The Siemens Viaggio Next Level is a modular single-level non-traction multiple unit built by Siemens Mobility.

It is designed to be highly modular and configurable, including the number of coaches per set, floor height etc.[1]

History

2018

In July, Austrian Federal Railways announced Siemens Mobility as the bid winner for a contract of 21 Day-and-Night long-distance train sets for round 375 million Euros.[2]

2023

On December 10, the last night of 2023 timetable, a set of NJ NG starts its operation on the NJ 40420/40491 Innsbruck - Hamburg and NJ 490/491 Vienna - Hamburg services. They are hauled by ÖBB Taurus locomotives instead of Siemens Vectrons which they are originally designed for, that because the current Vectrons that was delivered to ÖBB (Class 1293) are freight variants and not yet certified for passenger services and has a maximum speed of only 160km/h.[3]

2024

In March, the first authorised 9-car set started running domestically in Austria as part of the testing procedures before entering service.[4]

On April 5, the first Railjet NG was presented between Munich central station and Verona Porta Nuova as a special journey to present the new train to the officials and media.[4]

On April 8, the Railjet NG enters regular service between Germany and Italy as RJ 87 from Munich central station to Bologna central station.[4]

Variants

ÖBB Railjet New Generation

The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) Railjet new generation is a single-level passenger coach designed for long-distance intercity passenger service.[5]

A typical set of RJ NG includes 9 coaches and a locomotive (currently ÖBB class 1116 and 1216) for push and pull operations.

It is designed to replace the old fleet of Railjet 1. generation coaches and Intercity coach pool which are now the work horses of Austrian intercity rail network.

Coach sequence of Railjet new generation[6][7]
Number Model UIC number Class Remarks
269 Bfmpz A-ÖBB 73 81 80-91 9xx-x Economy Control car
268 Bbmpvz A-ÖBB 73 81 22-91 8xx-x Economy Middle car
267 Bbmpvz A-ÖBB 73 81 22-91 7xx-x Economy Middle car
266 Bbmpvz A-ÖBB 73 81 22-91 6xx-x Economy Middle car
265 Bbmpvz A-ÖBB 73 81 22-91 5xx-x Economy Middle car
264 Bbmpvz A-ÖBB 73 81 28-91 4xx-x Economy Middle car
263 BRmpz A-ÖBB 73 81 85-91 3xx-x Economy Middle car
262 Ampz A-ÖBB 73 81 19-91 2xx-x Business Middle car
261 Ampz A-ÖBB 73 81 19-91 1xx-x Business End car
1116/1216 A-ÖBB 91 81 11x6 xxx-x Locomotive

ÖBB Nightjet New Generation

The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) Nightjet new generation is a single-level passenger coach designed for long-distance overnight passenger service.[8]

A typical set of NJ NG includes 7 coaches and a locomotive (currently ÖBB class 1116 and 1216) for push and pull operations.[8] One control car at the front of the set which also functions as a seating car, a Vectron-style cab is also installed for push-operations. Thereafter comes another seating car with low-floor entries, there Liegewagen and two sleeping cars.[9]

Coach sequence of Nightjet new generation[6][7][10]
Number Model UIC number Class Remarks
417 Bfmpz A-ÖBB 73 81 80-91 7xx-x Seat car Control car
416 ABbmpvz A-ÖBB 73 81 38-91 6xx-x Couchette Middle car
415 Bcmz A-ÖBB 73 81 52-91 5xx-x Couchette Middle car
414 Bcmz A-ÖBB 73 81 52-91 4xx-x Couchette Middle car
413 Bcmz A-ÖBB 73 81 52-91 3xx-x Couchette Middle car
412 WLAmz A-ÖBB 73 81 70-91 2xx-x Sleeping car Middle car
411 WLAmz A-ÖBB 73 81 70-91 1xx-x Sleeping car End car
1116/1216 A-ÖBB 91 81 11x6 xxx-x Locomotive

Orders

Customer Country Quantity Config Speed Remarks Source
Austrian Federal Railways Austria 33 7-car 230km/h Marketed as Nightjet New Generation [3]
Austrian Federal Railways Austria 27 9-car 230km/h Marketed as Railjet New Generation [4]

Services

Timetable Q1 2025 of Viaggio Next Level[11][8]
Service Departure Destination Time Remarks
RJ 82 Bologna Centrale München Hauptbahnhof 6h 34m
RJ 83 München Hauptbahnhof Bologna Centrale 6h 35m
RJ 84 Venezia Santa Lucia München Hauptbahnhof 6h 53m
RJ 85 München Hauptbahnhof Venezia Santa Lucia 6h 53m
RJ 86 Verona Porta Nuova München Hauptbahnhof 5h 26m
RJ 87 München Hauptbahnhof Bologna Centrale 6h 43m
RJ 88 Bologna Centrale München Hauptbahnhof 6h 42m
RJ 89 München Hauptbahnhof Verona Porta Nuova 5h 26m
NJ 446 Vienna Central Station Bregenz Station 9h 55m Car transport
NJ 447 Bregenz Station Vienna Central Station 9h 24m Car transport
NJ 490 Wien Hauptbahnhof Hamburg-Altona 12h 56m
NJ 491 Hamburg-Altona Wien Hauptbahnhof 13h 21m
NJ 40420 Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof Hamburg-Altona 12h 20m
NJ 40233 Wien Hauptbahnhof Roma Tiburtina 15h 47m
NJ 40294 Roma Tiburtina Wien Hauptbahnhof 15h 34m
NJ 40491 Hamburg-Altona Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof 13h 18m

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nightjet - Umweltfreundlich und komfortabel | Siemens Mobility". Siemens Mobility Global (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  2. ^ Um 16:15, 20 07 2018 (2018-07-20). "ÖBB kaufen neue Fernverkehrszüge - Siemens Bestbieter". Die Presse (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-28. {{cite web}}: |first= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b "Nightjet in operation and the approval details". Railvolution. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  4. ^ a b c d "[passenger] The Railjet gen.2 enters service between Germany and Italy + interactive tour". Railcolor News. 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  5. ^ "Hurra…die neuen Railjets sind da!". Unsere ÖBB (in German). Archived from the original on 2024-11-10. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  6. ^ a b "vagonWEB » Popisy » Osobní vozy ÖBB pro dálkovou dopravu". www.vagonweb.cz. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  7. ^ a b "vagonWEB » Wagenreihungen". www.vagonweb.cz. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  8. ^ a b c "Nightjet of the new generation". Nightjet. Archived from the original on 2024-12-24. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  9. ^ "Das sind die neuen ÖBB-Nightjets". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  10. ^ "vagonWEB » Řazení vlaků". www.vagonweb.cz. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  11. ^ "Datenbanksuche — Datenbank Fernverkehr". www.fernbahn.de. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Siemens_Viaggio_Next_Level
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