Abstract: A rail vehicle car for transporting passengers comprising a car body, a car body floor, a car body ceiling and a front end area. An A-pillar is disposed in the front portion. The car body has a longitudinal extent and a transverse extent, and the longitudinal extent is greater than the transverse extent. The car body includes a height extension transverse to the longitudinal and transverse extensions. The A-pillar is substantially centered in the transverse direction so that the front region is divided into a first side and a second side, and the first side comprises 30-70% of the transverse extent.

Abstract: The invention concerns a rail vehicle (1) comprising a first power supply unit (5) which has at least one, preferably at least two, fuel cells (7), at least one fuel storage (8) and a first fuel cell power converter (10). The first fuel cell power converter (10) comprises a DC/DC converter (12) for each fuel cell (7), the DC/DC converters (12) preferably have outputs which are connected in parallel. The first power supply unit (5) is preferably arranged in a powerpack (2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a rail vehicle (1) comprising a first passenger car and a powerpack (2) having a longitudinal axis, the powerpack (2) and the passenger car being coupled together. The powerpack (2) comprises at least one fuel cell (20) and at least one fuel tank (21) having a fuel tank valve (33). The powerpack (2) is mounted on at least one bogie. The rail vehicle (1) comprises at least one driven bogie which can be supplied with electrical energy from the fuel cell (20).

Abstract: The invention concerns a method, in particular a computer-implemented method, for optimizing the driving strategy of a rail vehicle having an energy-generating device and an energy-storage device. The method comprises the steps of dividing a route to be driven into at least one, in particular several, route sections, combining the at least one route section into at least one horizon, determining an energy demand of the at least one horizon, determining a substantially constant energy consumption rate of the energy-generating device of the rail vehicle for the horizon, at which the state of charge of the energy-storage device for the horizon lies within an optimum range.

Abstract: An electric vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, with a current collection device (2). The current collection device has at least one contact device (2a, 2b). An electrically conductive contact, of the current collection device (2) to an external power supply (1), can be achieved by the contact device (2a, 2b). The vehicle comprises a DC link (11) and at least one electric traction motor (10). During normal driving operation, the current is conducted from the current collection device (2), via the DC link (11), into the one of the traction motors (10) and a current connection is formed between the contact device (2a, 2b) and the DC link (11). The current connection is at least partially bidirectional. A disconnecting device (5) is arranged between contact device (2a, 2b) and DC link (11). The disconnecting device (5) is designed to be interrupted unidirectionally.

Abstract: The invention relates to an energy-supplying double-deck carriage, in particular a passenger double-deck carriage, for power supply, in which a main transformer is arranged in the roof region, preferably on or at the roof, and moreover preferably substantially above a bogie.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rail vehicle. The rail vehicle comprises at least one rail vehicle outer wall. The rail vehicle further comprises a boarding arrangement having at least one first sliding step and one second sliding step. The first sliding step and the second sliding step are mounted so as to be laterally sliding. The first sliding step and the second sliding step can slide from a travel position to an end position by a lateral retraction movement in the direction of the outer wall of the rail vehicle. In the end position, the second sliding step protrudes beyond the first sliding step.

Abstract: A body (1) for a rail vehicle (100) comprising a control panel (4) for controlling the rail vehicle (100). The control panel (4) has a rest position and an operational position and, in the rest position, is located in a control panel holder (41) while, in the operational position, is at least partially located outside the control panel holder (41) such that control elements (42) are accessible for operation.

Abstract: A bogie (100) for a rail vehicle. The bogie (100) comprises a frame (10) that is mounted on one or more wheel axles (20). The bogie (100) comprises at least one support surface for a vehicle body (40). At least one liftable surface on the bogie (100) is designed in such a way that its vertical distance, from the support surface, can be modified by a lifting element (50).

Abstract: A rail vehicle (1), a method of producing and method of driving the rail vehicle (1) which comprises at least one car body (2). The car body (2) comprises two car body ends (3, 4) the end region of which is supported on a respective wheel unit (5, 6). At least one wheel unit (5, 6) is designed to be driven. The rail vehicle comprises a drive arrangement comprising a transformer unit (7), a traction motor unit (9) and a power converter unit (8). The primary transformer unit (7) and primary power converter unit (8) are arranged adjacent the first wheel unit (5). The primary transformer unit (7) and the primary power converter unit (8) are connected to the second wheel unit (6) such that a traction motor unit (9), of the second wheel unit (6), can be driven by the primary transformer unit and the primary power converter unit.