China Railways CRH5
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The China Railways CRH5 is an electric multiple unit
high-speed train in use with China Railway High-speed
in the People's Republic of China
. The CRH5 is based on the ETR-600 New Pendolino
used in Italy.
The CRH5 are non-tilting trains, developed for the Chinese Railways and which technology has been transferred to local manufacturers. The CRH5 have a design speed of up to 200 kilometres per hour (124 mph) and now operate steadily at 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph).
and CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles to produce 60 sets of the train with a maximum speed of 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph). These trains have been given designations CRH5A, and are still the only type of the CRH5 trains. 30 additional sets were ordered in 2009 and 20 additional sets was ordered in 2010 to complete the current fleet operating on China's northern and eastern lines. On April 26, 2011, the MOR ordered an additional 30 sets.
As to the initial 60 sets, the first three sets were manufactured by Alstom
's factory in Italy, the next 6 sets were delivered in complete knock down form and assembled by CNR Changchun Railway Vehicle. The remaining 51 sets were built by CNR Changchun through technology transfer from Alstom.
The first train (CRH5-001A) departure from Savigliano
port, Italy on December 11, 2006, arrive at Dalian
port on January 28, 2007. the first CRH5A set made by CNR Changchun (CRH5-010A) were delivered in April, 2007.
The CRH5A sets started service from April 18, 2007, the date of the sixth national railway speed-up at the Beijing-Harbin Railway. in the following years, it opened service at the Jinan-Qingdao high speed rail and Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan high speed rail.
Each of the CRH5A set consists of 8 cars. The initial 12 sets (CRH5-001A ～ CRH5-012A) has one first-class seating cars (ZY), six second-class seating cars(ZE), and one second-class seating/dining car(ZEC). the subsequent sets has two first-class seating cars (ZY), six second-class seating cars(ZE).
The CRH5A trains met a number of failures in early stages, attributed to new technologies introduced on CRH5A and relatively short trial run before first delivery
Coach Type
CRH5A
train No.001A-012A train No.013A-070A train No.071A-090A, Coach No.2 has 15 First Class Seats and 59 Second Class seats
Electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...
high-speed train in use with China Railway High-speed
China Railway High-speed
China Railway High-speed ; ) is the high-speed rail system operated by China Railways.Hexie Hao is the designation for high-speed trains running on this rail system. At the middle of the run, all trains were marked "CRH" on the centre of the head vehicle and the side of the walls of each vehicle...
in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. The CRH5 is based on the ETR-600 New Pendolino
New Pendolino
The New Pendolino is a class of high-speed tilting trains built by Alstom Ferroviaria for Trenitalia and the swiss Railway SBB CFF FFS, known as the ETR 600 and ETR 610, respectively...
used in Italy.
The CRH5 are non-tilting trains, developed for the Chinese Railways and which technology has been transferred to local manufacturers. The CRH5 have a design speed of up to 200 kilometres per hour (124 mph) and now operate steadily at 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph).
CRH5A
In 2004, the Ministry of Railway in China contracted AlstomAlstom
Alstom is a large multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and transport markets. According to the company website, in the years 2010-2011 Alstom had annual sales of over €20.9 billion, and employed more than 85,000 people in 70 countries. Alstom's headquarters are...
and CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles to produce 60 sets of the train with a maximum speed of 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph). These trains have been given designations CRH5A, and are still the only type of the CRH5 trains. 30 additional sets were ordered in 2009 and 20 additional sets was ordered in 2010 to complete the current fleet operating on China's northern and eastern lines. On April 26, 2011, the MOR ordered an additional 30 sets.
As to the initial 60 sets, the first three sets were manufactured by Alstom
Alstom
Alstom is a large multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and transport markets. According to the company website, in the years 2010-2011 Alstom had annual sales of over €20.9 billion, and employed more than 85,000 people in 70 countries. Alstom's headquarters are...
's factory in Italy, the next 6 sets were delivered in complete knock down form and assembled by CNR Changchun Railway Vehicle. The remaining 51 sets were built by CNR Changchun through technology transfer from Alstom.
The first train (CRH5-001A) departure from Savigliano
Savigliano
Savigliano is a comune of Piedmont, northern Italy, in the Province of Cuneo, c. 50 kilometers south of Turin by rail....
port, Italy on December 11, 2006, arrive at Dalian
Dalian
Dalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It faces Shandong to the south, the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west and south. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, Dalian is the southernmost city of Northeast China and China's...
port on January 28, 2007. the first CRH5A set made by CNR Changchun (CRH5-010A) were delivered in April, 2007.
The CRH5A sets started service from April 18, 2007, the date of the sixth national railway speed-up at the Beijing-Harbin Railway. in the following years, it opened service at the Jinan-Qingdao high speed rail and Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan high speed rail.
