News and Exhibitions -First low-floor Suzhou tram rolled out

Caledonian Rolling Stock Cables

CABLE CONSTRUCTION

Conductors:
Tinned fine copper strands according to VDE 0295 / IEC 60228 class 5 are generally used for railway cables. For nominal cross section of over 50mmsq, 0.41mm strand wire may be used instead of 0.51mm as stipulated in IEC 60228. The IEC 60228 class 5 enhances flexibility and the ease of handling, thus lengthening the product life of the cable. These class 5
conductors are extremely flexible, and easy-to-install in the compact rolling stock environment.
Insulation and Outer Sheath:
Crosslinked polyolefine copolymer or EPR will generally be used for insulation whereas electron-beam cross-linked elastomer is employed for sheathing. Cross-linked elastomer compounds offer very good durability that can resist heat, oil, vibration, chemical aggression, etc.

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD

As an OEM, Caledonian rolling stock cables provide our railway customers with future headroom by meeting the following European Norms (EN) and international standards :

EN 50264

EN 50306

EN 50382

NF F 63808

NF F 63826

NF F 63827

BS 6853

DIN 5510-2

NF F 16 101

UIC 895

First low-floor Suzhou tram rolled out

CHINA: The first of 18 trams for Suzhou has been rolled out at CSR Puzhen’s factory in Nanjing. This is the first vehicle produced under a 10-year technology licensing agreement signed between CSR Puzhen and Bombardier in July 2012.

‘We are proud to be part of this milestone and look forward to seeing Suzhou become a benchmark in modern tramway operation in China’, said President of Bombardier China Jianwei Zhang.

The trams are based on Bombardier’s Flexity 2 technology and are being built at CSR Puzhen’s Nanjing site. The five-section bidirectional 100% low-floor trams are 32 m long and 2 650 mm wide. They are being fitted with Flexx Urban 3000 bogies and Mitrac traction equipment.

CSR Puzhen won an order in January 2013 to supply 18 trams for the line being built in Suzhou National New & Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone. Suzhou New District Tram Co will operate the trams on the 18 km, seven stop line T1 linking the centre of the industrial zone with the West Lakeside Area. Scheduled for completion in 2015, T1 is the first of six planned lines.