EM4 Electric Trainset
EM4 Electric Trainsets (Cyrillic ЭМ4, known as "Sputnik") were produced from 2003 to 2006 by the JSC "Spetsremont" factory. Their cars have a common interior space. Each car has three pairs of sliding doors propped-designed only for the high platforms. EM4 "Sputniks” have operated on the following rapid suburban routes:
• Moscow - Mytischi – Pushkino,
• Moscow - Mytischi - Bolshevo,
• Moscow - Lyubertsy 1 – Ramenskoye
| EM4 ЭМ4 | |
|---|---|
 EM4 Electric Trainset | |
| Manufacturer | JSC "Spetsremont" factory |
| Constructed | 2003 - 2006 |
| Operator(s) | Russian Railways |
| Line(s) served | 3+ |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | steel, aluminium |
| Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
| Weight | 297 t (292 long tons; 327 short tons) |
| Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) Russian gauge |
Gallery
A Scale Models of an EM4 “Sputnik” Electric Multiple Unit and a RA2 Multiple Unit at the Museum of the Moscow Railway- EM4-001 «Sputnik» at Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal, Moscow
EM4 and ER2 electric trainset at Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal
EM4 electrical multiple unit at Elektrozavodskaya railway station
EM4 electrical multiple unit at Vykhino
EM4 electrical multiple unit at Vykhino
See also
- The Museum of the Moscow Railway, at Paveletsky Rail Terminal, Moscow
- Rizhsky Rail Terminal, Moscow
- Varshavsky Rail Terminal, St.Petersburg
- Finland Station, St.Petersburg
- History of rail transport in Russia
References
External links
- JSC "Spetsremont" factory (Russian)
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