Stadler GTW [SEP] manufacturer
Stadler GTW
The Stadler GTW is an articulated railcar for local transport made by Stadler Rail of Switzerland. GTW stands for Gelenktriebwagen (articulated railcar).
History.
The Biel–Täuffelen–Ins-Bahn near Bern, Switzerland was looking for a lighter train model to replace its aging fleet, so that a low floor system does not require heavy installations on the roof. Based on that requirement Stadler came up with a concept of placing most of the equipment in a central unit between the seating cars. While the
22 in 2007 having 639kg per seat. As a consequence the manufacturer saw that its biggest customers Arriva and Connexxion to switch over to the Flirt models for the following deliveries in 2012. Only some replacements for diese-electric and cog-wheel trains followed after that point in time. For those application areas Stadler did unveil the WINK concept (or Flirtino) in 2018. Flirt and Wink are the next generation models that can support the updated crash worthiness requirements at the time. Like Stadler's GTW family of multiple-