Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CSR Qingdao Sifang CT251
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CSR Sifang CT251 | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries CSR Sifang |
| Built at | Qingdao, Shandong, China |
| Constructed | 2015–2019 |
| Number built | 364 (91 trainsets) |
| Formation |
4 per trainset DM1–M–T–DM2 |
| Depot(s) |
Mandai Depot Changi Depot (future) |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Welded Aluminium Construction |
| Car length | 23.6 m (77 ft 5 1⁄8 in) |
| Width | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Height | 3.7 m (12 ft 1 5⁄8 in) |
| Doors | 40 (10 per car) |
| Maximum speed |
90 km/h (56 mph) (Design) 80 km/h (50 mph) (Service) |
| Electric system(s) | 750 V DC third rail[1] |
| Current collection method | Collector shoe |
| Safety system(s) | Alstom Tempo™ CBTC ATC with subsystems of ATO GOA 4 (UTO), ATP, ATS and CBI |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The train manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CSR Sifang under contract turnkey CT251 is the upcoming rolling stock to be used on the future Thomson-East Coast Line. 91 trainset of 4-cars were purchased by LTA and will be delivered from 2018 onwards. Train livery of the train is Khaki and brown stripes running around the train cars, similar to C951 trains (which uses teal and darker blues).
Tender
In 2013, tender for Contract T251 was released and six tenderers participated;
- Alstom Transport S.A. – Alstom Transport (S) Pte Ltd Consortium
- Bombardier (Singapore) Pte Ltd – Bombardier Transportation GmbH – Changchun Bombardier Railway Vehicles Company Ltd Consortium
- Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles
- Hyundai Rotem Company
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd/CSR Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd/Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Consortium
- Siemens Pte Ltd – Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Oesterreich – CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., Ltd Consortium.
On 28 May 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) awarded the contract worth approximately S$749 million to Kawasaki Heavy Industries/CSR Sifang.[2]
Manufacturing process
Kawasaki will be responsible for the overall project management, design, manufacturing of bogies and procurement of major components. CSR Sifang will be in charge of manufacturing, final fitting and assembly of complete MRT trains and factory testing. Kawasaki (Singapore) will be responsible for the delivery of complete MRT trains to the depot, on-site testing and commissioning.[2]
Features
The CT251 trains may include several features unique to this rolling stock.
Features include:
- Tip-up seats which can be lifted up to create more standing space for commuters;
- Different shaded reserved seats, which allows for clearer distinction between normal and reserved seats;
- Perch seats which are located at the ends of each train car;
- hand grips utilising joints instead of straps, providing commuters a steadier grip;
Train formation
The configuration of a CT251 in revenue service is DM1-M-T-DM2
| Cars of T251 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| car type | Driver Cab | Motor | Collector Shoe | car length | ||||||
| mm | ft in | |||||||||
| DM1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| DM2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| M | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| T | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | |||||||
References
- ↑ http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=f0b205a6-69ab-49b0-b94d-65384ee5e5c0
- 1 2 "Contract T251". Land Transport Authority. 28 May 2014.
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