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The '''Combino Supra''' (the latter word in the name is pronounced like the word ''op'ra'' but with the 'oo' in 'book' in place of the initial vowel and the 'z' in 'zoo' in front of it), '''Combino MkII''' or '''Combino Plus''' is a new [[Combino]] model is made of stainless steel instead of light materials, and manufactured at a new assembly line in [[Vienna]]. |
The '''Combino Supra''' (the latter word in the name is pronounced like the word ''op'ra'' but with the 'oo' in 'book' in place of the initial vowel and the 'z' in 'zoo' in front of it), '''Combino MkII''' or '''Combino Plus''' is a new [[Combino]] model is made of stainless steel instead of light materials, and manufactured at a new assembly line in [[Vienna]]. |
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==Design differences with original Combino== |
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Unlike the former Combino model, the Combino Supra is designed in nine meter fixed sections. Each section has a [[bogie]], either powered or unpowered. The tram length can be anywhere from two sections (18 meters) to eight (72 meters). In the Budapest and Almada trams, modules are placed in two car blocks, each block joined by a double articulation join. This is in contrast to the original Combino, and other articulated low floor trams, where modules are suspended between others. Siemens claims the [[axle load]] of this design is 10 metric tones for a tram length of 2.65 meters, such as the Almada tram. <ref>[http://transportation.siemens.com/ts/en/pub/products/mt/products/tram/combinoplus/flexibility.htm Siemens Combino Plus website - 'Flexibility']</ref> |
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For the Budapest order, the tram went from nine modules of the original Combino to six modules for the Combino Supra. <ref>[http://transportation.siemens.com/shared/data/pdf/ts_internet/ts_mt/combino_budapest_e.pdf Combino Budapest Reference brochure]</ref> |
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The original Combino design featured a half-width door near the drivers cab. The Combino Supra has changed this to a full double-leaf door. |
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==Budapest== |
==Budapest== |
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The [[BKV|city transport company of Budapest]] has ordered 40 Combino Supra Budapest NF 12B units. The six-module trams (three units of two carbody sections) are 53.99 meters long a world record, a world record for passenger trams (only exceeded by the 59.4 m [[Tram#Cargo_trams|CargoTram]] of Dresden). They have been nicknamed ''óriáshernyó'' (meaning 'giant [[caterpillar]]'). The first two units were delivered [[March 14]], [[2006]] to [[Budapest]], the rest will be delivered by the summer of 2007. |
The [[BKV|city transport company of Budapest]] has ordered 40 Combino Supra Budapest NF 12B units. The six-module trams (three units of two carbody sections) are 53.99 meters long a world record, a world record for passenger trams (only exceeded by the 59.4 m [[Tram#Cargo_trams|CargoTram]] of Dresden). They have been nicknamed ''óriáshernyó'' (meaning 'giant [[caterpillar]]'). The first two units were delivered [[March 14]], [[2006]] to [[Budapest]], the rest will be delivered by the summer of 2007. |
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The transport company Metro Transportes Sul de Tejo (MST) ordered 24 four-module Combinos for the new tram network ''Metro sul do Tejo'' in Almada, South of [[Lisbon]]. Although the first unit was delivered by the end of May 2005, after the problems with the Combino surfaced, the order was converted to stainless steel-bodied Combinos, to be delivered by 2007. |
The transport company Metro Transportes Sul de Tejo (MST) ordered 24 four-module Combinos for the new tram network ''Metro sul do Tejo'' in Almada, South of [[Lisbon]]. Although the first unit was delivered by the end of May 2005, after the problems with the Combino surfaced, the order was converted to stainless steel-bodied Combinos, to be delivered by 2007. |
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Siemens bought Almada tram C008 to [[Melbourne, Australia]] to run in passenger service on [[Trams_in_Melbourne|Melbourne's tram network]], for research and development purposes<ref>[http://www.siemens.com.au/transportation/ProdSolsServices/PassFreightVehicles/Trams/CombinoPlus.htm - Siemens Transportation Australia Combino Plus]</ref>. However, some commentators believed it was motivated by the potential for a upcoming tram order. C008 ran on [[Melbourne tram route 16 | Route 16]], along side the classic Combino, and other tram models. C008 first entered Melbourne service on Grand Prix shuttles on [[Melbourne tram route 96 | Route 96]] in January, and ran on Route 16 thereafter until Saturday, 16th of June. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Combino]] |
*[[Combino]] |
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Revision as of 11:26, 22 June 2007
The Combino Supra (the latter word in the name is pronounced like the word op'ra but with the 'oo' in 'book' in place of the initial vowel and the 'z' in 'zoo' in front of it), Combino MkII or Combino Plus is a new Combino model is made of stainless steel instead of light materials, and manufactured at a new assembly line in Vienna.
