The Passenger Trains of Israel Railways
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'Mo-Do' Coaches ('Spanish' Push-Pull coaches) |
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Generator/Driving coaches - 301-305 Ordinary coaches - 311-342 |
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| Typical Train Composition: |
Push-Pull equipped mainline locomotive + Up to 8 ordinary coaches + Power/Driving coach. Possible locomotives include all Alstom-built mainline locomotives as well as several converted G12 and G26 locomotives |
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| Overall Length: | Generator/Driving coach - 26.8 m ; Ordinary coach - 26.4 m | |
| Original Maker: | GEC-Alsthom, Spain with participation by Ha'Argaz, Israel | |
| Entered service in Israel: | 1996-1997 | |
| Original Number of Seats: | Generator/Driving coach - 38 ; Ordinary coach - 86 | |
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Double Deck Coaches ('Komotayim', 'Du-Komatiyim') |
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| Vehicle Numbers: |
Generator/Driving coaches - 401-415 Ordinary coaches - 425-466 |
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| Typical Train Composition: |
Alstom-built mainline locomotive + Up to 3 ordinary coaches + Power/Driving coach. It is therotically possible to convert push-pull equipped G12 and G26 locomotives for this duty |
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| Overall Length: | Generator/Driving coach - 27.27 m ; Ordinary coach - 26.8 m | |
| Original Maker: | Bombardier, Germany | |
| Entered service in Israel: | 2001-2002 | |
| Original Number of Seats: | Generator/Driving - 79 ; Ordinary coach - 142 | |
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Notes:
Three further four-coach sets as well as five individual coaches (for strengthening existing sets) are currently on order. |
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Esslingen Railcars |
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| Quantity and Numbering: | Twelve sets, numbered 1-12 | ||
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Power/Driving unit (VT) + Middle unit (VM) + Driving unit (VS) (a second middle unit was later added to most/all sets) |
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| Wheel Arrangement: | B'2' + 2'2' + 2'2' (three-unit set) | ||
| Overall Length: |
Power/Driving unit - 23.8 m ; Middle unit - 22.3 m ; Driving unit - 23.2 m Overall Length of Three-Unit Set - 69.3 m |
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| Entered service in Israel: | 1956-1958 | ||
| Original Maker: |
Power/Driving unit - Esslingen, Germany
Middle units - WMD, Germany Driving unit - LHB, Germany |
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| Propulsion System: | A single 1000hp Diesel engine with hydraulic transmission. | Engine Maker: | Maybach, Germany |
| Original Number of Seats: |
Power/Driving unit - 56 ; Middle unit - 106 ; Driving unit - 86
All seats are in 3rd class except 40 in the driving unit which are in 2nd class |
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Notes:
In the early 1960's all the engines were removed from the railcars and they were used as locomotive-hauled sets until 1979. Seven middle units were refurbished and converted to regular locmotive-hauled coaches during 1992-1995. |
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IC3 Railcars
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| Quantity and Numbering: | Twenty-Four sets, numbered 1-24 (+ 17 sets on order) | |||||
| Set Composition: | Power/Driving unit (MF1) + Middle unit (FF) + Power/Driving unit (MF2) | |||||
| Wheel Arrangement: |
(1A)'(A1)'(1A)'2'
Four 2-axle bogied with three powered axles. The two inner bogies are articulated and shared by two units each. |
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| Overall Length: | Power/Driving unit - 20.533 m ; Middle unit - 17.733 m Overall Length of Set - 58.799 m | |||||
| Entered service in Israel: | 1992-2002 | |||||
| Original Maker: | ABB-Scandia/Adtranz/Bombardier, Denmark | |||||
| Propulsion System: | Three 394hp Diesel engines with hydraulic transmission. | Engine Maker: | KHD (Deutz), Germany | |||
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Notes:
Every set has another engine of the same type, used for generating electricity. In sets from no. 11 onwards, one of the original engines is also used for this purpose. Most sets from no. 12 onwards went through their final assembly in the RAMTA factory in Be'er-Sheva, Israel. |
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| Series 611 Tilting Railcar | |||
| Quantity and Numbering: |
Single set for demonstration purpose - German Railways' (DB) no. 27
Unit numbers: Bpd - 611 027-4 + ABp - 611 527-3 |
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| Set Composition: | Power/Driving unit (VT) of 2nd class with bycicle space (Bpd) + Power/Driving unit (VT) of combined 2nd class and 1st class (ABp) | ||
| Wheel Arrangement: | 2'B'+B'2' | ||
| Overall Length: | Each unit - 25.87 m Overall Length of Set - 51.74 m | ||
| Service in Israel: | A month's demonstration in March 1998 | ||
| Original Maker: | Adtranz, Germany | ||
| Propulsion System: | Two 724hp Diesel engines with hydraulic transmissions, one each per unit. | Engine Maker: | Cummins, USA |
| Original Number of Seats: |
Bpd unit - 77
ABp unit - 71, including 25 in 1st class |
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Notes:
After finishing the demonstration tour, the set was returned to Germany. |
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General Notes:
The above list does not include the passenger coaches inherited by Israel Railways from the British Mandate's Palestine Railways (including the steam railcars built in the 1920's) and the passenger coaches captured from the Egyptian railways in the Sinai in 1956 and 1967.
