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| M7 bilevel car | |
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| Manufacturer | Bombardier/Alstom |
| Assembly | Valenciennes, Bruges |
| Constructed | 2018–2023 |
| Number built | 747 (145×AB, 145×B, 65×BDx, 90×Bmx) |
| Predecessor | M6 |
| Operators | SNCB/NMBS |
| Specifications | |
| Platform height | 760 mm |
| Maximum speed | 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
The M7 cars are a series of bilevel rail cars of the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB). Developed from the M6 cars they are built by Bombardier Transportation and Alstom. The first car was delivered in September 2018.
History[edit]
At 18th December 2015 the SNCB, Bombardier and Alstom concluded a contract to deliver up to 1362 bilevel rail cars of a new design. At the same time 445 cars were ordered obligatorily.[1][2] The 65 motorized cars of this order are manufactured in Valenciennes by Alstom. Bombardier produces all the other cars in Bruges. The M7 cars shall be used in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.[1]
The orders were expanded by 204 cars in 2020 and by 98 cars in 2021.[3]
Design[edit]
Four different types of the M7 car are produced:
- AB are middle cars with first and second class.
- B are middle cars with exclusively second class.
- BDx are control cars with multi-function area and space for disabled people[4]
- Bmx are motorized end cars.
The concept of the M7 cars contains either trains formed of several middle cars and one or two Bmx motorized railcars or push–pull trains with conventional locomotives. These trains shall be capable to use the older M6 rolling stock.
All cars are adapted to the Belgian standard Railway platform height of 760 mm.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b SNCB Orders New Double Deck EMUs. In: Railvolution 6/15, S. 6.
- ^ "Belgique : Bombardier signe une commande historique - Connexion Transport Territoires - Bus&Car". Connexion Transport Territoires - Bus&Car (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|archiv-bot=ignored (help) - ^ "Belgium: Alstom to Supply SNCB with 98 Additional M7 Train Cars". Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "La SNCB insiste sur le fait que les nouveaux trains M7 satisfont aux toutes dernières normes européennes pour l'accessibilité des personnes à mobilité réduite". www.belgianrail.be. Archived from the original on 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ^ "SNCB orders 204 double-deck coaches". IRJ-railjournal. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
[[Category:Bombardier Transportation rail vehicles]] [[Category:Alstom rolling stock]] [[Category:Rail transport in Belgium]]