AGV (train)
| AGV | |
|---|---|
AGV Pégase at Innotrans 2008 | |
| Stock type | Electric multiple unit |
| Manufacturer | Alstom |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | aluminium with carbon composite in articulation section |
| Train length | 132 m (433 ft 7⁄8 in) (7 car) |
| Car length | intermediate:17.3 m (56 ft 9 in) end car length:17.1 m (56 ft 1 in) end car pivot distance: 17.1 m (56 ft 1 in) |
| Width | 2.985 m (9 ft 9.5 in) |
| Floor height | 1,155 mm (45.5 in) |
| Maximum speed | 360 km/h (224 mph) at 25 kV 50 Hz AC 320 km/h (199 mph) at 15 kV 16 2/3 Hz 250 km/h (155 mph) at 3 kV DC 200 km/h (124 mph) at 1.5 kV DC |
| Weight | 272 t (7 car) |
| Traction system | floor-mounted Alstom ONIX IGBT-VVVF |
| Traction motors | 8× Alstom 12 LCS 3550 C |
| Power output | 6.080 MW |
| Electric system(s) | 25 kV 50 Hz AC 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC 1,500 V DC 3,000 V DC |
| Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
| UIC classification | Bo'(2)(2)(Bo')(Bo')(2)(2)Bo' |
| Bogies | Jacobs bogies; 3 m (9.8 ft) wheelbase |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The AGV (acronym for French: Automotrice à grande vitesse; lit. "high-speed railcar") is a standard gauge, high-speed, electric multiple-unit train designed and built by Alstom.
Alstom offers the AGV in configurations from seven to fourteen carriages, with seating that can carry as much as 245 to 446 people. The trains are constructed from units comprising three cars (each with one transformer and two traction electronics packages located underneath the cars) and single-car driver-trailers. The maximum commercial speed is 360 km/h (220 mph).
Design of the train took place through the early 2000s, with a prototype, "Pégase", produced in 2008. Italian transport company NTV ordered 25 trains in 2008 (classified as AGV 575) with services beginning in 2012.
According to Alstom, the advantages of the AGV are: increased seating area per train length (compared to a single-deck TGV); safety and maintenance advantages of the Jacobs bogie articulation design as well as higher energy efficiency from permanent-magnet synchronous motors.
It has now been removed from Alstom 's sales vehicle page. In fact, it has been discontinued, and the Avelia AGV has been replaced by the Avelia Stream, Alstom 's new power distribution high-speed train lineup .