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[–] 10 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Which train models are those and where do they drive? Asking for a friend...

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  • [–] 7 points 5 days ago (5 children)

    I would also like to know. If I had to guess I think the one on the right is a part of the Stadler FLIRT family, but that's about as much as I know.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 days ago (4 children)

    The one on the right does look like some of the Flirt trains, but it seems smaller. Maybe https://www.sbb.ch/en/travel-information/services-on-train/our-trains/gtw-seetal.html

    That one has a white “B pillar” or whatever it’s called in train terminology, but the one in the picture looks like it could be the same structurally, just that part is black.

    The one on the left looks like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SBB_RBDe_560

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  • [–] 8 points 4 days ago* (2 children)

    The one on the right does look like some of the Flirt trains, but it seems smaller. Maybe https://www.sbb.ch/en/travel-information/services-on-train/our-trains/gtw-seetal.html

    I'm sure it's Thurbo, that red t fits the beginning of the branding

    And the train is called Wil, so that's RABe 526 730

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    Not sure how it comes across in German but for us English speaking folks “Thurbo” sounds like a portamenteau of “Throbbing” and “Turbo”.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 days ago

    Haha well it is actually a portmanteau of "Turbo" and "Thur", the name of a regionally significant river, or perhaps the canton of "Thurgau" named after the river. I think that's the association people in its service area will generally make.

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