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{{Short description|Light rail transit vehicle}}
[[Image:LYNX Car 104 at TremontStation.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Siemens S70 car for the [[LYNX Rapid Transit Services|LYNX Blue Line]] in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]]]
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The '''Siemens S70''' is a [[low floor|low-floor]] [[light rail|light rail vehicle]] (LRV) or [[tram]] manufactured by [[Siemens AG]] and is alternatively known as the '''Avanto'''.
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It is in use, or on order, by several light rail systems in the [[United States]] and for [[tram-train]] operations in [[France]]. In the USA, it is marketed only as the S70 model,<ref name="productlines">{{cite web
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| publisher = Siemens
* Siemens S70
| url = http://www.transportation.siemens.com/usa/en/pub/products/vehicles/vehicle_lines.htm
* Siemens S700
| accessdate = 2009-11-08
* Siemens Avanto
}}</ref> while the name ''Avanto'' is solely used in reference to the European version, which to date has been supplied to only two operators. 70 percent of the passenger area is within the low-floor portion.<ref name="productlines"/> To date, all S70s delivered have had a length between {{convert|91|ft|m}} and {{convert|96|ft|m}},<ref name="productlines"/> but the 77 cars currently on order by [[Salt Lake City]]'s [[UTA TRAX|TRAX]] system and the 57 cars on order for the [[San Diego Trolley]] will be only {{convert|81|ft|m}} long.<ref name="SLC2008">{{Cite press release
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| title = Siemens Breaks Its Own Record for Largest Light Rail Vehicle Order: Salt Lake City Orders 77 S70 LRVs Valued at Over $277M
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| caption = Siemens S70 car for the [[Lynx Blue Line]] in Charlotte, North Carolina
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* Siemens SF 70 (power truck)
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The '''Siemens S70''' and its successor, the '''Siemens S700''', are a series of [[articulated tram|articulated]] [[low-floor]] [[light-rail vehicle]]s (LRV) and [[streetcar|modern streetcar]]s manufactured for the United States market by [[Siemens Mobility]], a division of German conglomerate [[Siemens AG]]. The series also includes a European [[tram-train]] variant, the '''Siemens Avanto'''.
The 22 cars in service on [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]'s [[MAX Light Rail|MAX]] system are unique among S70s in having operating cabs at only one end of each car, known as "single-ended" configuration; however, they have doors on both sides, and in service they always operate in pairs, coupled back-to-back, so that each [[consist]] has operating cabs at both ends.<ref name="ptj2010-1">Morgan, Steve. "Expansion for Portland's MAX: New routes and equipment", pp. 38-40. ''[[Passenger Train Journal]]'', "2010:1" issue (1st quarter, 2010). White River Productions.</ref> All S70s purchased by other cities have been "double-ended" (operating controls at both ends).


The S70 was manufactured from 2002 to 2017 and the improved S700 from 2014 to present, but the latter model designation was only introduced in 2019 and then retroactively applied to certain versions of the S70 built in earlier years.<ref name="taut-2020sep" /> In this market, it competes mainly with [[Alstom]] and [[Kinki Sharyo]] low-floor LRVs and streetcars manufactured by [[Brookville Equipment|Brookville]] and [[Inekon Trams|Inekon]].
In Europe, the S70/Avanto's principal competitors are [[Bombardier Transportation|Bombardier’s]] [[Flexity|Flexity trams]] (the [[Flexity Outlook|Outlook]], [[Flexity Classic|Classic]], [[Flexity Swift|Swift]], and the [[Flexity Link|Link]] tram-train) and [[Alstom]]’s [[Citadis]].


The Avanto was built for the European market starting in 2006 and was principally sold to tram-train systems which, in whole or part, share their tracks with heavy rail trains. In Europe, the Siemens [[Siemens Combino|Combino]] and [[Siemens Avenio|Avenio]] models are the preferred offerings for purely light rail or [[tram]]way systems. In the tram-train market, its principal competitors are Alstom's [[Flexity]] and [[Alstom Citadis|Citadis]], as well as [[Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles|CAF]]'s [[CAF Urbos#Urbos 70 and Urbos 100|Urbos]] series.
==Usage and current orders==
*[[Houston, Texas|Houston]] [[METRORail]], [[Texas]], United States: 18 units purchased, with delivery complete in late 2004.
*[[San Diego Trolley]], [[San_Diego,_California#Public_transportation|California]], United States:</b> 11 {{convert|92|ft|m}} units purchased in first order, with delivery complete in July 2005. A second order, for 57 {{convert|81|ft|m}} cars, was placed in October 2009.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Siemens wins San Diego light rail contract
| publisher = ''[[Metro Magazine]]''
| date = 2009-10-07
| url = http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/10/Siemens-wins-San-Diego-light-rail-contract.aspx
| accessdate = 2009-11-08
}}</ref><ref name="SAN2009"/>
*[[SNCF]], [[Paris]] region, [[France]]: 25 tram-train units purchased. Entered service starting on November 18, 2006, with the opening of new route T4, between [[Aulnay-sous-Bois]] and [[Bondy]].<ref>''[[Tramways & Urban Transit]]'', February 2007, p. 64. [[Light Rail Transit Association]] (UK).</ref> The S70 model used here is known as the ''Avanto''.
*[[LYNX Rapid Transit Services|LYNX Blue Line]] ([[Charlotte Area Transit System|CATS]]), [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], United States: 16 units purchased, in service since November 2007.
*[[MAX Light Rail|MAX]], [[Portland, Oregon]]: 22 units purchased. Order for 21 cars announced on May 11, 2006;<ref>{{cite web
| title = Siemens Lands $75M Portland Rail Contract
| publisher = [[Business Wire]] via ''Mass Transit'' magazine
| date = 2006-05-12
| url = http://www.masstransitmag.com/web/online/Top-Transit-News/Siemens-Lands-75M-Portland-Rail-Contract/3$793
| accessdate = 2009-11-08
}}</ref> later expanded by one car. Entered service starting in August 2009.<ref>{{cite news | last = Redden| first = Jim| title = TriMet puts new light-rail cars on track| publisher = ''[[Portland Tribune]]''| date = August 6, 2009| url = http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=124959768388491400| accessdate = 2009-11-08}}</ref>
*[[Tide Light Rail|Norfolk Light Rail]], [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], Virginia: 9 cars, ordered in 2007. First cars delivered October 2009.<ref>{{cite news | last = Messina| first = Debbie| title = Light-rail cars arrive in Norfolk| publisher = ''[[The Virginian-Pilot]]''| date =2009-10-07| url = http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/light-rail-cars-expected-arrive-norfolk| accessdate = 2009-11-08}}</ref>
*[[Utah Transit Authority]], [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]], [[United States]]: 77 units ordered; all vehicles projected to be in service by 2012. The order also includes an option for 180 additional cars.<ref name="SLC2008"/>
* [[Mulhouse]], France: 12 tram-train cars ordered, for use on an [[SNCF]] line from Mulhouse to [[Thann, Haut-Rhin]].<ref name="taut2010jan">"Siemens tram-train arrives in Mulhouse". ''[[Tramways & Urban Transit]]'', January 2010, p. 27. Light Rail Transit Association (UK).</ref> First unit delivered on November 6, 2009.<ref name="taut2010jan"/>


