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Calgary transit Siemens SD160

*infinite electricity is recommended*
In 2001, Siemens launched the SD-160 light rail vehicle, which used alternating current motors instead of direct current motors and outward sliding doors. Calgary Transit ordered 72 vehicles for its CTrain service, while the Utah Transit Authority ordered 17 vehicles as it expanded the TRAX light rail service. Deliveries to both agencies started in 2003.

The physical design of the SD-160 was updated in 2005 with a new end cap that changed the look of the front/rear of the train. The Edmonton Transit Service ordered 57 of the redesigned SD-160 vehicles and Calgary Transit ordered 38.

Starting in late 2017, Calgary has been sending SD-160s to Sacramento for mid-life refurbishment. The refurbished units contain several components and electronics already present on the S200, the successor to the SD-160. Along with some electronic improvements, they have been upgraded to be compatible with Calgary's newer SD-160s, which were previously incompatible due to software differences. The refurbished fleet will eventually start to run with the newer units once the software has been adjusted to allow seamless operation.

The SD-160's dimensions are 24.802 metres (81 ft 4+1⁄2 in) by 2.654 metres (8 ft 8+1⁄2 in) by 3.811 metres (12 ft 6 in) and can be joined together to form trains of up to six cars in length. It is powered by four AC motors which provide a maximum of 580 kW and a maximum speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph).[2][3] It accelerates at 1.07 m/s2 (3.5 ft/s2) and decelerates at 1.31 m/s2 (4.3 ft/s2), with emergency braking deceleration of 2.63 m/s2 (8.6 ft/s2).[1] The brakes also serve as a generator, regenerating power back to a city's electrical lines. The SD-160 has a passenger capacity of 236 passengers (standing) with 64 seats.

Compared to its predecessor, the Siemens–Duewag U2, the SD-160's driver's cabin is significantly larger, but its total length is still less than 25 metres (82 ft 1⁄4 in), allowing three vehicles to be combined and still be under the 75-metre (246 ft 3⁄4 in) maximum length of a German streetcar train assembly. Each vehicle also features an onboard closed-circuit TV security camera system for increased passenger safety. Unlike the Siemens SD-100, the Siemens SD-160 does not use the bi-folded doors, instead using sliding doors similar to designs featured on the Siemens S70. In addition, both can be used together in mixed trains consisting of SD-100s and SD-160s. The new, streetcar-length S70 cars ordered for San Diego are designed to be compatible with the SD-100, allowing the SD-100 to operate in a mixed consist, sandwiched between two S70 cars.

The SD-160NG for Calgary have been taking over some features from the SD-460 series including IGBT equipment.

Calgary is a city located in Alberta, Canada. Calgary was incorporated as a town in 1884 and as a city in 1894. As early as 1889, municipal authorities considered proposals to franchise a private street railway system. In 1893 the town signed a contract with the Calgary Street Railway Company to build such a network. Within a year, the company abandoned the project, citing poor financial conditions. The City considered the prospect again in 1901 and 1904, but it took no concrete steps while Calgary remained a compact municipality with a small population.
That situation changed by 1906, when a special western census revealed that Calgary’s population had increased nearly 200 per cent, from 4,091 in 1901 to 11,967. Large-scale settlement in western Canada contributed to the city’s dramatic population and real estate boom. A local businessman operated a privately owned transit system in 1905–06 using horse-drawn omnibuses. A second private business, the Calgary Car Company, used motor buses with solid rubber wheels during its three months of operation in 1907. Neither business was successful. In April 1907, on the eve of a massive expansion of Calgary’s municipal boundaries, voters approved construction of a municipally owned street railway system.

credits:
pollux for the door design

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ctrain c-train Ctrain ctrian calgary canada alberta railway train transit trolley ctraim lrt light-rail-transit