Talk:SUW 2000

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Cost

It would be helpful to know what the cost of an ordinary bogie is, so as to compare the cost of the SUW 2000 bogie.

Tabletop (talk) 08:02, 29 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Combinations of gauges?

So far, SUW 2000 has been applied to standard gauge 1435 and a wider gauge. Here there is room for the variable gauge axles equipment and the disk brakes.

With gauges narrower than standard gauge 1435 such as metre gauge 1000 and cape gauge 1067 there is less room for the disk brakes and there may be problems.

It is also unclear if the SUW 2000 will support more than two gauges. This affects the way that the wheels lock into the axle like a key. For use in particular markets the following combinations of important gauges are required:

Africa

(minor gauges omitted)

1067
1000
1435
950 - Eritrea

Asia

1000 - Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh
1067 - Indonesia, Sakhalin Island, Japan
1435 - China, Europe, Iran, Middle East, Japan Shinkansen
1676 - Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

America

1435 - North America, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, FERISTSA
1000 - Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile
1600 - Brazil
1676 - Argentina, Chile
914
1067

Europe

1435
1520
1676 Indian gauge
1668 Iberian gauge

Spain and Portugal are building a network of 1435 lines and dual gauge.

It is not known if the tiny 8mm difference between Indian gauge and Iberian gauge prevents inter-running.

Australia

1435
1067
1600

Tabletop (talk) 02:24, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Incidents

After an incident at the SUW2000 gauge changer at Mostiska 2 on 3 October 2006, the through Krakow â€“ Kiev service was interrupted and a change of train from Standard to Broad gauge was required at the PKP border station of Medyka. This continued until 29 October 2006 when the change of train was moved to Przemyśl. It is believed a through service via the gauge changer may be reinstated in January 2007.

See http://www.goeuro2012.com/html/border.html

Gallery

Gauge Change Facility - locomotives fitted.
Gauge Change Facility - locomotives not fitted. Capstans and ropes or equivalent needed. Locos trapped for several minutes unless runaround siding provided.