Long Distance Passenger Coaches for Lease and Sale

Passenger coaches are a very efficient means of transporting people. All of the drive technology is installed in the locomotive, and the locomotive, which requires significantly more maintenance, can be easily uncoupled and serviced.

Long-distance transport offers further advantages of passenger coaches:

• Only comparatively low acceleration and traction forces are required, as well as only a small number of motorised wheel sets. This clearly distinguishes long-distance transport in terms of traction requirements from suburban rail operations, which involve rapid changes between high acceleration and heavy braking, or high-speed transport, which requires a higher number of motorised wheelsets than normal long-distance transport, as the power required cannot be reliably delivered to the rails by a locomotive with four wheelsets in all weather conditions.
• In international transport, locomotives can be exchanged for those with national safety equipment at border stations if the respective locomotive is not approved in all countries.

The range of vehicles at HEROS Helvetic Rolling Stock GmbH for long-distance transportation for sale and lease includes RIC passenger coaches which are manufactured and approved in accordance with RIC, the international agreement ‘regolamento internazionale (per lo scambio) delle carrozze’. These RIC passenger coaches also offer the advantage of being able to be used in international passenger transportation across national boundaries.

Long-distance coaches are designed for travelling distances greater than 300 km, offering an extra level of comfort for the trip. With a view to trip times, these railway vehicles are generally authorised for speeds of up to 160 km/h or 200 km/h.

The long-distance coaches available for leasing or sale are sitting coaches for first and second class passengers. In addition, this category also includes vehicles such as couchette coaches, bistro cars and even restaurant cars, which are designed to round off the offer for the travellers and satisfy special needs. Both classic sleeping coaches as well as double-decker sleeping coaches are included here.