== History ==
An order for 22 S70 cars, placed in 2006 by [[Ottawa, Ontario]] for a planned expansion of its [[O-Train]] system, was later cancelled. Political problems had resulted in cancellation of the entire expansion project, which in turn led to lawsuits by Siemens and other contractors against the City of Ottawa.<ref>{{cite news
[[File:MAX light rail Type 4 + Type 5 end profile comparison (2018).jpg|thumb|The design of the car ends of the S70 has been modified over time. The original end design, with a more pronounced slope, is shown at left and the later style at right.]]
| last = Jake
The first order for S70 vehicles in the U.S. – where the three-section model was originally known as S70 Avanto but soon became known simply as the S70 – was placed in 2001 for the [[METRORail]] system in [[Houston, Texas]],<ref name="janes2004">{{Cite book |title=Jane's Urban Transport Systems 2004–2005 |publisher=[[Jane's Information Group]] |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-7106-2641-7 |editor-last=Webb |editor-first=Mary |location=Coulsdon, Surrey, UK |pages=499, 502}}</ref><ref name="taut-may2001">{{Cite news |last=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=May 2001 |title=Houston ground breaks, and orders from Siemens |page=187 |work=[[Tramways & Urban Transit]] |publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing]] |location=UK |issn=1460-8324}}</ref> and the first car was received by Houston in April 2003.<ref name="taut-jun2003">{{Cite news |last=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=June 2003 |title=Systems News [regular news section] |page=225 |work=[[Tramways & Urban Transit]] |publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing]] |location=UK |issn=1460-8324}}</ref> This first series of S70 cars entered service on January 1, 2004, the opening day of Houston's light rail system.<ref name="taut-apr2007-houston">{{Cite news |last=Wansbeek |first=C.J. |date=April 2007 |title='Starter line' beats all expectations |pages=132–135 |work=[[Tramways & Urban Transit]] |publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing]]/[[Light Rail Transit Association]] |location=UK |issn=1460-8324}}</ref> At Siemens's U.S. manufacturing facilities (in [[Sacramento, California]]), only the model S700 remains in production, the last S70s having been built in 2017, for [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]]'s [[Metro Transit (Minnesota)|Metro Transit]] light rail system.<ref name="taut-2021jan">{{Cite news |last=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=January 2021 |title=Worldwide Review [regular news section] |work=[[Tramways & Urban Transit]] |publisher=Mainspring Enterprises Ltd. |location=UK |page=37 |issue=997 |issn=1460-8324}}</ref>
| first = Rupert
| title = City slapped with another light-rail lawsuit
| publisher = ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]''
| date = 2007-09-19
| url = http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=1e154e9c-a768-46e0-b9e8-6844c674340c&k=6361
| accessdate = 2009-11-08}} </ref>


The first purchase of the European version, a five-section [[tram-train]] design sold under the Avanto brand name, was a 15-car order placed in July 2002 by [[SNCF]], for its line between [[Aulnay-sous-Bois]] and [[Bondy]],<ref name="janes2004" /><ref name="taut-jan2003">{{Cite news |last=Wansbeek |first=C.J. |date=January 2003 |title=Avanto: French 'tram-train' breakthrough |pages=10–13 |work=[[Tramways & Urban Transit]] |publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing]] |location=UK |issn=1460-8324}}</ref> which is now known as [[Île-de-France tramway Line 4]].
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:MetroRail.jpg|An S70 in [[Houston, Texas]], on the [[METRORail]] system
Image:SD_Trolley_Green_Line.jpg|The S70 model operated by the [[San Diego Trolley]] on the [[Green Line (MTS)|Green Line]] as a 2-car train
Image:MAX_Type_4_cars_crossing_185th.JPG|A train of S70 cars on [[Portland, Oregon]]'s [[MAX Light Rail|MAX]] system
Image:U 25500 Villemomble fr 01.jpg|An ''Avanto'' [[tram-train]] car on Paris's [[Transilien]] route T4
</gallery>


=== S700 redesign and model number change ===
==See also==
The model number S700 was adopted by Siemens Mobility in 2019 as a rebranding of a version of the S70 that had been in production since 2014.<ref name="taut-2019oct">{{Cite news |last=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=October 2019 |title=Worldwide Review [regular news section, under 'Portland, OR'] |page=394 |work=[[Tramways & Urban Transit]] |publisher=Mainspring Enterprises Ltd. |issue=982 |location=UK |issn=1460-8324}}</ref><ref name="taut-2020sep">{{Cite news |last=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=September 2020 |title=Siemens rebadges North American low-floor cars |page=336 |work=[[Tramways & Urban Transit]] |publisher=Mainspring Enterprises Ltd. |issue=993 |location=UK |issn=1460-8324}}</ref> Versions later branded as the S700 used an adapted form of Siemens' model SF 40 center truck, first used in its [[Siemens SD660|SD660]] model (first built in 1996 for [[Portland, Oregon]]'s [[MAX Light Rail]] system) to the S70. This truck allowed longitudinal (sideways-facing) seating to be used in the center section, in place of the transverse seating used in the S70. The design change provided better passenger comfort and movement.<ref name="taut-2020sep"/> The first LRVs built to the newer design were the [[TriMet rolling stock|"Type 5"]] cars for the [[MAX Light Rail]] system, in 2014. Initially Siemens continued to sell LRVs with either center-section configuration and used the designation S70 for both.<ref name="taut-2019oct"/> In 2019, the company began using the designation S700 for new orders, and in 2020 it retroactively applied the S700 designation to all LRVs and streetcars that had been built to the newer design since its creation in 2013 or 2014.<ref name="taut-2020sep"/>
*[[Light rail in North America]]
*[[Siemens–Duewag U2]]
*[[Siemens SD-400]]
*[[Siemens SD-460]]
*[[Siemens SD-100 and SD-160]]


== Size and configuration ==
==References==
The S70, S700, and Avanto have a [[Modularity|modular]] design and can be built in a number of different sizes and configurations, including both [[light-rail vehicle]] (LRV) and [[streetcar]] versions.
{{reflist}}


The standard version of the S70 and S700 LRV is {{Convert|95.4|ft|m|1}} long, although the earliest S70 units delivered had a different, longer cab design that extended the length to {{Convert|96|ft|m|1}}. The streetcar version of the S700 is {{Convert|85.25|ft|m}} long, about {{Convert|10|ft|m}} shorter than the standard LRV.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Siemens low-floor LRV literature |url=https://assets.new.siemens.com/siemens/assets/enwiki/api/uuid:251fd5b2-92c9-467a-bcc1-ba6c8064a8f7/low-floor-lrv-literature.pdf |access-date=April 8, 2021 |website=[[Siemens Mobility]] |ref=LRV literature}}</ref> Siemens also offers a US ("Ultra Short") variant of the LRV at {{Convert|81.4|ft|m}}, about {{Convert|14|ft|m}} shorter than the standard version.<ref name=":0" /> The [[San Diego Trolley]] and the Salt Lake City [[TRAX (light rail)|TRAX]] systems have purchased the US variants. The Avantos built for France have a length of {{convert|36.68|m|ftin|frac=|abbr=on}}.<ref name="tre184">{{Cite news |last=Haydock |first=David |date=April 2011 |title=France's first real tram train |work=[[Today's Railways Europe]] |publisher=Platform 5 Publishing Ltd |pages=37–40}}</ref><ref name="SLC2008">{{Cite press release |title=Siemens Breaks Its Own Record for Largest Light Rail Vehicle Order: Salt Lake City Orders 77 S70 LRVs Valued at Over $277M |date=2008-05-15 |publisher=Siemens |url=http://press.siemens.us/index.php?s=43&item=916 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224154428/http://press.siemens.us/index.php?s=43&item=916 |archive-date=February 24, 2012 |accessdate=2010-03-17}}</ref>
==External links==

