R110A (New York City Subway car)
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The R110A (contract order R130) was a New York City Subway car model built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in 1992 as a prototype New Technology Train to test various technologies. There were ten cars arranged as five-car sets. They were designed to test features that would be implemented on future mass-production New Tech Train orders.
R110A | |
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In service | 1993–1998 |
Manufacturer | Kawasaki Rail Car Company |
Family name | NTTT (New Technology Test Train) |
Constructed | 1992 |
Entered service | June 15, 1993 |
Refurbished | Work service:
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Number built | 10 |
Number in service | (6 in work service) |
Formation | Five-car sets or ABBBA |
Fleet numbers | 8001–8010 |
Capacity | 24 (A car), 28 (B car) |
Operators | New York City Subway |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Stainless steel |
Car length | 51 ft 4 in (15.65 m) |
Width | 8 ft (2.44 m) |
Height | 12 ft (3.66 m) |
Floor height | 3 ft 8.5 in (1.130 m) |
Doors | 6 sets of 63 inch wide side doors per car |
Maximum speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) |
Weight | 15,478 lb (7,021 kg) (motor car) 9,800 lb (4,400 kg) (trailer car) |
Traction system | GTO–VVVF (AEG/Adtranz) |
Traction motors | Adtranz 1501A 150 hp (110 kW) 3-phase AC 4-pole synchronous motors |
Electric system(s) | Third rail, 625 V DC |
Current collector(s) | Contact shoe |
UIC classification | Bo’Bo’+Bo’Bo’+Bo’Bo’+Bo’Bo’+Bo’Bo’ |
AAR wheel arrangement | B-B+B-B+B-B+B-B+B-B |
Braking system(s) | WABCO RT7 |
Safety system(s) | dead man's switch, tripcock |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
First announced in 1989, the R110As entered service on June 15, 1993, on the 2 service. They continued to run until 1998, when they were pulled out of service due to brake problems and fire damage.[1] Between 2013 and 2014, all the B-cars (8002–8004 and 8007–8009) were converted into flood pump cars. The A–cars (8001, 8005–8006, and 8010) are currently being similarly converted.