Abstract:
A coach body for a multiple-unit railway vehicle is provided. The coach body includes two bogies at each end. The coach body has a length of at least 27.5 m and side walls of the coach body are designed such that, a maximum outside width in the longitudinal center of the coach being 2.86 m at the height of seat rests, an inside width of at least 2.6 m is achieved for the greatest part of the coach length.
Abstract:
A rail vehicle has a permanent-magnet synchronous motor as its traction motor. A switching apparatus is arranged between a converter and the traction motor, connects the traction motor to the converter in the driving mode and connects the traction motor to at least one braking resistance during generator operation of the traction motor. The switching apparatus can be operated pneumatically and is for this purpose connected to a main air control line of a compressed-air braking system. In the driving mode, when the pressure in the main air control line is greater than a threshold value, the traction motor is connected to the converter. For braking, when the pressure in the main air control line is less than the threshold value, the traction motor is connected to the at least one braking resistance.