The BLS RABe 525, also known as ''NINA'' or ''Nina'', is a

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built by

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with electrical equipment by

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. The train is principally used by the BLS AG on

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services, although small quantities have been built for other railways. An updated version exists as the BLS RABe 535, also known as ''Lötschberger'', also exists with a revised front end and an interior intended for longer distance services. The articulated trainset was designed to be built with from two to six sections and with two to six motorized axles. Only three and four section units have been built.

Bibliography

*Josef Stöckli, Hans Vorburger: ''Die Niederflur-Nahverkehrs-Pendelzüge RABe 525 „NINA“ der BLS, TMR und TRN''. In:

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, Heft 2/2003, , S. 68–79.

External links

*
Vehicle description of RABe 525 from the BLS web site
(in German)
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