VAG Class G1
{{short description|Type of U-Bahn train in Nuremberg, Germany}}
{{Infobox train
| name = VAG Class G1
| image = U-BahnG1.jpg
| imagealt =
| caption = A G1 train in October 2019
| interiorimage = VAG G1 Innenraum 01.jpg
| interiorcaption = Interior view
| service =
| manufacturer = Siemens
| factory =
| family = Inspiro
| yearconstruction = 2017–2020
| yearservice = 2020–2022
| numberbuilt = 140 carriages (35 sets)
| numberservice = 140 carriages (35 sets)
| formation = 4-car sets
| fleetnumbers = 401–540
| capacity = 128/476 (seated/standing){{cite web |last=Briginshaw |first=David |url=https://www.railjournal.com/fleet/first-nuremberg-g1-metro-train-unveiled/ |title=First Nuremberg G1 metro train unveiled |language=English |date=28 October 2019 |website=railjournal.com |publisher=Simmons-Boardman Publishing |access-date=29 October 2019}}
| operator = VAG
| depots =
| carbody = Welded aluminium
| trainlength = {{convert|75885|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} over couplers
| carlength =
| width = {{convert|2.9|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|3576|mm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| floorheight = {{convert|1.05|m|ftin|abbr=on}} above top of rail
| entrylevelorstep =
| doors = {{convert|1.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}} sliding-plug, 2 × 3 per car
| maxspeed = {{convert|80|km/h|abbr=on}}
| weight =
| axleload = {{convert|12.8|t|abbr=on}}
| traction =
| traction motors = 16 × {{convert|140|kW|abbr=on}}
| poweroutput = {{convert|2.24|MW|abbr=on}}
| transmission =
| acceleration = {{convert|1.3|m/s2|abbr=on}}
| deceleration =
| aux =
| powersupply =
| hvac =
| electricsystem = {{750 V DC|conductor=y}}
| collectionmethod = Contact shoe
| uicclass = Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′
| bogies =
| brakes =
| safety =
| coupling = Scharfenberg
| multipleworking =
| gauge = {{track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| notes = Sourced from {{cite web|url=https://assets.new.siemens.com/siemens/assets/api/uuid:97d83db9-3336-4c7a-b8f6-2b13bdc3fdbd/nuremberg-g1-en.pdf|format=PDF|title=Metro Nuremberg - 35 4-car G1 metro trains|publisher=Siemens}} except where noted.
}}
The VAG Class G1 is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg on the Nuremberg U-Bahn system. They have replaced the VAG Class DT1 and VAG Class DT2 previously in service on Nuremberg U-Bahn line U1.{{cite web |url=https://www.metro-report.com/news/rolling-stock/single-view/view/nuernburg-metro-trainsets-under-construction.html |title=Nürnberg metro trainsets under construction |author= |date=17 April 2018 |website=metro-report.com |publisher=Metro Report International |access-date=3 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513155158/https://www.metro-report.com/news/rolling-stock/single-view/view/nuernburg-metro-trainsets-under-construction.html |archive-date=13 May 2019 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=https://www.metro-report.com/news/metro/single-view/view/nuernberg-orders-siemens-u-bahn-trainsets.html |title=Nürnberg orders Siemens U-Bahn trainsets |author= |date=27 November 2018 |website=metro-report.com |publisher=Metro Report International |access-date=4 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513162219/https://www.metro-report.com/news/metro/single-view/view/nuernberg-orders-siemens-u-bahn-trainsets.html |archive-date=13 May 2019 |url-status=dead}} On 20 August 2020, the first of three G1 trains entered into the revenue service.{{cite web|url=https://www.nordbayern.de/region/nuernberg/g1-legt-los-neuer-u-bahn-zug-startet-fahrgastbetrieb-1.10363472 |title=G1 legt los: Neuer U-Bahn-Zug startet Fahrgastbetrieb |lang=de |work=Nordbayern Nachrichten |date=19 August 2020 |first=Johannes |last=Handl}}
Formation
The G1 trains consist of four permanently-coupled cars, which are connected by gangways, allowing passengers to walk through the whole train.{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.nordbayern.de/region/nuernberg/modern-und-effizient-bau-der-neuen-u1-zuge-gestartet-1.6289335 |title=Modern und effizient: Bau der neuen U1-Züge gestartet |trans-title=Modern and efficient: Construction of the new U1 trains started |language=German |date=26 June 2017 |website=nordbayern.de |publisher=Verlag Nürnberger Presse Druckhaus Nürnberg GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=3 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213012020/https://www.nordbayern.de/region/nuernberg/modern-und-effizient-bau-der-neuen-u1-zuge-gestartet-1.6289335 |archive-date=13 February 2019 |url-status=live}} Unlike previous classes of Nuremberg U-Bahn rolling stock, the G1 is a single four-car train whereas the previous classes were all composed of two cars (DT stands for {{lang|de|Doppeltriebwagen}} in German, roughly equivalent to married pair).