Each of the CRH5A set consists of 8 cars. The initial 12 sets (CRH5-001A ～ CRH5-012A) has one first-class seating cars (ZY), six second-class seating cars(ZE), and one second-class seating/dining car(ZEC). the subsequent sets has two first-class seating cars (ZY), six second-class seating cars(ZE).
The CRH5A trains met a number of failures in early stages, attributed to new technologies introduced on CRH5A and relatively short trial run before first delivery
CIT001
On April 2, 2007, China Academy of Railway Sciences ordered a CRH5 based high-speed test train; the official name of this train set is Code Zero Comprehensive Testing Train, name code CIT001. This train is equipped with special devices to monitor the condition of the track, wheel-rail force, overhead wire, communication system and signal system. The train is painted with yellow and white color and started test run on July 1, 2007.Formation
Power Destination- M - Motor car
- T - Trailer car
- C - Driver cabin
- P - Pantograph
Coach Type
- ZY - First Class Coach
- ZE - Second Class Coach
- ZYE - First Class/Second Class Coach
- ZEC - Second Class Coach／Dining Car
CRH5A
| Coach No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZE | ZEC | ZE | ZY | |||||
| ZY | ZE | ZEC | ZE | ZY | ||||
| ZY | ZYE | ZE | ZEC | ZE | ZY | |||
| Power Configuration | MC | M | TP | M | T | TP | M | MC |
| Power Units | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | ||||||
| 74 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 42 | 74 | 60 | |
| 56 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 40 | 74 | 56 | |
| 56 | 74 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 40 | 74 | 56 | |
Distribution
As of February, 2011| Operator | Quantity | Series number | Lines serving | Note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRH5A | |||||||
| Beijing Railway Bureau Beijing Railway Bureau Beijing Railway Bureau is a regional railway bureau under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Railway of the People's Republic of China. It supervises the railway network within Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Provinces. The Beijing Railway Bureau also operates and supervises the expansion of the Beijing... |
21 | CRH5-005A、CRH5-007A、CRH5-009A、CRH5-018A、CRH5-021A、 CRH5-028A、CRH5-029A、CRH5-046A ～ CRH5-055A、 CRH5-063A、CRH5-064A、CRH5-090A、CRH5-091A |
Jingha Railway、Jingguang Railway Jingguang Railway The Beijing–Guangzhou Railway or Jingguang Railway is a major arterial railway in the China that connects Beijing in the north with Guangzhou in the south. This dual-track electrified line has a total length of 2,324 kilometres and spans five provinces through north, central and south China... |
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| Jinan Railway Bureau Jinan Railway Bureau Jinan Railway Bureau is a railway bureau under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China. It supervises the railway network within Shandong Province. It is in charge of the railway with total length of 8,283.9 kilometers, and consists of 295 railway stations.... |
18 | CRH5-061A、CRH5-062A、CRH5-065A ～ CRH5-080A | Jiaoji PDL | ||||
| Zhengzhou Railway Bureau Zhengzhou Railway Bureau Zhengzhou Railway Bureau is a regional railway bureau under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Railway of the People's Republic of China. It is in charge of the railways in Henan Province. Before the reform of national railway bureaus in March 2005, it also controlled railways in Hubei, south Shaanxi... |
14 | CRH5-034A ～ CRH5-043A、CRH5-056A、CRH5-057A、 CRH5-059A、CRH5-060A |
Longhai Railway、Jingguang Railway Jingguang Railway The Beijing–Guangzhou Railway or Jingguang Railway is a major arterial railway in the China that connects Beijing in the north with Guangzhou in the south. This dual-track electrified line has a total length of 2,324 kilometres and spans five provinces through north, central and south China... 、 Jinghu Railway Jinghu railway The Beijing–Shanghai Railway or Jinghu railway is a railway line in China between Beijing and Shanghai. The line has a total length of 1,462 kilometres and connects the municipalities of Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai, as well as the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu... |
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| Shenyang Railway Bureau | 30 | CRH5-001A ～ CRH5-004A、CRH5-006A、CRH5-008A、 CRH5-010A ～ CRH5-017A、CRH5-024A ～ CRH5-027A、 CRH5-031A、CRH5-032A、CRH5-058A、 CRH5-081A ～ CRH5-085A、CRH5-088A、CRH5-089A、 CRH5-092A、CRH5-093A |
Jingha Railway | ||||
| Harbin Railway Bureau | 6 | CRH5-019A、CRH5-020A、CRH5-022A、 CRH5-023A、CRH5-030A、CRH5-033A |
Jingha Railway | ||||
| Taiyuan Railway Bureau | 4 | CRH5-044A、CRH5-045A、CRH5-054A、CRH5-055A | Shitai PDL | ||||
| China MOR Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China The Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China is a member of the State Council of the People's Republic of China... |
1 | CIT001 | Comprehensive testing train | ||||
See also
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