Oaris is a modular
high-speed train
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platform developed by the Spanish manufacturer
CAF.
Technical details
Oaris is a non-
articulated
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electric multiple unit
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with
distributed traction
In rail transport, distributed power (DP) is a generic term referring to the physical distribution—at intermediate points throughout the length of a train—of separate motive power groups. Such "groups" may be single units or multiple consist ...
, enabling 4-car, 6-car and 8-car configurations.
Each car have one powered
bogie
A bogie ( ) (in some senses called a truck in North American English) is a chassis or framework that carries a wheelset, attached to a vehicle—a modular subassembly of wheels and axles. Bogies take various forms in various modes of transp ...
, with electric motors on both
wheelsets, and one unpowered bogie.
Power equipment is designed to enable adaptation to all four of the main
overhead electrification systems in use across Europe. For the train, running gear with (
standard gauge
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), (
Iberian gauge
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) and
variable gauge
A variable gauge system allows railway vehicles in a train to travel across a break of gauge between two railway networks with different track gauges.
For through operation, a train must be equipped with special bogies holding variable gauge whe ...
options has been developed.
Oaris bodyshells was manufactured from aluminium.
The driving end cars have long, middle cars long, an 8-car set is long.
The train is fitted with
motors
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Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power gen ...
, giving a total power of in the 4-car, in the 6-car, and in the 8-car configuration. Design speed is , the service top speed is .
History
*May 2010. After fours years of development in a project supported by
CDTI, CAF announced the Oaris platform with the unveiling of a full-scale mock-up in May 2010 in the International Rail Forum 2010 at
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...
.
* September 2010. A prototype starts to be assembled by
CAF.
It has 4 cars and is designed for 216 seats.
Renfe has reserved the class 105 for the prototype.
*January 14, 2011. CAF announces that the prototype is finished and will undergo dynamic tests in early 2011.
* December 2011. Four-car prototype undergoes trials at up to 352 km/h on the Madrid to Sevilla route.
* Spring 2013. Prototype gets homologation by Brazilian Railindustry Association, which will allow CAF to offer trains for the proposed
high-speed rail connection between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
* 2013. Test runs for homologation in Spain. In October 2013 company sources said the approval process of Oaris is in the final stages and within months is ready for operation.
* March 2015: The Norwegian airport train operator
Flytoget
The Airport Express Train ( no, Flytoget) is a Norway, Norwegian high-speed rail, high-speed airport rail link, airport railway service connecting Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Oslo Airport to Oslo Central Station in nineteen minutes. Run by Flytoget ...
ordered eight 4-car trainsets (maximum speed 250 km/h) to supplement their 16 trains fleet on their
Drammen
Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken (county), Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and village ...
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Oslo
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Gardermoen Airport
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service and will be allowed to run at a maximum speed of 210 km/h on the line, starting from June 2021.
They will be known as Class 78.
* June 2019: Belonging to the five train manufacturers selected to tender for
High Speed 2 rolling stock CAF presented their Oaris trains as passenger trains for HS2.
* June 2021: The trainsets delivered to Flytoget were withdrawn from service after 19 days of operation due to discovery of cracks in the chassis.
See also
*
Bombardier Zefiro
Zefiro is a family of high-speed passenger trains designed by Bombardier Transportation (now Alstom) whose variants have top operating speeds of between ; and .
The family consists of: the ''Zefiro 250'', which has a top operating speed of an ...
*
Alstom AGV
The AGV (acronym for French: ''Automotrice à grande vitesse''; lit. "high-speed railcar") is a standard gauge, high-speed, electric multiple-unit train designed and built by Alstom.
Alstom offers the AGV in configurations from seven to fourt ...
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Siemens Velaro
Siemens Velaro is a family of high-speed electric multiple unit trains built by Siemens and used in Germany, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain, China, Russia, and Turkey. The Velaro is based on the ICE 3M/F high-speed ...
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List of high-speed trains
The following is a list of high-speed trains that have been, are, or will be in commercial service.
A high-speed train is generally defined as one which operates at or over in regular passenger service, with a high level of service, and often ...
References
External links
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