ER1 electric trainset
ER1 | |
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![]() Electric multiple train unit ER1-234 of Crimean railways | |
Manufacturer | Rīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca |
Constructed | 1957-1962 |
Number built | 259 + 4 separate head carriages |
Formation | 10 cars |
Capacity | 1050 seats |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | steel |
Car length | 19.600 m (64 ft 3 5⁄8 in) |
Width | 3,480 mm (11 ft 5 in) |
Acceleration | 0.6 m/s2 (2.0 ft/s2) |
Deceleration | 0.8 m/s2 (2.6 ft/s2) |
Electric system(s) | 3 kV DC Catenary |
Current collection method | Pantograph |
Coupling system | SA3 |
Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) Russian gauge |
ER1 electric trainset was manufactured by Rīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca between 1957 and 1962 for suburban commuting usage within the Soviet Union on lines electrified on 3000 V, DC.
See also
- The Museum of the Moscow Railway, at Paveletsky Rail Terminal, Moscow
- Rizhsky Rail Terminal, Home of the Moscow Railway Museum
- Varshavsky Rail Terminal, St.Petersburg, Home of the Central Museum of Railway Transport, Russian Federation
- History of rail transport in Russia
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