Newag Impuls
The Newag Impuls is family of electric multiple units constructed by Newag of Poland.
| Newag Impuls | |
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_-_Wroc%C5%82aw_(Breslau).JPG) Newag Impuls at Wrocław, Poland | |
| Manufacturer | Newag |
| Family name | Impuls |
| Replaced | ATR220 (Bari-Putignano Line) |
| Number built | 138 (+ 28 on order) |
| Formation | 2 to 6-car |
| Capacity | 107–218 seats |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 42.4–113.2 m |
| Width | 2.84 m |
| Height | 4.15 m |
| Maximum speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) |
| Traction system | 1600–3200 kW |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Description
The Impuls family of trains are low-floor, electric multiple units equipped with a full interior monitoring system, air-conditioning, passenger information system and can have ticket dispensers if requested.
Their interior is suitable for the needs of passengers with reduced mobility. It features sloping floors, folded steps, broad aisles and a designated space for wheelchairs and bicycles. In the vehicle, motor bogies are used as well as Jacobs bogies (mounted between each two cars). The bogies have a modern gear system and two-stage spring suspension systems that effectively muffles vibrations, thus enhancing comfort while travelling.[1]
The trains can be built in various configurations. The two-car variant is known as "37WE", three-car "36WE", four-car "31WE", five-car "45WE" and six-car "35WE". The trains can have interiors built suitable for commuter and suburban trains but also for long distance routes.[2]
The first design was launched in 2012. One of the trains produced for Koleje Dolnośląskie, broke the Polish speed record of 211 km/h (131 mph) in 2013 on the test track, on 7 September 2015, a Newag Impuls 45WE unit for Koleje Mazowieckie once again topped this record with what is now the current one, 226 km/h (140 mph) which makes it the fastest passenger train produced in Poland.
Newag launched a second generation of the design, named Impuls II, in 2017 with an order of 14 trainsets from Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna.[3]
Usage
| Country | Operator | Class | Picture | Number | Year |
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Koleje Dolnośląskie | 31WE |  | 10 | 2013, 2015 |
| Koleje Dolnośląskie | 36WEa |  | 6 | 2014-2015 | |
| Koleje Dolnośląskie | 45WE | .jpg) | 11 | 2017 | |
| Koleje Małopolskie | 31WE |  | 8 | 2016-2017 | |
| Koleje Małopolskie | 45WE |  | 5 | 2016-2017 | |
| Koleje Mazowieckie | 45WE |  | 12 | 2015 | |
| Koleje Śląskie | 35WE |  | 1 | 2012 | |
| Koleje Śląskie | 36WEa |  | 3 | 2014 | |
| Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna | 36WEd |  | 4 out of 14 | from 2018 | |
| PKP Szybka Kolej Miejska w Trójmieście | 31WE |  | 2 | 2016 | |
| Przewozy Regionalne | 31WE |  | 3 | 2017 | |
| Przewozy Regionalne (Lubusz Voivodeship) | 31WE |  | 3 | 2014-2015 | |
| Przewozy Regionalne (Lesser Poland Voivodeship) | 36WEa |  | 6 | 2014-2015 | |
| Przewozy Regionalne (Opole Voivodeship) | 36WEa |  | 7 | 2016-2018 | |
| Przewozy Regionalne (Podkarpackie Voivodeship) | 36WE |  | 1 | 2013 | |
| Przewozy Regionalne (Podkarpackie Voivodeship) | 37WE |  | 2 | 2014 | |
| Przewozy Regionalne (Podkarpackie Voivodeship) | 36WEa |  | 1 | 2015 | |
| Przewozy Regionalne (Pomeranian Voivodeship) | 45WE | 2 out of 9 | 2018-2019 | ||
| Przewozy Regionalne (Silesian Voivodeship) | 36WEa |  | 3 | 2015 | |
| Przewozy Regionalne (Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship) | 36WEa |  | 6 | 2014-2015 | |
| Przewozy Regionalne (Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship) | 31WE | 2 | 2018 | ||
| Przewozy Regionalne (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship) | 37WE | 1 | 2015 | ||
| Przewozy Regionalne (West Pomeranian Voivodeship) | 31WE |  | 22 | 2013-2015, 2017-2018 | |
| Przewozy Regionalne (West Pomeranian Voivodeship) | 36WEa | 18 | 2017-2018 | ||
| Szybka Kolej Miejska w Warszawie | 35WE | .JPG) | 9 | 2012-2013 | |
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| Ferrovie del Sud Est | 36WEb | %2C_%C5%BBmigr%C3%B3d%2C_2016-09-29.jpg) | 5 out of 11 (15) | 2016 | |
Speed records
Newag Impuls unit number 31WE-001 for Koleje Dolnośląskie had reached 200 km/h, and the speed record of 19 February 2013 was 211.6 km/h. On 7 September 2015 a Newag Impuls 45WE unit for Koleje Mazowieckie once again broke this record reaching 226 km/h, this is the current (2020) speed record for the type. This was again achieved on the Centralna Magistrala Kolejowa, on the section between Psary and Góra Włodowska, a speed greater than that achieved by the Japanese 0 Series Shinkansen.
Ferrovie del Sud Est's plans to replace PESA-made DMUs
Ferrovie del Sud Est has been using PESA-made ATR220s since 2008, now that Bari-Putignano Line has been electrified, the operator plans to use New Newag Impuls II Sets on that line to replace ATR220s currently on the line. The withdrawals of ATR220s will start in september, however Pesa DMUs Will Be Moved to the south of Apulia Region to replace the older DMUs there
See also
References
- "Description of Newag Impuls". Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
- "Description of Newag Impuls". Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
- "First Newag Impuls II EMU nears completion". Railway Gazette International. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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This article is based upon a translation of the Polish language version as at October 2015.