Alstom Coradia LINT

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Coradia LINT 41 partially low-floor articulated railcar, operated by Arriva, Denmark.

The Alstom Coradia LINT is a diesel single-unit or two-unit articulated passenger railcar manufactured by Alstom. The acronym LINT is short for the German "Leichter Innovativer Nahverkehrstriebwagen" (light innovative local transport rail vehicle). It was designed by Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) (→ in German wikipedia), and since the buyout of LHB by Alstom, has been distributed as part of Alstom’s Coradia family.^[1]

The type designation gives the vehicle's length: The one-piece type LINT 27 has a length of 27.26 m and is also known as Baureihe 640 (class 640) of Deutsche Bahn. The two-part train, LINT 41, is 41.89 m long and in Germany also called Baureihe 648 (class 648), other configurations are offered, but not yet manufactured.

The Alstom Coradia LINT is part of Alstom Coradia family of range of Inter-city trains which includes multiple unit diesel (DMU) or electric (EMU) as well as double-decker trains. The LINT family offers capacities ranging from 70 to 300 seated passengers. They operate at speeds ranging from 62 mph (100 km/h) to 112 mph (180 km/h). The Coradia range are manufactured in Salzgitter in Germany, Valenciennes in France and in Italy in Savigliano.

The Italian adaptation is called Coradia Minuetto, and the French version, used in France and Luxembourg are called Class X 73500 (A-TER). ^[2]

[edit] LINT 27

The one-piece railcars have a power of 315 kW and a maximum speed of 120 km/h. One train offers 52 seats in class 2, eight in class 1, and 13 tip-up seats. Up to three cars can run together in multiple unit form.

The trains are predominantly used on non-electrified light railways in North Rhine-Westphalia amongst other regions.

[edit] LINT 41

LINT 41 consists of two parts. Some transportation companies offer ticket machines in the door area. The two-piece railcars have two engines with 315 kW each.

The trains are mainly used in Northern Germany and North Rhine-Westphalia. They are also quite popular in other European countries – for example in Denmark, where they are being operated by the largest non-state-owned operators Arriva and Lokalbanen A/S, and in the eastern provinces in the Netherlands, operated by Syntus. They are also to be used in Canada, as Alstom announced in September 2011 that it will purchase six new trains to operate on the O-Train line in Ottawa beginning in early 2014.^[3]

Coradia LINT