Avelia Liberty: combining the best of Alstom high-speed technology

Carrying more people faster

To enable higher speed on curvy lines while maintaining the same high passenger comfort, Avelia Liberty can be equipped with Tiltronix™, Alstom’s anticipative tilting technology. This option reduce journey time by up to 30% compared to conventional trains.

The compact power cars at each end of the train and the optimised interiors enable efficient use of the passenger area to increase seating capacity by up to 20% (compared to previous generation). The articulated architecture with bogies placed between cars - not under the passenger seating areas – and the traction located in the power cars keep noise and vibration to a minimum for passengers. 

Excellent passenger comfort

Avelia Liberty also offers excellent accessibility with flat and wide interiors, quasi-static gangways and gap fillers for easy boarding. Interiors have been optimised so that the ergonomically-designed seats also provide optimal legroom for passengers, who also have access to electrical and USB sockets, broadband Wi-Fi and individual lighting.

Prepared to evolve

Avelia Liberty can easily be adapted over time as needs change. It can evolve from nine cars up to 12 without any modification to the traction system, and can increase speed up to 300 km/h (186 mph) without the tilting system. Finally, as it is designed as a hollow tube, interior fittings and design can be totally revisited to cater to changing passenger expectations.

Life cycle cost

With a keen eye on the longer term, Alstom’s engineers designed Avelia Liberty to be cheaper to own throughout its life cycle. Lighter than other trains, it exerts less pressure in infrastructure and consumes less energy, whilst also recovering braking energy. Maintenance factors are incorporated from design phase to ensure the reliability and ease of maintenance, whilst these costs are also 10 % lower due to predictive maintenance techniques.