*[http://www.transportation.siemens.com/usa/en/pub/products/vehicles/vehicle_lines.htm Siemens S70 and SD160 official web page]
[[File:Sound Transit Siemens S700 middle seating (48099119456).jpg|thumb|Unlike the S70, the S700 has longitudinal seating in the center section, with a wider aisle.]]
*[http://www.siemens.cz/extra/msv/cd/TS/Vozidla/AvantoS70_EN.pdf Avanto S70 Spec Sheet]
The major change between the S70 and the S700 is the seating in the center section of the vehicle. The S700 has longitudinal seating in this section with passengers facing the aisle, while the S70 had more traditional seating with passengers sitting four-across, facing forward or back, with an aisle in between. This 2013 change, which was made to eliminate a seating layout that had been criticized as cramped<ref name="cramped">{{Cite news |last=Rose |first=Joseph |date=July 31, 2012 |title=TriMet asks cramped MAX riders to help design next-generation train's seating |work=[[The Oregonian]] |url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2012/07/trimet_asks_cramped_max_riders.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216085704/https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2012/07/trimet_asks_cramped_max_riders.html |archive-date=December 16, 2019 |accessdate=2020-11-13}}</ref> and ease the movement of passengers within that section,<ref name="IRJ-2019apr">{{Cite news |last=Burroughs |first=David |date=April 19, 2019 |title=San Diego unveils new-generation Siemens LRVs |work=[[International Railway Journal]] |url=https://www.railjournal.com/news/san-diego-unveils-new-generation-siemens-lrvs/ |issn=0744-5326 |accessdate=2020-11-13}}</ref> was the primary design change that led Siemens eventually to adopt (in 2019) the new model number for the modified S70 design.<ref name="taut-2020sep" /> The S700 also has some technology upgrades.

Most vehicles are double-ended, with operating controls at both ends and doors on both sides. An exception are 40 cars in service on [[TriMet]]'s [[MAX Light Rail|MAX]] system, which are single-ended and have cabs at only one end of each car. However, in service they always operate in pairs, coupled back-to-back, so that each [[consist]] has operating cabs at both ends.<ref name="ptj2010-1">Morgan, Steve. "Expansion for Portland's MAX: New routes and equipment", pp. 38-40. ''[[Passenger Train Journal]]'', "2010:1" issue (1st quarter, 2010). White River Productions.</ref> TriMet reverted to a double-ended design for its latest order of S700s (placed in 2019).<ref name="taut-2019oct"/>

The S70, S700 and Avanto can be configured to operate on various [[overhead power supply]] systems. For example, the Avantos ordered for France are [[Multi-system (rail)|dual voltage]], capable of operating on 750 V DC when running on tram or light rail tracks and on {{25 kV 50 Hz}} when running on main line tracks.<ref name="tre184" /> Systems in the Americas most commonly use the 750 V DC system, but S700s are used on 600 V DC in San Diego and on 1500 V DC in Seattle. On the CityLynx Gold Line in Charlotte, the vehicles are additionally equipped with onboard batteries.