Interior
The interior features LED lighting, CCTV security cameras,{{cite web |last=Mayer |first=Dominik |url=http://www.nordbayern.de/region/nuernberg/der-ganze-stolz-der-vag-das-ist-nurnbergs-neue-u-bahn-1.8357665 |title=Der ganze Stolz der VAG: Das ist Nürnbergs neue U-Bahn |trans-title=VAGs whole pride: This is Nurembergs new U-Bahn |language=German |date=30 November 2018 |website=nordbayern.de |publisher=Verlag Nürnberger Presse Druckhaus Nürnberg GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=4 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325153810/https://www.nordbayern.de/region/nuernberg/der-ganze-stolz-der-vag-das-ist-nurnbergs-neue-u-bahn-1.8357665 |archive-date=25 March 2019 |url-status=live}} multi-purpose areas for strollers and wheelchairs,{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.busundbahn.de/nachrichten/unternehmen-maerkte/detail/news/roethlisberger-zum-direktor-des-astra-ernannt.html |title=Neue U-Bahn-Züge für Nürnberg |trans-title=New U-Bahn trains for Nuremberg |language=German |date=17 December 2015 |website=busundbahn.de |publisher=DVV Media Group GmbH |access-date=5 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227221905/http://www.busundbahn.de/nachrichten/unternehmen-maerkte/detail/news/roethlisberger-zum-direktor-des-astra-ernannt.html |archive-date=27 February 2019 |url-status=live}} and air conditioning.{{cite web |last=Brock |first=Alexander |url=http://www.nordbayern.de/region/nuernberg/gegen-sauna-zuge-vag-startet-klimaanlagen-offensive-1.7956244 |title=Gegen "Sauna-Züge": VAG startet Klimaanlagen-Offensive |trans-title=Against "sauna trains": VAG launches air conditioning offensive |language=German |date=16 August 2018 |website=nordbayern.de |publisher=Verlag Nürnberger Presse Druckhaus Nürnberg GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=2 March 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190910142700/https://www.nordbayern.de/region/nuernberg/gegen-sauna-zuge-vag-startet-klimaanlagen-offensive-1.7956244 |archive-date=10 September 2019 |url-status=live }} Free Wi-Fi will be provided in the trains. While planned to only be used on the non-automated U1, the trains are capable of automated operation and the operator cabin is removable should they be used on automated lines in the future or U1 be automated.
File:VAG G1 Innenraum 02.jpg|Interior view
History
The trains were ordered in December 2015 as a replacement for the DT1 trains then in service on the U-Bahn system. Construction of the trains began in 2017. The first painted car body was presented at the Siemens Vienna plant on 17 April 2018, and the first set was completed in December 2018.{{cite web |last= |first= |url=https://www.frankenfernsehen.tv/mediathek/video/nuernberg-bekommt-neue-u-bahnen/ |title=Nürnberg bekommt neue U-Bahnen |trans-title=Nuremberg gets new U-Bahn trains |language=German |date=3 December 2018 |website=frankenfernsehen.tv |publisher=TVF Fernsehen in Franken Programm GmbH |access-date=2 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502074245/https://www.frankenfernsehen.tv/mediathek/video/nuernberg-bekommt-neue-u-bahnen/ |archive-date=2 May 2019 |url-status=live}} The order also includes options for 11 additional sets, six of which would replace the VAG Class DT2 trains. The option for six additional sets as a replacement for the DT2 trains was exercised on 27 November 2018. Another seven additional sets were ordered in March 2019.{{cite web |last= |first= |url=https://www.nordbayern.de/region/nuernberg/option-gezogen-vag-bestellt-sieben-neue-u-bahnen-1.8723850 |title=Option gezogen: VAG bestellt sieben neue U-Bahnen |trans-title=Option pulled: VAG orders seven new trains |language=German |date=21 March 2019 |website=nordbayern.de |publisher=Verlag Nürnberger Presse Druckhaus Nürnberg GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=28 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025063804/https://www.nordbayern.de/region/nuernberg/option-gezogen-vag-bestellt-sieben-neue-u-bahnen-1.8723850 |archive-date=25 October 2019 |url-status=live}} The first set was delivered to VAG's Langwasser depot on 3 May 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/europe/single-view/view/first-g1-metro-train-arrives-in-nuernberg.html |title=First G1 metro train arrives in Nuremberg |author= |date=7 May 2019 |website=metro-report.com |publisher=Metro Report International |access-date=13 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513154434/https://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/europe/single-view/view/first-g1-metro-train-arrives-in-nuernberg.html |archive-date=13 May 2019 |url-status=dead}} In 2022 the G1 was used on U2 in revenue service, the first time that driver-operated trains ran on that line since its automation in 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vag.de/presse/aktuelle/einsatz-des-g1-auf-der-u2-als-planmaessiger-zug-mit-fahrgaesten-in-der-spaetverkehrszeit|title=Einsatz des G1 auf der U2 als planmäßiger Zug mit Fahrgästen in der Spätverkehrszeit|date=August 1, 2022|website=www.vag.de}} The last revenue service of DT1 was on 14 January 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vag.de/presse/aktuelle/abschied-nach-50-jahren-die-letzten-u-bahn-zuege-der-baureihe-dt1-verabschieden-sich-in-nuernberg-in-den-un-ruhestand|title=Abschied nach 50 Jahren: Die letzten U-Bahn-Züge der Baureihe DT1 verabschieden sich in Nürnberg in den (Un-)Ruhestand|date=January 15, 2023|website=www.vag.de}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/en/farewell-after-50-years-dt1-u-bahn-series-in-nuremberg/|title=Farewell after 50 years: DT1 U-Bahn series in Nuremberg|date=January 23, 2023}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|U-Bahn train type G1 (Nürnberg)|VAG Class G1}}
- [https://www.vag.de/ihre-vag/projekte/neue-zuege-fuer-die-u1/ VAG fleet information] {{in lang|de}}
{{Nuremberg U-Bahn}}
Category:Electric multiple units of Germany