Electric multiple unit FLIRT Evo France for SBB
In May 2024, the Swiss Federal Railways SBB had ordered 33 4-car electrical Multiple units of type FLIRT. The Evo France FLIRT is approved for Switzerland and France entered into commercial service between 2029 and 2031 and operate on the S2 and S4 routes of the Basel urban-suburban rail on a cross-border basis.
The multiple unit can be used in Switzerland in quadruple traction and with all other FLIRT Evo subtypes. In France, multiple unit traction is possible with a maximum of three vehicles. The 4-car FLIRT Evo France has a train protection system that consists of ETCS and also the STM KVB and STM RPS according to the French NNTR. The FLIRT Evo France has 28 seats in first class and 118 seats in second class. It also has a continuous passenger compartment with step-free entrance at platform height and a high acceleration capability.
Technical features
Technology
Proportion of low-floor cars > 90 %
Car body made of extruded aluminium sections
Air-suspended motor and trailer bogies
Energy-efficient oil transformer (monocoil)
train protection with STM KVB & ETCS
Mixed traction possible with the FLIRT Evo subtypes in Switzerland
Comfort
Power sockets throughout the entire seating area of first and second class
Barrier-free vacuum toilet system according to TSI PRM 2019
8 passenger compartment external doors per side for a quick passenger boarding and alighting
Generously designed multifunctional zones in the entrance area with bicycle parking spaces
luggage racks in the passenger compartment
air conditioning for passenger compartments
sliding steps on all doors
Quiet and pleasant atmosphere, as well as reduced air flow with open passenger compartment external doors due to the separation of first class from second class by electric partitions
Personnel
Ergonomically designed driver's cab
air conditioning in the driver's cab
coat rack and stowage space for conductors
Reliability / Availability / Maintainability / Safety
Redundant drive equipment consisting of two powertrains with water-cooled IGBT power converters
Vehicle control and communication system with train bus and diagnostics computer
Train protection system with ETCS L0, L1 and L2; baseline 4.0
Automatic fire detection and fire fighting system