The S70 and S700 can also be equipped to interface with older Siemens light rail vehicles. The San Diego Trolley's S70 and S700 vehicles frequently operate with high-floor [[Siemens SD-100 and SD-160|SD-100]] vehicles.
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== Usage and current orders ==
=== United States ===
[[File:Atlanta Streetcar arriving at King Memorial Stop.jpg|thumb|Streetcar version of the S70 on the [[Atlanta Streetcar]]]]
* Atlanta, Georgia ([[Atlanta Streetcar]]): 4 S70 Streetcar units, ordered in 2011.<ref>[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban-rail/single-view/view/atlanta-orders-siemens-avanto-streetcars.html Atlanta orders Siemens Avanto <nowiki>[sic]</nowiki> streetcars] ''[[Railway Gazette International]]''. May 20, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-20.</ref> In May 2011, [[Siemens]] announced that it had won the $17.2 million contract to build the four streetcars that run on the Atlanta Streetcar. The vehicles were built at Siemens' plant in [[Florin, California]], but with major components, including the propulsion system, assembled at Siemens' plant in [[Alpharetta, Georgia]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wheatley |first=Thomas |date=May 22, 2011 |title=Downtown streetcar to be built by Siemens |url=https://creativeloafing.com/content-214004-downtown-streetcar-to-be-built-by |publisher=Creative Loafing Atlanta |access-date=2017-07-16}}</ref> The first of the streetcars was delivered on February 17, 2014,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wheatley |first=Thomas |date=February 17, 2014 |title=Mysterious streetcar-like object spotted in Downtown |url=https://creativeloafing.com/content-217826-mysterious-streetcar-like-object-spotted-in |publisher=Creative Loafing Atlanta |access-date=2014-02-17}}</ref> and began passenger service on December 30, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kimberly Turner |date=December 30, 2014 |title=It's Official: Atlanta Has a Streetcar! Photos From the First Day |url=http://atlanta.curbed.com/archives/2014/12/30/its-official-atlanta-has-a-streetcar-photos-from-the-first-day.php |publisher=Curbed Atlanta |accessdate=2014-12-30}}</ref><ref name="S70Atlanta">{{Cite web |title=Siemens S70 Data Sheet - Atlanta |date=2014 |url=https://w3.usa.siemens.com/mobility/us/en/interurban-mobility/rail-solutions/high-speed-and-intercity-trains/Documents/Atlanta_DataSheet_2014_LR.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524103325/https://w3.usa.siemens.com/mobility/us/en/interurban-mobility/rail-solutions/high-speed-and-intercity-trains/Documents/Atlanta_DataSheet_2014_LR.pdf |archive-date=May 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |accessdate=2021-09-27}}</ref>
* Charlotte, North Carolina
** [[Lynx Blue Line]]: 42 S70 units purchased and now operating.<ref name="taut-2020nov">{{Cite news |last=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=November 2020 |title=Worldwide Review [regular news section] |page=441 |work=[[Tramways & Urban Transit]] |publisher=Mainspring Enterprises Ltd. |issue=995 |location=UK |issn=1460-8324}}</ref> First 16 cars, purchased for $50&nbsp;million, have been in service since the opening of the Charlotte light rail system in November 2007.<ref name="wsoctv">{{Cite news |date=January 6, 2012 |title=Repairs for LYNX trains to cost $6.5M |publisher=[[WSOC-TV]] |url=http://www.wsoctv.com/news/repairs-for-lynx-trains-to-cost-65m/329915899 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818101416/https://www.wsoctv.com/news/repairs-for-lynx-trains-to-cost-65m/329915899/ |archive-date=2020-08-18 |accessdate=2020-11-15}}</ref> Four additional units purchased in 2008 to keep up with higher-than-expected ridership<ref name="SLCRG">{{Cite magazine |date=2008-05-15 |title=Siemens announces biggest US light rail order |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view//siemens-announces-biggest-us-light-rail-order.html |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Railway Gazette International]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616030723/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/siemens-announces-biggest-us-light-rail-order.html |archive-date=2011-06-16 |accessdate=2008-05-16}}</ref> were received in early 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leier |first=Jean |date=January 20, 2010 |title=Light rail vehicle makes a stop in Atlanta |url=http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/cats/news/pressreleases/Pages/1202010.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826002556/http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/cats/news/pressreleases/Pages/1202010.aspx |archive-date=2010-08-26 |access-date=2020-11-15 |publisher=[[Charlotte Area Transit System]]}}</ref> In 2012, after 4 years of operation, the original 16 cars had to be repaired at the Siemens facility in California for an estimated cost of $400,000 each.<ref name="wsoctv" /> A third order, for 22 LRVs, was delivered in stages between fall 2014 and spring 2017, and CATS now operates 42 S70 vehicles.
** [[CityLynx Gold Line]]: Six S700{{efn|name=retroactive-rebrand}} streetcar units were ordered in 2016, and were delivered in 2019–2020.<ref name="taut-2020nov"/> These six cars were specified to have internal batteries to allow off-wire operations in some areas.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Vantuono |first=William C. |date=November 29, 2016 |title=Siemens finalizes S70 streetcar deal with Charlotte |url=http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/light-rail/siemens-finalizes-s70-streetcar-deal-with-charlotte.html |url-status=live |magazine=[[Railway Age]] |issn=0033-8826 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201015040/http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/light-rail/siemens-finalizes-s70-streetcar-deal-with-charlotte.html |archive-date=2016-12-01 |accessdate=2020-11-13}}</ref> The S700 streetcars are a compact version of the S70 light rail vehicles<ref>{{Cite web |title=Siemens S70 Rendering |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article74284692.ece/BINARY/Siemens_Vehicle_Renderings%20(2) |accessdate=February 1, 2017}}</ref> that currently operate on the LYNX Blue Line. The cost to purchase these six vehicles and spare parts is $40.4&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2016 |title=Construction and vehicle contracts awarded for CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2 project |url=http://charlottenc.gov/newsroom/releases/Pages/Construction-and-vehicle-contracts-awarded-for-CityLYNX-Gold-Line-Phase-2-project.aspx |publisher=Charlotte Area Transit |accessdate=February 1, 2017}}</ref>
* Houston, Texas ([[METRORail]]): 18 S70 units purchased, the first of which was delivered in April 2003;<ref name="taut-jun2003"/> delivery was completed in late 2004. Nineteen additional units were purchased later, procured using [[Utah Transit Authority]] ([[Salt Lake City]]) options, delivered starting in late 2012. The original cars are the long variant; the 2012–13 cars are the US ("Ultra Short") variant.<ref name="S70Houston">{{Cite web |title=Siemens S70 Data Sheet - Houston |url=https://w3.usa.siemens.com/mobility/us/en/interurban-mobility/rail-solutions/high-speed-and-intercity-trains/Documents/Houston1_DataSheet_2014_LR.pdf |accessdate=February 1, 2017}}</ref> 14 more S700{{efn|name=retroactive-rebrand|The cars in this order were considered to be model S70 at the time the order was placed, but in 2020 were retroactively rebranded as model S700 by Siemens.<ref name="taut-2020sep"/><ref name="taut-2020oct">{{Cite news |last=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=October 2020 |title=Worldwide Review [regular news section] |page=402 |work=[[Tramways & Urban Transit]] |publisher=Mainspring Enterprises Ltd. |issue=994 |location=UK |issn=1460-8324}}</ref>}} units were ordered in early 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 6, 2019 |title=Houston METRO orders more Siemens light-rail vehicles |work=Progressive Railroading |url=https://www.progressiverailroading.com/mechanical/news/Houston-METRO-orders-more-Siemens-light-rail-vehicles--56687 |accessdate=February 9, 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Green Line at East Bank station.jpg|thumb|S70 used by Metro in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, equipped with integrated snowplow due to harsh winter conditions<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rider's Almanac Blog |url=https://www.metrotransit.org/light-rail-vehicles-ready-for-all-seasons |access-date=2021-04-08 |website=www.metrotransit.org}}</ref>]]
* Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota ([[Metro (Minnesota)|Metro]]): 64 S70 units purchased. Delivery of initial order of 59 began in 2012, with the first unit entering service in February 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 20, 2013 |title=New light rail vehicles begin service |url=http://www.metrotransit.org/new-light-rail-vehicles-begin-service |website=Rider's Almanac |publisher=[[Metro Transit (Minnesota)|Metro Transit]] |accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> In October 2015, an option was exercised for five additional vehicles at a cost of $20 million,<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2015 |title=Siemens wins new contracts for light-rail lines |url=http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2015/10/13-siemens |website=Train's News Wire |accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref> and these were received in fall 2017.<ref name="MetroCouncil-Minneapolis-TCminutes2018jan8">{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2018 |title=Minutes of the regular meeting of the Transportation Committee |url=https://metrocouncil.org/getdoc/5beff521-cb2b-4088-9732-e0685b39c5bd/Minutes.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090934/https://metrocouncil.org/getdoc/5beff521-cb2b-4088-9732-e0685b39c5bd/Minutes.aspx |archive-date=2020-11-16 |publisher=[[Metropolitan Council (Minnesota)|Metropolitan Council]] |location=Minneapolis–St. Paul |page=2 |accessdate=2020-11-16}}</ref><ref name="MetroCouncil-Minneapolis-TCminutes2017oct9">{{Cite web |date=October 9, 2017 |title=Minutes of the regular meeting of the Transportation Committee |url=https://metrocouncil.org/getdoc/76e0bdf9-52d9-49da-9f79-3f389e6b625c/Minutes.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116081433/https://metrocouncil.org/getdoc/76e0bdf9-52d9-49da-9f79-3f389e6b625c/Minutes.aspx |publisher=[[Metropolitan Council (Minnesota)|Metropolitan Council]] |location=Minneapolis–St. Paul |page=2 |archivedate=2020-11-16 |accessdate=2020-11-16}}</ref> In October 2016, an order was placed for 27 more S70s,<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 28, 2016 |title=Twin Cities' Metropolitan Council Chooses Siemens to Provide New Light Rail Vehicles |work=Mass Transit |url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/press-release/12274233/siemens-mobility-division-twin-cities-metropolitan-council-chooses-siemens-to-provide-new-light-rail-vehicles-for-southwest-expansion |accessdate=2020-11-14}}</ref> to a modified design that has since been rebranded S700 by Siemens.<ref name="taut-2020sep"/><ref name="taut-2020oct"/> Delivery began in May 2020.<ref name="ptj2020-3">{{Cite news |last=McKinney |first=Kevin |date=2020 |title=Rush Hour [transit news section] |volume=44 |page=52 |work=[[Passenger Train Journal]] |publisher=White River Productions, Inc. |issue=3 – Third quarter 2020 |issn=0160-6913}}</ref>
* Norfolk, Virginia ([[The Tide (light rail network)|The Tide]]): 9 S70 cars, ordered in 2007. First cars delivered October 2009.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Messina |first=Debbie |date=October 7, 2009 |title=Light-rail cars arrive in Norfolk |work=[[The Virginian-Pilot]] |url=http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/light-rail-cars-expected-arrive-norfolk |accessdate=2009-11-08}}</ref> Entered service with the opening of the Norfolk system, in 2011.
* Phoenix, Arizona ([[Valley Metro Rail]]): 11 S700{{efn|name=retroactive-rebrand}} vehicles ordered, in June 2017, with options for up to 67 more.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2017 |title=Siemens to build eleven light rail vehicles for Phoenix |url=https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-build-eleven-light-rail-vehicles-phoenix |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114064937/https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-build-eleven-light-rail-vehicles-phoenix |archive-date=2020-11-14 |publisher=Siemens |accessdate=2020-11-13}}</ref> Fourteen options exercised in October 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clark |first=Douglas |date=October 6, 2020 |title=Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority to expand light rail fleet in Phoenix, Arizona |work=Transportation Today |url=https://transportationtodaynews.com/news/19889-valley-metro-regional-public-transportation-authority-to-expand-light-rail-fleet-in-phoenix-arizona/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014001417/https://transportationtodaynews.com/news/19889-valley-metro-regional-public-transportation-authority-to-expand-light-rail-fleet-in-phoenix-arizona/ |archive-date=2020-10-14 |accessdate=2020-10-07}}</ref> Began to enter service January 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Siemens trains now in service |url=https://www.valleymetro.org/news/operations-service/2022/01/new-siemens-trains-now-service |publisher=[[Valley Metro]] |access-date=2022-08-10 |date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>
