MRTC 3000 class
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The MRTC 3000 class or ČKD Tatra RT8D5M LRV, also known as Tatra Train, is a class of high-floor light rail vehicles built by Czech tram manufacturer ČKD Tatra. It is currently used on the Manila MRT Line 3 and were the last vehicles made by ČKD Tatra before it was taken over by Siemens.
Quick Facts MRTC 3000 class ČKD Tatra RT8D5M LRV, Stock type ...
MRTC 3000 class ČKD Tatra RT8D5M LRV | |
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Stock type | Light rail vehicle |
In service | 1999–present |
Manufacturer | ČKD Tatra |
Designer | Patrik Kotas (cs) |
Built at | Prague, Czech Republic |
Family name | Tatra KT8D5 |
Constructed | 1995 (prototype) 1997–1999 |
Entered service | December 15, 1999 |
Refurbished |
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Number built | 73 vehicles and 1 prototype |
Number in service | 60 vehicles (20 sets) |
Number scrapped | 1 prototype |
Formation | 3 cars per trainset |
Design code | RT8D5M |
Fleet numbers | 001–073 (original) 3001–3073 (current) |
Capacity | 1,182 passengers (394 per LRV) |
Operators | Department of Transportation |
Depots | North Avenue |
Lines served | 3 Line 3 |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Low alloy high tensile steel (body shell) Aluminum sheets (ceiling) |
Train length | 95.16 m (312 ft 2 in) |
Car length | 31.72 m (104 ft 1 in)[lower-alpha 1] |
Width | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
Height | 3.65 m (12 ft 0 in) (from top of rail) 3.73 m (12 ft 3 in) (pantograph locked down) |
Floor height | 925 mm (3 ft 0.4 in) |
Platform height | 900 mm (2 ft 11 in) |
Doors | 5 pairs of plug doors per side; 861 mm / 1,255 mm × 1,900 mm (2 ft 9.9 in / 4 ft 1.4 in × 6 ft 2.8 in) |
Articulated sections | 3 per LRV |
Wheel diameter | 700–595 mm (27.56–23.43 in) (new–worn) |
Wheelbase | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) (bogie) 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) (bogie centers) 22.5 m (73 ft 10 in) (total) |
Maximum speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
Weight | 46.8 t (103,000 lb) (empty) |
Axle load | 9 t (20,000 lb) |
Traction system | ČKD Trakce TV14Z IGBT chopper |
Traction motors | ČKD Trakce TE026A01-4 DC shunt-winding motor |
Power output | 64.5 kW (86.5 hp) per motor 516 kW (692 hp) per LRV |
Transmission | Cardan drive (7:42 gear ratio) |
Acceleration | 1.03 m/s2 (3.4 ft/s2) |
Deceleration | 1.01 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2) (service) 1.58 m/s2 (5.2 ft/s2) (emergency) |
Auxiliaries | 480 V AC 60 Hz static converter 24 V DC batteries |
HVAC | Thermo King roof-mounted air-conditioning units; 3 units per LRV |
Electric system(s) | 750 V DC overhead wire |
Current collector(s) | Single-arm pantograph |
UIC classification | Bo′+Bo′+Bo′+Bo′ |
Wheels driven | 16/16 per LRV |
Bogies | Inside-frame type |
Minimum turning radius | 20 m (66 ft) |
Braking system(s) | Dynamic (regenerative) with mechanical discs and electromagnetic track brake |
Safety system(s) | Alstom EBICAB 900 ATP |
Coupling system | Scharfenberg |
Multiple working | Within type |
Headlight type | LED lamp |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Notes/references | |
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ČKD Tatra RT8D5M LRVs are owned by Metro Rail Transit Corporation (MRTC), and operated by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) thru DOTr MRT-3.