TW 3000

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,[2] with the final assembly taking place at HeiterBlicks Leipzig factory.[3]

TW 3000
TW 3000 on its first day of service on March 15, 2015
ManufacturerVossloh Kiepe / Alstom consortium
HeiterBlick
ReplacedTW 6000
Constructed2013–2020
Entered serviceMarch 15, 2015
Number built153
Number in service153
Fleet numbers3001-3153
Capacity175 (54 seated)
Operator(s)Üstra
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel, glass reinforced plastic front ends[1]
Train length25 m (82 ft 0 in)
Width2.650 m (8 ft 8.3 in)
Height3.750 m (12 ft 3.6 in)
Maximum speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output4 × 125 kW (168 hp)
Electric system(s)600 V DC overhead catenary
Current collection methodPantograph
Bogies3
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Technical specifications

The trains consist of two articulated sections,[4] with steel car bodies and glass reinforced plastic front ends.[1]

The interior features air-conditioning[4] and lighting in variable color tones.[5]

  • Interior

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 March 8, 2014.[6] Entry into regular service had to be pushed back after faulty welds had been noticed on some of the sets.[7][8] The trains entered regular service on March 15, 2015.[4] 46 more sets were ordered in 2017.[5]

References
  1. "Hannover light rail vehicle assembly underway". railwaygazette.com. DVV Media International. May 17, 2013. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. Briginshaw, David (November 18, 2013). "Hannover extends LRV order as first unit handed over". railjournal.com. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. Haase, Bernd (November 6, 2012). "Üstra präsentiert verbesserte Stadtbahn" [Üstra presents improved Stadtbahn]. Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  4. "New light rail vehicles enter service in Hannover". railwaygazette.com. DVV Media International. March 17, 2015. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  5. "Üstra increases TW3000 light rail vehicle order". railwaygazette.com/metro-report. DVV Media International. June 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  6. Barrow, Keith (March 10, 2014). "New Hannover trams carry first passengers". railjournal.com. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  7. "TW 3000 muss erneut in die Werkstatt" [TW 3000 has to go to the workshop again]. Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). April 3, 2015. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  8. Briginshaw, David (March 12, 2015). "Delayed LRVs to enter service in Hannover". railjournal.com. Simmons-Boardman Publishing.


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