* Portland, Oregon ([[MAX Light Rail]]): 22 S70 and 18 S700{{efn|name=retroactive-rebrand}} units purchased and now in operation. Order for initial 21 S70 cars announced on May 11, 2006;<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2006 |title=Siemens Lands $75M Portland Rail Contract |url=http://www.masstransitmag.com/web/online/Top-Transit-News/Siemens-Lands-75M-Portland-Rail-Contract/3$793 |publisher=[[Business Wire]] via Mass Transit magazine |accessdate=2009-11-08}}</ref> later expanded by one car. Entered service starting in August 2009.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Redden |first=Jim |date=August 6, 2009 |title=TriMet puts new light-rail cars on track |work=[[Portland Tribune]] |url=http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=124959768388491400 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831121611/http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=124959768388491400 |archive-date=August 31, 2009 |accessdate=October 5, 2015}}</ref> Order placed 2012 for another 18 cars;<ref name="cramped" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Siemens S70 Data Sheet - Portland |date=2014 |url=https://w3.usa.siemens.com/mobility/us/en/interurban-mobility/rail-solutions/high-speed-and-intercity-trains/Documents/Portland_DataSheet_2014_LR.pdf |
archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602094258/https://w3.usa.siemens.com/mobility/us/en/interurban-mobility/rail-solutions/high-speed-and-intercity-trains/Documents/Portland_DataSheet_2014_LR.pdf |archive-date=June 2, 2015 |url-status=dead |accessdate=2021-09-27}}</ref> delivered in 2014–2015 and subsequently rebranded as S700 by Siemens.{{efn|name=retroactive-rebrand}} An order for 26 S700 units was placed in July 2019,<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 31, 2019 |title=Siemens to supply S700 light rail vehicles to Portland |work=[[Railway Gazette International]] |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/siemens-to-supply-s700-light-rail-vehicles-to-portland/54295.article |issn=0373-5346 |accessdate=2020-11-13}}</ref> with delivery scheduled to run from mid-2021 to fall 2022.<ref name="taut-2019oct"/> Unlike Portland's previous S70 and S700 LRVs, these will be double-ended.<ref name="taut-2019oct"/>
* Sacramento, California ([[SacRT light rail]]): 20 S700 units ordered in 2020 for the [[SacRT light rail]] system, with options for a total of 76 cars. Shortly after the initial 20-unit order, Sacramento was awarded by the California State Transportation Agency another $23.6 million dollars to purchase an additional 8 units, thus bringing the total number of S700 units on order for delivery beginning in 2022 to 28.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 22, 2020 |title=SacRT Purchases New Low-Floor Light Rail Vehicles |url=https://www.sacrt.com/apps/sacrt-purchases-new-low-floor-light-rail-vehicles/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426073424/https://www.sacrt.com/apps/sacrt-purchases-new-low-floor-light-rail-vehicles/ |archive-date=April 26, 2020 |access-date=2020-11-13 |publisher=[[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SacRT trains to get low-profile upgrade: Sacramento-built light rail vehicles part of system-wide modernization |url=https://spotlight.newsreview.com/sacramento-regional-transit-district/community/sacrt-trains-to-get-low-profile-upgrade-sacramento-built-light-rail-vehicles-part-of-system-wide-modernization/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813121006/https://spotlight.newsreview.com/sacramento-regional-transit-district/community/sacrt-trains-to-get-low-profile-upgrade-sacramento-built-light-rail-vehicles-part-of-system-wide-modernization/ |archive-date=2020-08-13 |access-date=2020-08-22 |website=[[News & Review]] |date=6 July 2020 |location=Chico, California}}</ref> Seventeen additional cars were purchased in 2023 and early 2024, bringing the total number of S700 units to 45.<ref>{{cite web |title=SacRT Orders Nine Additional Low-Floor Light Rail Vehicles |url=https://www.ranchocordovaindependent.com/2024/04/17/488061/sacrt-orders-nine-additional-low-floor-light-rail-vehicles |website=Rancho Cordova Independent |publisher=Rancho Cordova Independent |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SacRT orders additional nine S700 light-rail vehicles from Siemens Mobility |url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/vehicles/press-release/53099592/sacramento-regional-transit-sacrt-sacrt-orders-additional-nine-s700-light-rail-vehicles-from-siemens-mobility |website=www.masstransitmag.com/ |publisher=www.masstransitmag.com |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SacRT orders eight additional Siemens Mobility S700 LRVs |url=https://www.mobility.siemens.com/us/en/company/newsroom/press-releases/sacrt-orders-eight-additional-siemens-mobility-s700-lrvs.html |website=Siemens Mobility |publisher=Siemens Mobility |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SacRT orders eight additional Siemens Mobility S700 LRVs |url=https://www.sacrt.com/sacrt-orders-eight-additional-siemens-mobility-s700-lrvs/ |website=sacrt.com |publisher=Sacramento Regional Transit |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref> Began to enter service September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SacRT to Rollout New Low-Floor Light Rail Vehicles September 1, 2024 – Sacramento Regional Transit District |url=https://www.sacrt.com/lr-modernization-2/ |date=September 1, 2024|publisher=Sacramento Regional Transit|access-date=2024-09-01 |language=en-US}}</ref> On October 24, 2024, SacRT announced they received another round of funding allowing them to acquire another 10 S700 units bringing the total to 55 units out of the contract option of up to 76.<ref>{{cite web |title=SacRT Receives $29 Million in Grant Funding to Advance Key Transit Projects in Sacramento Region |url=https://www.sacrt.com/visual-composer-13968/ |publisher=Sacramento Regional Transit |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref>
* Salt Lake City, Utah
** [[TRAX (light rail)|TRAX]]: 77 S70 US ("Ultra Short") units ordered; in service since August 7, 2011.<ref name="SLC2008" /><ref name="SLCRG" />
** [[S Line (Utah Transit Authority)|S Line]]: S70 US units
* San Diego, California ([[San Diego Trolley]]): 11 S70 ({{convert|92|ft|m|2|adj=on|disp=semicolon}}) units purchased in first order in October 2004, with delivery complete in July 2005. A second order, for 57 S70 US ("Ultra Short" {{convert|81|ft|m|2|adj=on|disp=semicolon}}) cars, was placed in October 2009;<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 7, 2009 |title=Siemens wins San Diego light rail contract |work=[[Metro Magazine]] |url=http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/10/Siemens-wins-San-Diego-light-rail-contract.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304002854/https://www.metro-magazine.com/10027005/siemens-wins-san-diego-light-rail-contract |archive-date=March 4, 2021 |url-status=live |accessdate=2021-09-27}}</ref> the order was later increased to a total of 65 S70 US units in 2012.<ref name="SD-Trolley-renewal">{{Cite web |date=July 2013 |title=San Diego Trolley Renewal Project Fact Sheet |url=http://www.sdmts.com/documents/fact-sheet-trans-trolley-renewal.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210151209/http://sdmts.com/documents/fact-sheet-trans-trolley-renewal.pdf |archive-date=2014-02-10 |publisher=San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) & San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) |accessdate=2020-11-13}}</ref> 45 additional cars, now of the rebranded model S700 US,<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 19, 2019 |title=San Diego MTS unveils 5000-series Siemens Trolley cars |url=https://www.metro-magazine.com/rail/news/733819/san-diego-mts-unveils-5000-series-siemens-trolley-cars |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227022448/https://www.metro-magazine.com/10031538/san-diego-mts-unveils-5000-series-siemens-trolley-cars |archive-date=February 27, 2021 |url-status=live |magazine=[[Metro Magazine]]}}</ref> entered service in April 2019<ref>{{Cite web |last=N Ford Transit System Films - YouTube |date=2019-04-20 |title=MTS Trolley - 5000 Series Siemens S70 First Day in Service on the Blue Line |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQgjjbW7chI&t=73s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/uQgjjbW7chI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and the last cars in the order were received in October 2020.<ref name="ptj-web-2020oct7">{{Cite news |last=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=October 7, 2020 |title=San Diego Takes Delivery of Final LRV Needed For Extension |work=[[Passenger Train Journal]] |url=http://passengertrainjournal.com/san-diego-takes-delivery-of-final-lrv-needed-for-extension/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010083258/http://passengertrainjournal.com/san-diego-takes-delivery-of-final-lrv-needed-for-extension/ |archive-date=2020-10-10 |accessdate=2020-11-15}}</ref> Meanwhile, an additional 25 S700s were ordered in mid-2019.<ref name="RGI-2019aug1">{{Cite news |last=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=August 1, 2019 |title=San Diego selects Siemens S700 light rail vehicles |work=[[Railway Gazette International]] |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/san-diego-selects-siemens-s700-light-rail-vehicles/54294.article |access-date=2021-02-04}}</ref>
* Santa Ana, California ([[OC Streetcar]]): 8 S700{{efn|name=retroactive-rebrand}} streetcar units ordered in March 2018 for the under construction [[OC Streetcar]] light rail line.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Vantuono |first=William C. |date=March 28, 2018 |title=Siemens selected for OC Streetcar |url=https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/light-rail/siemens-selected-oc-streetcar/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Railway Age]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106112711/https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/light-rail/siemens-selected-oc-streetcar/ |archive-date=2020-11-06 |accessdate=2020-11-13}}</ref>
* Seattle, Washington ([[Link light rail]]): 152 S700{{efn|name=retroactive-rebrand}} units on order.<ref name="soundtransit-2017apr27">{{Cite press release |title=Sound Transit to order 30 additional light rail vehicles |date=April 27, 2017 |publisher=[[Sound Transit]] |url=https://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/News-releases/sound-transit-order-30-additional-light-rail |accessdate=2017-07-16}}</ref> Of these, an order for 122 was placed in September 2016<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2016 |title=Siemens to build 122 S70 light rail vehicles for Sound Transit's expanding system |url=http://news.usa.siemens.biz/press-release/mobility/siemens-build-122-s70-light-rail-vehicles-sound-transits-expanding-system |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030132527/http://news.usa.siemens.biz/press-release/mobility/siemens-build-122-s70-light-rail-vehicles-sound-transits-expanding-system |archive-date=October 30, 2016 |url-status=dead |publisher=Siemens |accessdate=2021-09-27}}</ref> and delivery began in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guevara |first=Natalie |date=June 19, 2019 |title=Wider center, digital signs: Improvements abound in new Sound Transit light rail cars |work=seattlepi.com |publisher=Hearst |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/local/transportation/article/Wider-center-digital-signs-Improvements-coming-14019921.php |accessdate=August 28, 2019}}</ref> This $554 million contract was the largest contract in Sound Transit's history. The order was expanded by 30 cars in spring 2017.<ref name="soundtransit-2017apr27" /> The LRVs will be used for expansion of the Central Link system. Entered service in May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=First new Link light rail vehicles enter passenger service|date=May 14, 2021|url=https://www.soundtransit.org/get-to-know-us/news-events/news-releases/first-new-link-light-rail-vehicles-enter-passenger-service|access-date=2021-05-14|publisher=[[Sound Transit]]|language=en}}</ref>

