Asiarunner
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The Siemens
Asiarunner locomotives are contemparies to the Eurorunner
class and are designed specifically for the South-East Asian market - in particular metre gauge
- key features are a Co'Co' wheel arrangement (resulting in low axle load
s) and good clearance (see Loading gauge
)
, or of a locomotive that was built to a smaller loading gauge
that UIC 505-1.
Nevertheless the design mirrors in part the modular concept found in Siemens other locomotives (the Eurosprinter and Eurorunner). The main frame is one such module. The drivers cabins are also modular components.
Access to the main engine compartment is via the roof, which has three removable segments, there is a single side corridor which allows an escape route in the event of certain emergencies (compare the wide gauge Eurorunners which have two passageways)
The engine is a 12 cylinder MTU
model - similar to that used in the Eurorunner
except with 12 instead of 16 cylinders.
The locos can work in multiple with up to three connected.
– Da Nang
– Ho Chi Minh City
route serving both passenger and freight services.
The locomotive is designed for used in Asia, Africa, South America and Australia
Siemens
Siemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...
Asiarunner locomotives are contemparies to the Eurorunner
Eurorunner
The Eurorunner family of locomotives are a series of medium to high power diesel electric locomotives built by Siemens for the European market. Introduced from 2002 onwards, they share design characteristics with the successful Eurosprinter range of electric locomotives, also built by Siemens.The...
class and are designed specifically for the South-East Asian market - in particular metre gauge
Metre gauge
Metre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland...
- key features are a Co'Co' wheel arrangement (resulting in low axle load
Axle load
The axle load of a wheeled vehicle is the total weight felt by the roadway for all wheels connected to a given axle. Viewed another way, it is the fraction of total vehicle weight resting on a given axle...
s) and good clearance (see Loading gauge
Loading gauge
A loading gauge defines the maximum height and width for railway vehicles and their loads to ensure safe passage through bridges, tunnels and other structures...
)
Development
Much of the development of the Asiarunner locomotive had to be done from scratch, since Siemens had no contempary example of a narrow gaugeNarrow gauge
A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
, or of a locomotive that was built to a smaller loading gauge
Loading gauge
A loading gauge defines the maximum height and width for railway vehicles and their loads to ensure safe passage through bridges, tunnels and other structures...
that UIC 505-1.
Nevertheless the design mirrors in part the modular concept found in Siemens other locomotives (the Eurosprinter and Eurorunner). The main frame is one such module. The drivers cabins are also modular components.
Access to the main engine compartment is via the roof, which has three removable segments, there is a single side corridor which allows an escape route in the event of certain emergencies (compare the wide gauge Eurorunners which have two passageways)
The engine is a 12 cylinder MTU
MTU Friedrichshafen
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH is a manufacturer of commercial internal combustion engines founded by Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl Maybach in 1909...
model - similar to that used in the Eurorunner
Eurorunner
The Eurorunner family of locomotives are a series of medium to high power diesel electric locomotives built by Siemens for the European market. Introduced from 2002 onwards, they share design characteristics with the successful Eurosprinter range of electric locomotives, also built by Siemens.The...
except with 12 instead of 16 cylinders.
The locos can work in multiple with up to three connected.
Operators
Vietnam railways has 16 of the AR15 model which will be used on the main HanoiHanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
– Da Nang
Da Nang
Đà Nẵng , occasionally Danang, is a major port city in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea at the mouth of the Han River. It is the commercial and educational center of Central Vietnam; its well-sheltered, easily accessible port and its location on the path of...
– Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
route serving both passenger and freight services.
The locomotive is designed for used in Asia, Africa, South America and Australia
See also
- Siemens Eurorunner
- Siemens Eurosprinter
- Narrow gauge railways
- Rail transport in VietnamRail transport in VietnamThe railway system in Vietnam is owned and operated by the state-owned Vietnam Railways . The principal route, the single track North-South Railway running between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, accounts for of the network's total length of...