Double decker tractive unit for conveying passengers in a local railway network

摘要

The invention relates to a double decker tractive unit for conveying passengers in a local railway network, the wagon body consisting of a continuous passenger space in the top deck, a passenger space in the lower deck which is provided between the bogies and is accessible via low-lying entries, staircases which connect the two decks, driver's cabs which are arranged at the two end areas and equipment which is typical of a tractive unit, service devices and drive assemblies and has preferably two bogies. According to the invention, the object of increasing the space provided and of making the mode of driving the vehicle variable is achieved in that the driver's cabs (3, 3') are arranged in the upper deck (2) which is provided with optionally decorative partition walls (4, 4') and the lower deck (6) provides, in the region over one or both bogies (7, 7'), low equipment spaces (10, 10') which correspond to the intermediate floor (5) and in which the drive assemblies (11, 11') and/or the electrical (12) and/or mechanical equipment (18) are provided. <IMAGE>