=== France ===
[[Image:U 25500 Villemomble fr 01.jpg|thumb|right|An ''Avanto'' tram-train on [[Île-de-France tramway Line 4]]]]
The S70 model used in France is known as the ''Avanto'' and locally designated as the U 25500. Unlike the S70 models in the U.S., the Avanto has 5 sections instead of 3.

* Paris ([[Île-de-France tramway Line 4]]): 15 tram-train units purchased. Entered service starting on November 18, 2006.<ref>''[[Tramways & Urban Transit]]'', February 2007, p. 64. [[Light Rail Transit Association]] (UK).</ref>
* Mulhouse ([[Mulhouse tramway]]): 12 tram-train units delivered, for use on an SNCF line from Mulhouse to [[Thann, Haut-Rhin]].<ref name=tre184/><ref name="taut2010jan">"Siemens tram-train arrives in Mulhouse". ''[[Tramways & Urban Transit]]'', January 2010, p. 27. Light Rail Transit Association (UK).</ref> First unit delivered on November 6, 2009.<ref name="taut2010jan" />

=== Cancelled orders ===
* An order for 22 S70 cars, placed in 2006 by [[Ottawa, Ontario]] for a planned expansion of its [[O-Train]] system, was later cancelled. Political problems had resulted in cancellation of the entire expansion project, which in turn led to lawsuits by Siemens and other contractors against the City of Ottawa.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jake |first=Rupert |date=September 19, 2007 |title=City slapped with another light-rail lawsuit |work=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |url=http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=1e154e9c-a768-46e0-b9e8-6844c674340c&k=6361 |accessdate=2009-11-08}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Light rail in North America]]
* [[Streetcars in North America]]

