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Stadler Bi-Level Trainsets.

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Posted by jmonier on Sunday, March 27, 2022 7:18 AM

CMStPnP

These look kind of nice inside other than what looks like limited headroom.   I wonder why we do not see these in the United States over the single level trainsets?    They are higher capacity it looks like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX4oe-Qe1LQ

 

 

If you're referring to the KISS trainsets, the first 2 were just delivered to Caltrain (which has a long history of bi-levels going back to the gallery cars of the SP days).

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Posted by MidlandMike on Saturday, March 26, 2022 8:17 PM

Have they been tested for US crash worthiness?  Also they might not fit Eastern lines with low clearances, and would not work with high platforms.  Are they specifically EMU's.

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Stadler Bi-Level Trainsets.
Posted by CMStPnP on Saturday, March 26, 2022 10:32 AM

These look kind of nice inside other than what looks like limited headroom.   I wonder why we do not see these in the United States over the single level trainsets?    They are higher capacity it looks like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX4oe-Qe1LQ

 

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