Design differences with original Combino
Unlike the former Combino model, the Combino Supra is designed in nine meter fixed sections. Each section has a bogie, either powered or unpowered. The tram length can be anywhere from two sections (18 meters) to eight (72 meters). In the Budapest and Almada trams, modules are placed in two car blocks, each block joined by a double articulation join. This is in contrast to the original Combino, and other articulated low floor trams, where modules are suspended between others. Siemens claims the axle load of this design is 10 metric tones for a tram length of 2.65 meters, such as the Almada tram. [1]
For the Budapest order, the tram went from nine modules of the original Combino to six modules for the Combino Supra. [2]
The original Combino design featured a half-width door near the drivers cab. The Combino Supra has changed this to a full double-leaf door.
Budapest
The city transport company of Budapest has ordered 40 Combino Supra Budapest NF 12B units. The six-module trams (three units of two carbody sections) are 53.99 meters long a world record, a world record for passenger trams (only exceeded by the 59.4 m CargoTram of Dresden). They have been nicknamed óriáshernyó (meaning 'giant caterpillar'). The first two units were delivered March 14, 2006 to Budapest, the rest will be delivered by the summer of 2007.
In the summer of 2006 problems arose with the Budapest version of the Combino. On August 1, 2006 Budapest mayor Gábor Demszky ordered all six Combino trams to be withdrawn from service until technical problems that arose in the previous months were cleared up.[3] Problems consisted mostly of problems with the doors, caused by sensitive fail-safe systems which brought trams to a halt for reasons including luggage or the odd leg getting stuck in a door.[4] Siemens AG reportedly admitted the door problem to be a "design fault".[5]
Another problem was the overhead wire system of the track, which was rebuilt in April and June to accommodate the new trams. The rebuilding was done in a hurry and of poor quality, causing the old Ganz trams still running on the track to have problems with their pantographs. On July 15 one column of the overhead wire system fell to the road on the Margaret Bridge, causing tram services to be suspended between Jászai Mari tér and Moszkva tér till July 25.[6] In the last week of August the wire system was adjusted to prevent new problems from occurring.[7]
Almada, Lisbon
The transport company Metro Transportes Sul de Tejo (MST) ordered 24 four-module Combinos for the new tram network Metro sul do Tejo in Almada, South of Lisbon. Although the first unit was delivered by the end of May 2005, after the problems with the Combino surfaced, the order was converted to stainless steel-bodied Combinos, to be delivered by 2007.
Siemens bought Almada tram C008 to Melbourne, Australia to run in passenger service on Melbourne's tram network, for research and development purposes[8]. However, some commentators believed it was motivated by the potential for a upcoming tram order. C008 ran on Route 16, along side the classic Combino, and other tram models. C008 first entered Melbourne service on Grand Prix shuttles on Route 96 in January, and ran on Route 16 thereafter until Saturday, 16th of June.
See also
References
- ^ Siemens Combino Plus website - 'Flexibility'
- ^ Combino Budapest Reference brochure
- ^ Caboodle.hu - Budapest mayor calls for withdrawal of faulty Combino trams
- ^ The Budapest Sun Online - Mayor touts Budapest as leading regional capital
- ^ Caboodle.hu - New Combino tram fails shortly after resuming service
- ^ Railway Market Magazine - Public Transport in Hungary: Combino-Teething Troubles in Budapest
- ^ Caboodle.hu - Tram service suspended every evening until September
- ^ - Siemens Transportation Australia Combino Plus