Other Siemens light rail vehicles for the American market:
* [[Siemens–Duewag U2]] – high-floor LRV for either level boarding at high-platform stations or steps for passenger loading at street level
* [[Siemens SD-100 and SD-160|SD-100 and SD-160]] – high-floor LRV for either level boarding at high-platform stations or steps for passenger loading at street level
* [[Siemens SD-400 and SD-460|SD-400 and SD-460]] – high-floor LRV for both level boarding at high-platform stations and with steps for passenger loading at street level
* [[Siemens SD660|SD660]] – low-floor LRV for passenger loading at street level, custom built for Portland, Oregon
* [[Siemens P2000|P2000]] – high-floor LRV for level boarding at high-platform stations, custom built for Los Angeles
* [[Siemens S200|S200]] – high-floor LRV for level boarding at high-platform stations (with movable steps for passenger loading at street level in San Francisco)

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category multi|Siemens S70|Siemens S700}}
* [https://www.mobility.siemens.com/us/en/portfolio/rail/rolling-stock/trams-and-light-rail/light-rail-vehicles.html Siemens USA Light rail vehicles and streetcars (official webpage)]


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  • Siemens S70
  • Siemens S700
  • Siemens Avanto
Siemens S70 car for the Lynx Blue Line in Charlotte, North Carolina
ManufacturerSiemens Mobility
Constructed2002–present
Entered service2004–present
Predecessor
Specifications
Articulated sections
  • S70/S700: 3 (two articulations)
  • Avanto: 5 (four articulations)
Wheel diameter
  • 660 mm (26 in) (new)
  • 580 mm (23 in) (worn)[1]
Wheelbase
  • 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) (power truck)
  • 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) (center truck)[1]
Electric system(s)
Current collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classification
  • Bo′+2′+Bo′ (S70/S700)
  • Bo′+2′+2′+Bo′ (Avanto)
AAR wheel arrangementB-2-B (S70/S700)
Wheels driven8
Bogies
  • Siemens SF 70 (power truck)
  • Siemens SF 40 (center truck)[1]
Coupling systemDellner/Scharfenberg
Multiple workingWithin type
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Siemens S70 and its successor, the Siemens S700, are a series of articulated low-floor light-rail vehicles (LRV) and modern streetcars manufactured for the United States market by Siemens Mobility, a division of German conglomerate Siemens AG. The series also includes a European tram-train variant, the Siemens Avanto.

The S70 was manufactured from 2002 to 2017 and the improved S700 from 2014 to present, but the latter model designation was only introduced in 2019 and then retroactively applied to certain versions of the S70 built in earlier years.[2] In this market, it competes mainly with Alstom and Kinki Sharyo low-floor LRVs and streetcars manufactured by Brookville and Inekon.

The Avanto was built for the European market starting in 2006 and was principally sold to tram-train systems which, in whole or part, share their tracks with heavy rail trains. In Europe, the Siemens Combino and Avenio models are the preferred offerings for purely light rail or tramway systems. In the tram-train market, its principal competitors are Alstom's Flexity and Citadis, as well as CAF's Urbos series.

History

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The design of the car ends of the S70 has been modified over time. The original end design, with a more pronounced slope, is shown at left and the later style at right.

The first order for S70 vehicles in the U.S. – where the three-section model was originally known as S70 Avanto but soon became known simply as the S70 – was placed in 2001 for the METRORail system in Houston, Texas,[3][4] and the first car was received by Houston in April 2003.[5] This first series of S70 cars entered service on January 1, 2004, the opening day of Houston's light rail system.[6] At Siemens's U.S. manufacturing facilities (in Sacramento, California), only the model S700 remains in production, the last S70s having been built in 2017, for Minneapolis–Saint Paul's Metro Transit light rail system.[7]

The first purchase of the European version, a five-section tram-train design sold under the Avanto brand name, was a 15-car order placed in July 2002 by SNCF, for its line between Aulnay-sous-Bois and Bondy,[3][8] which is now known as Île-de-France tramway Line 4.

S700 redesign and model number change

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The model number S700 was adopted by Siemens Mobility in 2019 as a rebranding of a version of the S70 that had been in production since 2014.[9][2] Versions later branded as the S700 used an adapted form of Siemens' model SF 40 center truck, first used in its SD660 model (first built in 1996 for Portland, Oregon's MAX Light Rail system) to the S70. This truck allowed longitudinal (sideways-facing) seating to be used in the center section, in place of the transverse seating used in the S70. The design change provided better passenger comfort and movement.[2] The first LRVs built to the newer design were the "Type 5" cars for the MAX Light Rail system, in 2014. Initially Siemens continued to sell LRVs with either center-section configuration and used the designation S70 for both.[9] In 2019, the company began using the designation S700 for new orders, and in 2020 it retroactively applied the S700 designation to all LRVs and streetcars that had been built to the newer design since its creation in 2013 or 2014.[2]

Size and configuration

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The S70, S700, and Avanto have a modular design and can be built in a number of different sizes and configurations, including both light-rail vehicle (LRV) and streetcar versions.

The standard version of the S70 and S700 LRV is 95.4 feet (29.1 m) long, although the earliest S70 units delivered had a different, longer cab design that extended the length to 96 feet (29.3 m). The streetcar version of the S700 is 85.25 feet (25.98 m) long, about 10 feet (3.0 m) shorter than the standard LRV.[10] Siemens also offers a US ("Ultra Short") variant of the LRV at 81.4 feet (24.8 m), about 14 feet (4.3 m) shorter than the standard version.[10] The San Diego Trolley and the Salt Lake City TRAX systems have purchased the US variants. The Avantos built for France have a length of 36.68 m (120 ft 4 in).[11][12]

Unlike the S70, the S700 has longitudinal seating in the center section, with a wider aisle.

The major change between the S70 and the S700 is the seating in the center section of the vehicle. The S700 has longitudinal seating in this section with passengers facing the aisle, while the S70 had more traditional seating with passengers sitting four-across, facing forward or back, with an aisle in between. This 2013 change, which was made to eliminate a seating layout that had been criticized as cramped[13] and ease the movement of passengers within that section,[14] was the primary design change that led Siemens eventually to adopt (in 2019) the new model number for the modified S70 design.[2] The S700 also has some technology upgrades.

Most vehicles are double-ended, with operating controls at both ends and doors on both sides. An exception are 40 cars in service on TriMet's MAX system, which are single-ended and have cabs at only one end of each car. However, in service they always operate in pairs, coupled back-to-back, so that each consist has operating cabs at both ends.[15] TriMet reverted to a double-ended design for its latest order of S700s (placed in 2019).[9]

The S70, S700 and Avanto can be configured to operate on various overhead power supply systems. For example, the Avantos ordered for France are dual voltage, capable of operating on 750 V DC when running on tram or light rail tracks and on 25 kV 50 Hz AC when running on main line tracks.[11] Systems in the Americas most commonly use the 750 V DC system, but S700s are used on 600 V DC in San Diego and on 1500 V DC in Seattle. On the CityLynx Gold Line in Charlotte, the vehicles are additionally equipped with onboard batteries.

