LRTA 1000 class
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The LRTA 1000 class is the first-generation class of high-floor light rail vehicles (LRV) currently operated by the Light Rail Manila Corporation. It first entered service under the Light Rail Transit Authority in 1984 on the LRT Line 1.
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LRTA 1000 class | |
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Stock type | Light rail vehicle |
In service | 1984–present |
Manufacturer | BN Constructions Ferroviaires et Métalliques (car body) Ateliers de Constructions Electriques de Charleroi (electrical components) |
Built at | Bruges, Belgium |
Constructed | 1982–1983 |
Entered service | December 1, 1984; 39 years ago (1984-12-01) |
Refurbished |
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Scrapped | 2000– |
Number built | 64 vehicles (32 sets, initially 2-car sets) |
Number in service | 41 vehicles |
Number scrapped | 8 vehicles |
Successor | 13000 class |
Formation | 2–3 cars per train |
Fleet numbers | 1001–1064 |
Capacity | 748–1,122 passengers |
Operators | Meralco Transit Organization (1984–2000) Light Rail Transit Authority (2000–2015) Light Rail Manila Corporation (2015–present) |
Depots | Baclaran |
Lines served | Line 1 |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | BI sheet |
Train length | 59.59–89.37 m (195 ft 6 in – 293 ft 3 in) |
Car length | 29.79 m (97 ft 9 in) |
Width | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
Height | 3.525 m (11 ft 6.8 in) (refurbished) |
Floor height | 900 mm (2 ft 11 in) |
Platform height | 690 mm (2 ft 3 in) |
Doors | 5 sets of plug doors per side, 1,300 mm (4 ft 3 in) wide |
Articulated sections | 3 per vehicle |
Wheel diameter | 660 mm (26 in) (new) |
Wheelbase | Per bogie: 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) (motor bogies) 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) (trailer bogies) Bogie centers: 6.75 m (22 ft 2 in) on cab ends 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) between trailer bogies Total (end-to-end): 21 m (68 ft 11 in) |
Maximum speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) |
Weight | 46 t (101,000 lb) (refurbished) |
Axle load | 9 t (20,000 lb) |
Traction system | Thyristor chopper |
Traction motors | ACEC DC series-wound motor |
Power output | 217.7 kW (291.9 hp) per motor 435.4 kW (583.9 hp) per vehicle |
Transmission | Right-angle link drive |
Acceleration | 1.0 m/s2 (3.28 ft/s2) |
Deceleration | 1.3 m/s2 (4.27 ft/s2) (service) 2.08 m/s2 (6.82 ft/s2) (emergency) |
HVAC | Forced ventilation, 12 units per LRV (1984–2008) Roof-mounted duct-type air conditioning; 5 units per LRV (2004–present) |
Electric system(s) | 750 V DC overhead lines |
Current collector(s) | Single-arm pantograph |
UIC classification | Bo′+2′+2′+Bo′ |
Bogies | Inside-frame type |
Minimum turning radius | 25 m (82 ft 0 in) |
Braking system(s) | Dynamic and regenerative, with Disc and electromagnetic track brakes |
Safety system(s) | ATS (1984–2007) ATP (2007–present; for active trains) |
Coupling system | Semi-permanent |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Notes/references | |
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