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Capital Metro ordered six GTW low-floor diesel articulated multiple units from Stadler in September 2005. In September 2015,

Capital Metro ordered four additional GTWs in order to ensure sufficient capacity for the increasing numbers of passengers on

the route between Austin and Leander. The trains are designed to reach a maximum speed of 120 km/h and comply with European

Standard EN 15227. They are equipped with 108 seats and standing room for 92, meaning they can transport 200 passengers.

The wheelchair and bicycle areas are AD-compliant. Thanks to their lightweight design and the two diesel-electric drives,

the trains are extremely energy efficient and capable of rapid acceleration and braking. The design of the GTWs allows Capital

Metro to operate a mixed fleet including freight trains, with the GTW meeting the new AVT requirements of the Federal Railroad

Administration.

DIESEL ARTICULATED MULTIPLE UNIT – GTWCapital Metro, Texas

Vehicle Data

Customer Capital Metro Transportation

Authority (CMTA), Austin, Texas,

USA

Route MetroRail Austin–Leander

Track gauge 1435 mm (56.5")

Axle arrangement 2’ Bo 2’

Number of vehicles 6 + 4

Service start-up 2017

Seats 108 (incl. Foldingseats)

Folding seats 12

Standing spaces 96 (4 pers./m2)

Floor heightLow-floor 600 mm (23.6")

High-floor 1000 mm (39.4")

Entrance width 1300 mm (51.2")

Axial thrust 1500 kN

Length over coupling 40,890 mm (134–1.8")

Vehicle width 2950 mm (9–8")

Wheelbase 2100 mm (82.7")

Driving wheel diameter, new 870 mm (34.3")

Carrying wheel diameter, new 750 mm (29.5")

Max. output at wheel 600 kW

Starting tractive effort 80 kN

Max. acceleration empty/load 1.0/0.8 m/s2

Max. brake retardation 1.3/2.1/2.4 m/s2 Operation/emergency/max. Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph)

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Technical Features

Technology

– Car body: End car in lightweight aluminum design; separate

power car made of steel

– Redundant drive equipment, consisting of two power trains,

each with a diesel engine, asynchronous generator, IGBT power

converter and an asynchronous drive motor

– Motor trucks and trailer trucks with pneumatic suspension

– Multiple unit train control with up to three multiple units

– Drive equipment concentrated in a separate midsection

traction unit with an aisle width of 850 mm for passengers

Comfort

– Extremely powerful, completely redundant HVAC system,

designed for outside temperatures of up to 40°C (104°F)

– Spacious entrance area with multifunctional zone

– Passenger compartment with platform level entrance and large

door width

– Bright passenger compartments thanks to large windows

Personnel

– Ergonomically and comfortably designed working environment

to prevent driver fatigue

– Monitoring of train dispatch and travel safety through intercom

systems

Reliability / Availability / Maintainability / Safety

– Car body and energy absorption system already complies with

EN 15227, which provides exceptional safety for the driver and

passengers

– Vehicle control system with vehicle bus, train bus and diagno-

stics computer

– Emergency intercom systems for communicating with the driver

– Video cameras for security surveillance

– Fulfils American fire protection standards