Astra Imperio

Astra Imperio/Autentic
Astra Imperio/Autentic
	Imperio tram in Arad
Manufacturer	Astra Vagoane Călători
Assembly	Arad, Romania
Constructed	2011—present
Capacity	45 (Seated); 165 (Standing)
Specifications
Train length	27,000 mm (89 ft)[lower-alpha 1]
Width	2,400 mm (7.9 ft)
Height	3,500 mm (11.5 ft)
Floor height	350 mm (1.15 ft)
Low-floor	100%
Entry	320 mm (1.05 ft)
Doors	4
Articulated sections	3
Maximum speed	70 km/h
Weight	37,000 kg (82,000 lb)
Power output	600 kW (4 x 150 kW); 480 kW (4 x 120 kW) or 400 kW (4 x 100 kW)
Electric system(s)	600 V / 750 V DC
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in); 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in);
Notes/references
	Specifications are for the three-section variant;

Astra Imperio is a tram produced by the Romanian company Astra Vagoane Călători in Arad. It is a 100% low-floor, designed in partnership with Siemens.[1][2] Imperio's design is based on the Avenio platform using electronic and traction equipment supplied by Siemens Mobility.[3][4] It is also available with local electronic and traction equipment supplied by ICPE-SAERP, using IVF 260FR inverters, along with SATREC and MBB31 control units; this variant, called Autentic, uses VEM DKABZ 0310-4 motors instead.[5]

The tram can be configured as a two to six-section vehicle, each section having a length of 9 m (30 ft), with a powered or unpowered bogie, depending on each operator's needs.[6] The first deliveries started in October 2014 for the Arad local transport company.[7]

The longest tram yet to be built by Astra Vagoane Călători is the Imperio Metropolitan. These trams were ordered by the Bucharest City Hall administration on behalf of the Bucharest Transit Corporation (STB), in an effort to make travel by tram more effective, attractive and comfortable to the citizens of the capital city.

Technical specifications

City	Operator	Model	Gauge	Length	Width	Traction equipment	Traction motors	Axle arrangement	Seats
Arad	CTP Arad	Imperio Arad	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)	26.8 m (88 ft)	2.4 m (7.9 ft)	Siemens	4 × 120 kW (160 hp)	Bo′+2′+Bo′	40–44
Arad	CTP Arad	Imperio Civitas	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)	18.6 m (61 ft)		Siemens ICPE-SAERP	4 × 120 kW (160 hp)	Bo′+Bo′	30
Bucharest	STB	Imperio Metropolitan	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	36.1 m (118 ft)		Siemens ICPE-SAERP	4 × 100–150 kW (130–200 hp)	Bo′+2′+2′+Bo′	59
Cluj-Napoca	CTP Cluj-Napoca	Imperio Cluj		27.2 m (89 ft)		Siemens	4 × 100 kW (130 hp)	Bo′+2′+Bo′	36
Galați	Transurb	Autentic Galați		18.6 m (61 ft)		ICPE-SAERP	4 × 120 kW (160 hp)	Bo′+Bo′	32
Oradea	OTL	Imperio Oradea		27.2 m (89 ft)		Siemens	4 × 100 kW (130 hp)	Bo′+2′+Bo′	45
Braila	S.C. Braicar S.A.	Imperio Brăila		18.6 m (61 ft)		?	?	?	32

Product list

Name	Image	Production[8]	Units
Imperio Arad		2014–2015	6
Imperio Arad		2019–2020	4 (6 more contracted)
Imperio Cluj		2020–2021	24
Imperio Oradea		2020–2021	20
Imperio Oradea		2024-	9 + 16 ordered
Autentic Galați		2021	8
Imperio Civitas		2021–present	12 (6 more ordered)
Imperio Metropolitan		2022–present	60 (40 more to be delivered)[9]
Imperio Brăila	Image	2023- present	10 contracted

References

Buga, Marian (15 July 2011). "Cum arată primul tramvai românesc produs în colaborare cu Siemens" [How does the first Romanian tram produced in collaboration with Siemens look like]. Bucharest: zf.ro.
Soica, Horea (23 November 2011). "Astra Vagoane Arad se lupta cu doua firme din Franta si Polonia pentru a aduce tramvaie la Cluj" [Astra Vagoane Arad is fighting with two companies from France and Poland to bring trams to Cluj]. Cluj-Napoca: stiridecluj.ro.
Luică, Pamela (18 March 2010). "Imperio, the latest product Astra Vagoane Călători Arad-Siemens România". railwaypro.com.
"Siemens Mobility livrează echipamentele celor 44 de tramvaie Imperio construite la Astra Arad pentru Oradea și Cluj Napoca" [Siemens Mobility delivers the equipment of the 44 Imperio trams built at Astra Arad for Oradea and Cluj-Napoca]. mobilitate.eu. 28 February 2019.
"Echipament de acționare tramvai Autentic" (PDF). saerp.ro.
"Prezentare: Tramvaiul Astra Imperio construit la Arad" [Presentation: The Astra Imperio tram built in Arad]. mobilitate.eu. 19 July 2019.
Dănilă, Lucian (30 October 2014). "Două tramvaie Imperio au fost introduse în transportul comun al arădenilor" [Two Imperio trams were introduced in the public transport of the people of Arad]. Arad: specialarad.ro.
"Urban Electric Transit - Romania". transphoto.org. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
"Tramvaiele Imperio intră, în sfârșit, și pe linia 32. De miercuri, putem merge din Rahova în centru cu vagoane moderne de la Astra Arad. Vor fi aduse de pe linia 25 • STB+M". B365 (in Romanian). 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-07-24.

External links

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[1] Specifications are for the three-section variant

[2] Buga, Marian (15 July 2011). "Cum arată primul tramvai românesc produs în colaborare cu Siemens" [How does the first Romanian tram produced in collaboration with Siemens look like]. Bucharest: zf.ro.

[3] Soica, Horea (23 November 2011). "Astra Vagoane Arad se lupta cu doua firme din Franta si Polonia pentru a aduce tramvaie la Cluj" [Astra Vagoane Arad is fighting with two companies from France and Poland to bring trams to Cluj]. Cluj-Napoca: stiridecluj.ro.

[4] Luică, Pamela (18 March 2010). "Imperio, the latest product Astra Vagoane Călători Arad-Siemens România". railwaypro.com.

[5] "Siemens Mobility livrează echipamentele celor 44 de tramvaie Imperio construite la Astra Arad pentru Oradea și Cluj Napoca" [Siemens Mobility delivers the equipment of the 44 Imperio trams built at Astra Arad for Oradea and Cluj-Napoca]. mobilitate.eu. 28 February 2019.

[6] "Echipament de acționare tramvai Autentic" (PDF). saerp.ro.

[presentation-7] "Prezentare: Tramvaiul Astra Imperio construit la Arad" [Presentation: The Astra Imperio tram built in Arad]. mobilitate.eu. 19 July 2019.

[8] Dănilă, Lucian (30 October 2014). "Două tramvaie Imperio au fost introduse în transportul comun al arădenilor" [Two Imperio trams were introduced in the public transport of the people of Arad]. Arad: specialarad.ro.

[9] "Urban Electric Transit - Romania". transphoto.org. Retrieved 12 July 2022.

[10] "Tramvaiele Imperio intră, în sfârșit, și pe linia 32. De miercuri, putem merge din Rahova în centru cu vagoane moderne de la Astra Arad. Vor fi aduse de pe linia 25 • STB+M". B365 (in Romanian). 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-07-24.