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BLS RABe 528
The BLS RABe 528, also known as MIKA, is a Swiss locomotive and railcar classification, class of passenger electric multiple unit manufactured by Stadler Rail for BLS AG. It is a derivative of the Stadler FLIRT and began entering service in 2021. It is comparable to the SOB Traverso, Traverso of Südostbahn. History BLS AG ordered 58 trainsets from Stadler Rail in 2017 at a cost of . BLS planned to use the trains on Bern S-Bahn services and on longer RegioExpress services. The RABe 528 will replace locomotive-hauled coaches and the and multiple units. The first trains entered service on 10 May 2021 on the InterRegio 66 between and . Design Each formation is composed of six cars, with a maximum seating capacity of 275. They can accommodate another 200 standees. Altogether the formation is long. Cars are wide and tall. The design speed is . There are different internal layouts for longer-distance trains compared to S-Bahn trains but they are mechanically identical. Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadler Rail
Stadler Rail AG is a Swiss manufacturer of railway rolling stock, with an original emphasis on regional train multiple units and trams, but moving also into Rapid transit, mass rapid transit, High-speed rail, high speed, Inter-city rail, intercity and Sleeping car, sleeper trains. It also produces niche products, such as being one of the last European manufacturers of rack railway rolling stock. Stadler Rail is headquartered at its place of origin in Bussnang, Switzerland. Stadler Rail employed 13,900 employees by 2023. The company consolidates fifty subsidiaries in 23 countries including Algeria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Spain, Czech Republic, Hungary, Belarus and the United States, and upcoming joint ventures with Industri Kereta Api, INKA in Indonesia and Medha Servo Drives in India. Stadler Rail employed approximately 6,100 employees by 2012, including 2,750 in Switzerland, 1,200 in Germany, 1,000 in Belarus, 400 in Hungary and 400 in Pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
