Stadler NExT

The Niederflur-Express-Triebzug (NExT, English: low-floor express trainset) is an electric multiple unit light commuter train developed by Stadler Rail for the Swiss Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn (RBS) railway. With a top speed of 120 km/h, it is the fastest metre gauge train in Switzerland.[2]

NExT
Stadler NExT at Jegenstorf
In service	2009
Manufacturer	Stadler Rail
Built at	Altenrhein
Constructed	2007
Number built	6 trains as of 2009, 6 trains as of 2013
Number in service	12 trains
Formation	3 carriages per train[1]
Fleet numbers	RABe
Capacity	446 passengers (157 seated, 289 standing)
Operator(s)	Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn
Line(s) served	Berne–Solothurn
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium[1]
Car length	60 meters (200 ft) (3-carriage train)[1]
Width	2.650 meters (8.69 ft)[1]
Height	3.945 meters (12.94 ft)[1]
Floor height	400 millimeters (16 in)[1]
Doors	6 per side
Articulated sections	3
Maximum speed	120 kilometres per hour (75 mph)[1]
Weight	77 tonnes (170,000 lb) (3-carriage train)[1]
Power output	1‘400 kW[1]
Acceleration	1.1 m/s2[1]
Electric system(s)	1,250 VDC[1]
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge[1]

Six three-carriage trains were delivered in 2009 at a cost of 53.4 million CHF and are used for express service between Bern and Solothurn.[2][3] In 2013, 6 additional trains were delivered.[3]

The Neue Zürcher Zeitung commented favourably on the train's angular design and use of interior space. It commended RBS for setting "new standards of design and comfort" in Swiss commuter transport with the NExT.[2]