Urban rail locomotives

Schalke locomotives provide maximum versatility and can be used to perform a variety of tasks in suburban and regional passenger rail transport systems. They are currently in daily use to perform service or maintenance work in the underground and tram rail networks of cities such as Vienna, Bangkok, and São Paulo.

Multi-purpose locomotives

With their modular design, Schalke service locomotives are highly versatile for above or underground applications. Optional attachments include cranes, workdecks, grinders and industrial vacuums. Easy to use controls and maximum speeds of 60 km hour allow Schalke service locomotives to be highly efficient for a wide range of service tasks in any environment, using specially designed bogies the can adapt to track gauges from 914 to 1,676 mm.

Can be supplied with the required power via a number of different modules: a diesel powerpack, battery powerpack, a pantograph for catenary operation or a third rail, and they can be combined with one another or simply used alternately.

As such, the locomotive can be easily optimized to suit the intended purpose, such as switching to the environmentally-friendly battery operation when working in or near residential areas.

URBAN RAIL MULTI-SERVICE

MODUTRAC

MMT-S-800-BDE

Modular Multi System Service and Shunting Locomotive

Locomotive with narrow loading gauge, reduced axle loads and various track gauges
Modular platform concept with regard to power supply and modular locomotive layouts
AC traction technology for use with a wide variety of power supply modules (electricity, battery and diesel traction)

This four-axle locomotive with reduced loading gauge has an unladen weight of between 48 and 64 tonnes and is an extremely versatile, reliable working vehicle. Developed for the operators and service companies of underground and urban rail services, this traction vehicle is designed for duties such as constructing or maintaining infrastructure. Due to its modular design, its traction technology and modules can be combined in whichever way suits your needs best.

The ModuTrac design makes Schalke locomotives economical and well-equipped for the future, since any new power-source technologies that emerge can simply be integrated as new modules in the existing set-up. Well-designed features also make this ModuTrac locomotive highly versatile, such as the specially developed bogies, which can cover all known track gauges from 1,000 to 1,435 mm and the extremely narrow loading gauge and the low axle load between 12 and 16 tonnes.

This makes the vehicle suitable for use in practically all tram and underground subway networks throughout the world. This narrow-gauge locomotive reaches a maximum speed of 60 km/h and is a highly efficient workhorse that is suitable for a wide range of service tasks.

Technical data

Power Module

Diesel-Powerpack,
Battery-Powerpack
Pantograph (Third Rail or
Overhead)

Power Transmission

AC

Weight

48–64 t

Axle Arrangement

Bo’Bo’

Track Gauge

1,000 to 1,435 mm

Power

800 kW (e-traction)

Length over coupler

15,820 mm

Width

2,758 mm

Height

3,550 mm

Maximum Speed

60 km/h

Tractive Effort

up to 207 kN
(at μ = 0.33 and loco
weight of 64t)

1 Versatile and modularly designed for narrow structure gauges: this service locomotive is suitable for use in underground, city and narrow-gauge networks.
2 For different purposes: examples with different configurations.
3 Tractive Effort Diagram and Resistance Curve for Hauling capacity: 700 t
Curve radius: 150 m
Example: 64 t Locomotive with e-traction

Custom built locomotives for urban rail

Schalke has built numerous locomotives for urban rail transport.

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URBAN RAIL MULTI-SERVICE

MT-S-600-BE

Multi System Service Locomotive

Specially designed for tram and suburban light rail networks
Lightweight construction
Powered either by battery or third rail current collector
Electro-dynamic brake for wear-free stopping and starting on ascending slopes

Each of its four wheelsets is driven by a 130-kW AC traction motor that is separately being controlled via IGBT converter technology. More over, the locomotive is equipped with a highly efficient slip-and-slide protection system that improves traction and minimises wear on both infrastructure and wheels. Designed for dual mode operation, the locomotive is powered either by a traction battery or by a third rail current collector, which means it can be used flexibly on any route. The locomotive is also fitted with a four-quadrant controller, enabling it to brake electro-dynamically and effectively bring the entire train to a standstill as well as stop and start on ascending slopes.

Its components are easily accessible from the outside, making it particularly simple to maintain. Moreover, its central cab is ergonomically designed and provides the driver with a good all-around view as well as the ability to drive in both directions. A built-in camera additionally facilitates coupling. With tractive effort of 115 kN (at μ= 0.33) and maximum speed of 50 km/h, this service locomotive is an ideal working vehicle and combines emission-free operation with outstanding reliability.

Optimised for use in underground and urban rail networks, the 36- tonne locomotive has been designed as a lightweight that achieves an axle load of only 9 tonnes. At the same time it has a high power density and can be operated throughout an entire shift without catenary input, thanks to its battery
capacity of 540 Ah.

In use at Wiener Linien and Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe

The five city routes of the “Wiener Linien” in Vienna convey well over 400 million people through the Austrian capital each year. The number of passengers is growing and the network is being continually enlarged. Together with Vossloh Kiepe, Schalke developed and supplied the public transport company with five electrically powered service locomotives for performing maintenance and repair work. The Schalke locomotives are also used by the Berlin public transport system.