scharfenberg |
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Performance figures |
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Maximum speed | - CRH380B:
- 380 km/h (240 mph)[2]
- Velaro Novo (2023/2024):
- 360 km/h (225 mph)
- Velaro Rus/Velaro E:
- 350 km/h (220 mph)
- e320, Velaro D, Velaro TR:
- 320 km/h (200 mph)
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Power output | 8,000 kW (10,728 hp) (Velaro D, TR)[3] 8,800 kW (11,800 hp) (Velaro E, CRH3, CRH380B) 16,000 kW (21,000 hp) (Velaro e320) or 550 kW (740 hp) per motor 18,400 kW (24,700 hp) (CRH380BL) or 575 kW (771 hp) per motor[4] |
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Tractive effort | 283 kN (64,000 lbf) (Velaro E) 300 kN (67,000 lbf) (CRH3, D) 515 kN (116,000 lbf) (CRH380BL)[5] 328 kN (74,000 lbf) (Velaro RUS) |
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In 1994, Deutsche Bahn were the first to order 50 units of the high-speed trains that would evolve into the Velaro family. The first ICE-3 trainset was delivered for service in 1999. Whereas these initial batches were built by a consortium with Bombardier, Velaro trains are developed and marketed solely by Siemens. Velaro derivatives have been introduced in Germany, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain, China, Russia, and Turkey.
In July 2006, a Siemens Velaro train-set (AVE S-103) reached 403.7 km/h (250.8 mph), which was the world record for railed and unmodified commercial service trainsets.[6]
In 2018, Siemens announced a major design iteration termed Velaro Novo.[7] Private American rail company Brightline West was the first to select the Velaro Novo for its fleet in May 2024.[8]