Siemens Inspiro: family of electric multiple unit trains

Siemens Inspiro EMU The Siemens Inspiro is a family of electric multiple unit trains designed and manufactured by Siemens Mobility since 2012 for metro systems. The product was launched on 19 September 2012 at the InnoTrans in Berlin. The first Inspiro entered service with Warsaw Metro on 6 October 2013. Operators Austria In September 2017, Wiener Linien ordered 34 new subway trains for Vienna called Type X to replace the older Type U. The first trains will be used on the U1 – U4 lines from 2023 and will be used automated on the U5 line from 2026. Bulgaria 30 new metro 3-car trainsets have been ordered for the M3 line of the Sofia Metro to enter into service April 2020. The contract includes an option for 30 additional cars to extend these trains to 4 cars long. China Siemens awarded a contract to design the 22A01 metro cars and provide them propulsion systems. The contract consists 120 cars of 40 sets. All 22A01s will constructed by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotives and planned to operate on the Line 22 of the Shanghai Metro. Germany MVG has ordered first 21 six-carriage trains for the Munich U-Bahn in 2010 (Class C2.11) with second option of 22 units in 2019 (Class C2.12) and third option of 24 units in 2020 (Class C2.13), bringing the total number to 67. VAG ordered 21 four-carriage trains for the Nuremberg U-Bahn in 2015, designated as G1, with the first entry into revenue service in 2020. Malaysia The Siemens Inspiro trains operate on the Rapid KL – Kajang route, configured in 4-car sets. Poland The Warsaw Metro operates 6-car train sets. Saudi Arabia The Riyadh Metro operates 2-car and 4-car trainsets on Lines 1 and 2. United Kingdom Siemens was awarded a contract worth £1.5bn for 94 nine-car sets, based on the Inspiro, to replace the existing 1973 Stock used on the Piccadilly line of the London Underground. The first of the type is expected to enter service in the second half of 2026. There are also options for a total of 250 trains allowing replacement of all existing trains on the deep-level Central, Waterloo & City and Bakerloo lines. Characteristics Manufacturer: Siemens Mobility GmbH Assembly: Germany / Austria Years of production: 2012— Length: 18,600—22,000 mm Width: 2630—3000 mm Height: 3626 mm Track gauge: 1435 mm Formation: 2–8 car sets Capacity (basic configuration): 1,450 (256 seated, 1,194 standing) Electric systems: 630—1500 V DC Max speed: 90 km/h See also Transport blog See also Cars blog See also Motorcycles blog See also Buses blog See also Shipbuilding blog See also Motors and Engines blog See also Trains and railways blog See also Trucks and Cargo Vehicles blog See also Tractors and Special Equipment blog See also Tanks and Armored Vehicles See also Airplanes blog See also Helicopters blog See also Artillery, Missiles and Rockets blog See also Bicycles blogThe post Siemens Inspiro: family of electric multiple unit trains first appeared on All PYRENEES.