So. It’s Teslas first train. That they bought?
Comment on Whoever wrote this headline has never encountered a passenger train before in their lives
Solely_a_Catt@programming.dev 3 months ago
Just wow… So if you look closely at the picture, you can barely see the number ‘563’ on the train. If you have a look at list of locomotives and railbuses iof DB on Wikipedia, you can see that this train is a Siemens Mireo.
Now, let’s take the headline apart. Is it the first all-electric trai… no! Is it the first accumulator train? Also no, as you can see in the list above, the class 515 exists and the Stadler Flirt Akku has been used on a line since October 2023, Is it the first Siemens Mireo Plus B being used? You guess what, nope. As an example, SWEG is using some of them to bridge non-electrified parts of the track since April 2024.
So finally, what is special about the Gigatrain (gosh, I actuay hate that name)? In February 2024, the subsidary ‘Smart Train Lease GmbH’ of Siemens Mobility has been announced. There you can also lease two Siemens Mireo Plus Bs. Tesla is their very first client. That’s it
Whoops, got longer as expected. In case I made small mistakes, feel free to point it out
BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 3 months ago
True innovators
Vittelius@feddit.org 3 months ago
That they leased
JaN0h4ck@feddit.org 3 months ago
Also if you read the article, it becomes clear that they just copy and pasted the entire thing from a tesla fanboy Blog. It’s this one: teslarati.com/teslas-all-electric-giga-train-in-g…
Bezier@suppo.fi 3 months ago
I mean, I haven’t seen a “Giga Train” before. Maybe it is the world’s first.
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
Now I’m imagining the deal between Tesla and Siemens:
Siemens guy: alright Mr Musk, just sign these papers and the mireo will be leased to your company
Elon (in 8 year old voice): woo! I made a Giga train! Choo Choo!
Siemens guy: umm, okay… As I said, the train is a Siemens Mireo. Hopefully this lease agreement will benefit both of our companies
Elon: nuh uh! It’s a Giga train and I invented it! Nobody ever had anything like this for getting around before!
Mac@mander.xyz 3 months ago
As far as I’m concerned this is accurate which is why Elon needs a team of PR people.
nomous@lemmy.world 3 months ago
ketamine consumption intensifies
leisesprecher@feddit.org 3 months ago
Train nerds are a weird bunch.
Please never change.