Two-floor passenger railway car and train comprising such a car

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016159372-A1
Application number	US-201514962310-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 8, 2015
Priority date	Dec 8, 2014
Publication date	Jun 9, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A railway car includes a passenger compartment having, in a central segment of the compartment, a lower floor and an upper floor superposed with each other, respectively defining a lower story and an upper story, and, in end segments of the compartment, two platforms each connected to the lower floor through a descending passage and to an upper floor through an ascending passage. At least one platform is equipped with at least one row of longitudinal seats leaning against a side face of the railway car.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A two-floor passenger transport railway car, comprising a passenger compartment having, in a central segment of the compartment, a lower floor and an upper floor superposed with each respectively defining a lower story and an upper story, and, in end segments of the compartment, two platforms each connected to the lower floor through a descending passage and to the upper floor through an ascending passage, wherein at least one platform is equipped with at least one row of longitudinal seats leaning against a side face of the railway car.

2 . The railway car according to claim 1 , wherein at least one platform is equipped with two rows of longitudinal seats, each leaning against a respective side face.

3 . The railway car according to claim 1 , wherein at least one platform is served by a side access door.

4 . The railway car according to claim 1 , wherein each platform is served by a side access door.

5 . The railway car according to claim 1 , wherein at least one platform equipped with a row of longitudinal seats leaning against a side face is served by a side access door placed on this side face longitudinally between the row of longitudinal seats on the one hand and, the descending passage and the ascending passage on the other hand connecting the platform to the lower floor and to the upper floor.

6 . The railway car according claim 1 , wherein each ascending passage connecting a platform to the upper floor is narrower than the descending passage connecting this platform to the lower floor.

7 . The railway car according to claim 6 , wherein the ratio of the width of the ascending passage over that of the descending passage is comprised between 0.4 and 0.8, notably between 0.6 and 0.8.

8 . The railway car according to claim 1 , wherein the upper story and the lower story are provided with fixtures of seats with different respective comfort levels.

9 . The railway car according to claim 1 , wherein one of the upper story and of the lower story is equipped with at least one row of seats comprising a common back seat and/or a common seat surface, the other one being equipped with individual seats.

10 . The railway car according to claim 1 , wherein the lower story is equipped with at least one row of seats comprising a common back seat and/or a common seat surface, and the upper story is equipped with individual seats.

11 . The railway car according to claim 1 , comprising an information display banner located inside the car and continuously extending over a side face at least along a platform and the upper story.

12 . The railway car according to claim 1 , comprising an information display banner located inside the car and continuously extending over a side face at least along a platform and the lower story.

13 . The railway car according to claim 1 , comprising, at at least one longitudinal end, an intercirculation passage, the width of which is greater than 50% of the width of the car, notably than 60% of the width of the car.

14 . A railway train comprising at least one railway car according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Alstom Transp Tech

Inventors

• Fray Benoit
• De Colombel Bertrand
• Allard Xavier
• Vannier Carole
• Bonnet Alexis
• Graf Lionel
• Velay Olivier

Classifications

• B61D23/00

  Construction of steps for railway vehicles (ladders in general E06C) · CPC title

• B61D33/0007

  Details; Accessories · CPC title

• B61D1/06 Primary

  with multiple deck arrangement · CPC title