China Railway CRH3
Chinese high-speed train derived from Siemens Velaro design.
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It is notable for its 300 mm wider carbody compared to the Velaro E, allowing a 2+3 seating layout, and for achieving a service speed of 380 km/h.
Variants
In November 2005, the Ministry of Railways ordered 60 Velaro trains for use on the Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway line. The first three trains were built in Germany by Siemens and labelled CRH3A (CRH3-002A, CRH3-003A and CRH3-004A), distinct from the later CRH3A-5218 developed independently by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles in 2017, which was designed to operate at a cruise speed of 250 km/h. These initial German trains were based on the Deutsche Bahn ICE 3 design.
The first German-built train was shipped from Bremerhaven on 19 December 2007. After December 2008, the three imported CRH3A were repainted and renamed to CRH3C (CRH3-002C, CRH3-003C and CRH3-004C), where the letter C indicates an 8-car formation with a maximum speed of 350 km/h.
The remaining trains were built by Tangshan Railway Vehicle with some German components. The first Chinese-built CRH3 (CRH3-001C) was unveiled on 11 April 2008. On 30 November 2012, CNR announced a new design of CRH3A with three styles capable of top speeds of 160 km/h, 200 km/h and 250 km/h; the first such train rolled out on 3 June 2013.
CRH3C
The 8-car CRH3C trains are similar to the Velaro E but 300 mm wider, seating 572 passengers: 16 deluxe-class (8 sold publicly), 56 in first-class, and 528 in second-class. Each trainset consists of four motor cars and four trailer cars, with two driving units each controlling two motor cars and two trailer cars. The bogies are improved SF500 bogies with innovations including the body bolster, vibration damper, spring parameters, transmission ratio, widened carbody, and increased speed.
CRH380B/BL
On 24 June 2008, CRH3-001C reached 394.3 km/h on the Beijing–Tianjin line. On 9 December 2009, a pair of CRH3 EMUs (CRH3-013C + CRH3-017C) reached 394.2 km/h on the Zhengzhou–Xi'an line, setting a world record for double-link EMUs. In March 2009, a contract was signed with CNR to supply 100 16-car trainsets for 39.2B RMB, with delivery from October 2010 onwards. On 28 September 2009, an additional 20 CRH3C sets were ordered.
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- Wikipedia: China Railway CRH3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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