Electric high-speed multiple unit SMILE for SBB

The trains have TSI certification and are approved for use in the railway networks of Switzerland, Germany, Italy and Austria. They are used both for conventional lines and on high-speed routes at up to 250 km/h. The platform level entry for platforms with heights of 55 and 76 cm, the pressure-tight, air-conditioned passenger compartments and driver’s cabs and the multifunctional and bicycle compartments in the passenger area set new standards for rail travel with regard to comfort. The screens of the digital information system are visible to all passengers. The train has been specifically designed to meet the needs of people with restricted mobility in accordance with the Swiss law on equal rights for persons of restricted mobility.

• Motor bogies and trailer bogies with pneumatic suspension

• Automatic central buffer coupling

• Operation in double traction

• Redundant drive equipment consisting of four power trains with four traction converters for four motor bogies

• Low-floor entry at all doors

• Transparent, open interior design

• Pressure-tight, air-conditioned passenger compartments and driver’s cab

• Barrier-free vacuum toilet system in low-floor area in both classes

• Toilet areas with one toilet for ladies, one unisex toilet and one urinal

• Unaided boarding for wheelchair users at a platform height of P55 and P76

• Generously dimensioned platform level entrance areas

• Multifunctional and bicycle zones in the passenger compartment

• Comfortable seating for long journeys

• Ergonomically and comfortably designed driver’s cab to prevent driver fatigue

• Spacious staff compartments and staff toilets for train and dining car personnel

• Certification in line with TSI for high-speed trains (including monitoring of hot bearing and running dynamics)

• Extended safety concept for use in the Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT)

• Redundant vehicle control and communication system with train bus and diagnostics computer

• Integral crashworthiness concept