Talk:SUW 2000

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)

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)

Incidents

After an incident at the SUW2000 gauge changer at Mostiska 2 on 3 October 2006, the through Krakow – 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

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