The S70 and S700 can also be equipped to interface with older Siemens light rail vehicles. The San Diego Trolley's S70 and S700 vehicles frequently operate with high-floor SD-100 vehicles.

Usage and current orders

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United States

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Streetcar version of the S70 on the Atlanta Streetcar
  • Atlanta, Georgia (Atlanta Streetcar): 4 S70 Streetcar units, ordered in 2011.[16] In May 2011, Siemens announced that it had won the $17.2 million contract to build the four streetcars that run on the Atlanta Streetcar. The vehicles were built at Siemens' plant in Florin, California, but with major components, including the propulsion system, assembled at Siemens' plant in Alpharetta, Georgia.[17] The first of the streetcars was delivered on February 17, 2014,[18] and began passenger service on December 30, 2014.[19][20]
  • Charlotte, North Carolina
    • Lynx Blue Line: 42 S70 units purchased and now operating.[21] First 16 cars, purchased for $50 million, have been in service since the opening of the Charlotte light rail system in November 2007.[22] Four additional units purchased in 2008 to keep up with higher-than-expected ridership[23] were received in early 2010.[24] In 2012, after 4 years of operation, the original 16 cars had to be repaired at the Siemens facility in California for an estimated cost of $400,000 each.[22] A third order, for 22 LRVs, was delivered in stages between fall 2014 and spring 2017, and CATS now operates 42 S70 vehicles.
    • CityLynx Gold Line: Six S700[e] streetcar units were ordered in 2016, and were delivered in 2019–2020.[21] These six cars were specified to have internal batteries to allow off-wire operations in some areas.[25] The S700 streetcars are a compact version of the S70 light rail vehicles[26] that currently operate on the LYNX Blue Line. The cost to purchase these six vehicles and spare parts is $40.4 million.[27]
  • Houston, Texas (METRORail): 18 S70 units purchased, the first of which was delivered in April 2003;[5] delivery was completed in late 2004. Nineteen additional units were purchased later, procured using Utah Transit Authority (Salt Lake City) options, delivered starting in late 2012. The original cars are the long variant; the 2012–13 cars are the US ("Ultra Short") variant.[28] 14 more S700[e] units were ordered in early 2019.[30]
S70 used by Metro in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, equipped with integrated snowplow due to harsh winter conditions[31]
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota (Metro): 64 S70 units purchased. Delivery of initial order of 59 began in 2012, with the first unit entering service in February 2013.[32] In October 2015, an option was exercised for five additional vehicles at a cost of $20 million,[33] and these were received in fall 2017.[34][35] In October 2016, an order was placed for 27 more S70s,[36] to a modified design that has since been rebranded S700 by Siemens.[2][29] Delivery began in May 2020.[37]
  • Norfolk, Virginia (The Tide): 9 S70 cars, ordered in 2007. First cars delivered October 2009.[38] Entered service with the opening of the Norfolk system, in 2011.
  • Phoenix, Arizona (Valley Metro Rail): 11 S700[e] vehicles ordered, in June 2017, with options for up to 67 more.[39] Fourteen options exercised in October 2020.[40] Began to enter service January 2022.[41]
  • Portland, Oregon (MAX Light Rail): 22 S70 and 18 S700[e] units purchased and now in operation. Order for initial 21 S70 cars announced on May 11, 2006;[42] later expanded by one car. Entered service starting in August 2009.[43] Order placed 2012 for another 18 cars;[13][44] delivered in 2014–2015 and subsequently rebranded as S700 by Siemens.[e] An order for 26 S700 units was placed in July 2019,[45] with delivery scheduled to run from mid-2021 to fall 2022.[9] Unlike Portland's previous S70 and S700 LRVs, these will be double-ended.[9]
  • Sacramento, California (SacRT light rail): 20 S700 units ordered in 2020 for the SacRT light rail system, with options for a total of 76 cars. Shortly after the initial 20-unit order, Sacramento was awarded by the California State Transportation Agency another $23.6 million dollars to purchase an additional 8 units, thus bringing the total number of S700 units on order for delivery beginning in 2022 to 28.[46][47] Seventeen additional cars were purchased in 2023 and early 2024, bringing the total number of S700 units to 45.[48][49][50][51] Began to enter service September 2024.[52] On October 24, 2024, SacRT announced they received another round of funding allowing them to acquire another 10 S700 units bringing the total to 55 units out of the contract option of up to 76.[53]
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
    • TRAX: 77 S70 US ("Ultra Short") units ordered; in service since August 7, 2011.[12][23]
    • S Line: S70 US units
  • San Diego, California (San Diego Trolley): 11 S70 (92-foot; 28.04 m) units purchased in first order in October 2004, with delivery complete in July 2005. A second order, for 57 S70 US ("Ultra Short" 81-foot; 24.69 m) cars, was placed in October 2009;[54] the order was later increased to a total of 65 S70 US units in 2012.[55] 45 additional cars, now of the rebranded model S700 US,[56] entered service in April 2019[57] and the last cars in the order were received in October 2020.[58] Meanwhile, an additional 25 S700s were ordered in mid-2019.[59]
  • Santa Ana, California (OC Streetcar): 8 S700[e] streetcar units ordered in March 2018 for the under construction OC Streetcar light rail line.[60]
  • Seattle, Washington (Link light rail): 152 S700[e] units on order.[61] Of these, an order for 122 was placed in September 2016[62] and delivery began in 2019.[63] This $554 million contract was the largest contract in Sound Transit's history. The order was expanded by 30 cars in spring 2017.[61] The LRVs will be used for expansion of the Central Link system. Entered service in May 2021.[64]

France

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An Avanto tram-train on Île-de-France tramway Line 4

The S70 model used in France is known as the Avanto and locally designated as the U 25500. Unlike the S70 models in the U.S., the Avanto has 5 sections instead of 3.

Cancelled orders

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  • An order for 22 S70 cars, placed in 2006 by Ottawa, Ontario for a planned expansion of its O-Train system, was later cancelled. Political problems had resulted in cancellation of the entire expansion project, which in turn led to lawsuits by Siemens and other contractors against the City of Ottawa.[67]

See also

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Other Siemens light rail vehicles for the American market:

  • Siemens–Duewag U2 – high-floor LRV for either level boarding at high-platform stations or steps for passenger loading at street level
  • SD-100 and SD-160 – high-floor LRV for either level boarding at high-platform stations or steps for passenger loading at street level
  • SD-400 and SD-460 – high-floor LRV for both level boarding at high-platform stations and with steps for passenger loading at street level
  • SD660 – low-floor LRV for passenger loading at street level, custom built for Portland, Oregon
  • P2000 – high-floor LRV for level boarding at high-platform stations, custom built for Los Angeles
  • S200 – high-floor LRV for level boarding at high-platform stations (with movable steps for passenger loading at street level in San Francisco)

Notes

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  1. ^ Houston METRORail (dual voltage with 750 V), San Diego Trolley
  2. ^ Most systems
  3. ^ Seattle Link light rail
  4. ^ Selected sections in Paris and Mulhouse, France
  5. ^ a b c d e f g The cars in this order were considered to be model S70 at the time the order was placed, but in 2020 were retroactively rebranded as model S700 by Siemens.[2][29]

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