Novaneau Flèche
Novaneau Flèche is a prototype rolling stock currently being developed by Novaneau.
Information
The name Flèche comes from the French word flèche, meaning arrow.
Novaneau Flèche uses articulated bogies, meaning less bogies, less maintenance budget, and more profits
Naming System
For example, we have the model number
Flèche D 2000 LR
Flèche is the name of the train
D means that it is diesel, E means that it is electric (pantograph drawn), and B means it is battery powered
Even further, Er is the 3rd rail powered varient of electric trains
2000 means that the train is 2 cars long. The number can also be X000, with X being the number of carriages of the train
LR stands for Long Range (only for diesel/battery sets), and UC stands for Ultra Capacity (availiable for all sets)
LR sets have extra fuel tanks/batteries on them, and UC sets have the length each carriage extended by 6 blocks
Clients
| Client Name | Model | Purchased | On Order | Total | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nova° | Flèche D2000LR | 0 | 20 | 20 | Launch Customer |
| Portexpress Rapid | Flèche E8000 | 0 | 15 | 15 | Launch Customer |
| Port Dupont Regional Rail | Flèche E3000UC | 5 | 5 | Delivered around late-2023 |