Banner
Navigation
loco-info.com
The reference for locomotives and railcars
Navigation
Random
Search
Compare
Settings

Navigation

Steam
Electric
Diesel
Railcars and Multiple Units
Steam Railcars
Petrol Railmotors
Diesel Railcars and Multiple Units
Electric Railcars and Multiple Units
Electric Railcars
Electric Multiple Units for Local Traffic
Electric Multiple Units for Urban and Suburban Traffic
Electric Multiple Units for Medium and Long Distances
Electric Multiple Units with Power Cars
High Speed Trains above 200 km/h / 125 mph
Amtrak Acela Express
British Rail class 390 “Pendolino”
China Railway CR400 “Fuxing”
China Railway CRH1A, CRH1B and CRH1E
China Railway CRH2A, B, E and G
China Railway CRH2C
China Railway CRH380A
China Railway CRH380D
China Railway CRH5
DB AG ICE 3
DB AG ICE 4
DB AG ICE T
Finnish Railway series Sm3 and Sm6
Flytoget Type 78
Italian State Railway ETR 450
Italian State Railway ETR 460, ETR 470 and ETR 480
Italian State Railway ETR 700 (AnsaldoBreda V250)
Italian State Railway Frecciarossa 1000 (Zefiro)
Kikan Kahen Densha - Gauge Change Train
Norwegian State Railways type 71 “Flytoget”
Portuguese State Railway series 4000 “Alfa Pendular”
Shinkansen series 0
Shinkansen series 100
Shinkansen series 700
Shinkansen series E3
Shinkansen series E5 and H5
Shinkansen series N700
Siemens Mobility Velaro D (DB AG ICE 3 MS)
Siemens Mobility Velaro E
Siemens Mobility Velaro e320
Spanish State Railways series 105 (CAF Oaris)
Spanish State Railways series 120 and 121
Spanish State Railways series 490
Stadler Rail SMILE
Transrapid Shanghai
Electric Railcars and Multiple Units for Luggage
Battery Railcars
Electric Rack Railcars and Multiple Units
Railcars and Multiple Units with Diesel and Electric Power
Page views since 2023-01-26: 2802259
Stadler Rail SMILE
Swiss Federal Railways RABe 501 “Giruno”
go back
Switzerland | 2016
more than 29 produced
RABe 501 004 in May 2020 in the Stadler commissioning center
RABe 501 004 in May 2020 in the Stadler commissioning center
Plutowiki

For north-south traffic through the Gotthard Base Tunnel, SBB initially procured 29 eleven-car multiple units from Stadler. There they are referred to as “SMILE” (“Fast Multisystem Innovative Light Express Train”), while the SBB calls them “Giruno”, which is Rhaeto-Romanic for “buzzard”. Initially they were also known as the “EC250” because of their speed. The trains are also certified for Italy, Germany and Austria. Seven more sets are to be delivered by 2026 for traffic to Germany. So far there is only a short text for this vehicle. In the future it will be described in more detail.

General
Builtsince 2016
ManufacturerStadler
Axle config2-B-B-2-2-2-2-B-B-2-2-2 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Seats422
Dimensions and Weights
Length662 ft 8 3/4 in
Rigid wheelbase9 ft 0 1/4 in
Empty weight837,756 lbs
Service weight1,000,897 lbs
Boiler
Power Plant
Power
Power sourceelectric - AC/DC
Electric system15.000 V 16⅔ Hz, 25,000 V 50 Hz, 3,000 V
Hourly power8,046 hp (6,000 kW)
Top speed155 mph
Starting effort67,443 lbf
Calculated Values
EMU
regional
long distance
Stadler multiple unit
last changed: 03/2023
Search
Legal Notice
About
GoFundMe
PayPal
Facebook