Metrovagonmash Ečs
Ečs (81-709) is a type of Soviet metro rolling stock for Prague Metro that derives from the Metrowagonmash E series.[1]
| Metrowagonmash Ečs (81-709) | |
|---|---|
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| In service | 1974–1997 |
| Manufacturer | Metrowagonmash |
| Assembly | Mytishchi, Russia |
| Constructed | 1972–1976 |
| Entered service | 1974 |
| Scrapped | 1994–1997 |
| Number built | 85 |
| Number preserved | 4 |
| Number scrapped | 79 (unknown fate of 1020 and 1031) |
| Successor | 81-717/714 |
| Formation | 3–5 cars |
| Fleet numbers | 1001–1085 |
| Capacity | 262 |
| Operator(s) | DPP |
| Depot(s) | Kačerov (C) |
| Line(s) served | Line C |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 19,206 millimetres (63.012 ft) |
| Width | 2,712 millimetres (8.898 ft) |
| Height | 3,662 millimetres (12.014 ft) |
| Floor height | 1280 mm |
| Doors | 8 (4 by 2 sides) + 1 driver door on the left hand side |
| Wheel diameter | 780 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2100 mm (bogie) |
| Maximum speed | 90 kilometres per hour (56 mph) |
| Weight | 32,500 kilograms (32.5 t) |
| Power output | 288 kW (386 hp) |
| Acceleration | 1.2 m/s2 (3.9 ft/s2; 4.3 km/(h⋅s)) |
| Electric system(s) | 750 V DC third rail |
| Current collection method | contact shoe |
| Braking system(s) | Westinghouse brake (0–10km/h), dynamic brake (10–80km/h), additional emergency brake |
| Safety system(s) | ARS |
| Coupling system | Scharfenberg coupler |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Notes | |
| 20 cars (1051–1070) were not fitted with the ARS safety system. | |
History
85 cars were built by Metrowagonmash in Mytishchi near Moscow between 1972 and 1976. The first six cars were delivered in 1973 for test runs, further 44 until 1974, when the trains entered service, firstly as three car sets. 20 cars followed in 1975 which had no tachographs, train radio, or ARS safety system and were used to extend the existing sets to the length of four cars. The last 15 cars were delivered in 1976.[2]
In 1992, car 1031 was sold to Siemens to be used as an experimental vehicle for 1500 V DC voltage, 560 kW power output and current collection via overhead wires. In 1994, car 1020 was withdrawn and planned to be rebuilt by ČKD in cooperation with Škoda. The project wasn't realised.[2]
The remaining cars were withdrawn between 1994 and 1997.[2]
Four of the 85 cars have been preserved, of which three (1083, 1084, 1085) are kept in Kačerov (C) depot for special occasions, and one (1009) is preserved in Prague transport museum MHD in Střešovice.[2][3]
References
- "Sovětské soupravy Ečs pro pražské metro přijely před 40 lety". iDNES. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- "Historická souprava Ečs". WWW.METROWEB:CZ. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "Jako za Husáka: Metro oslaví 45 let výletem do minulosti, vyjedou historické soupravy". Z dopravy. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
External links
Media related to Ečs in Prague at Wikimedia Commons
- Rolling stock Ečs at metroweb.cz – history, information and photos (Czech)