The Euskotren 200 series is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Euskotren in the Basque Country, Spain from 1986 to 2018.
| Euskotren 200 series | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Set 205 in Lasarte-Oria, March 2005 | |
| In service | 1990–2018 |
| Manufacturer | CAF, B&W, Westinghouse |
| Built at | Beasain, Erandio, and Sestao; Spain |
| Constructed | 1985–2000 |
| Entered service | 1 February 1986 |
| Number built | 20 |
| Number preserved | 1 |
| Formation |
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| Fleet numbers | 201–220 |
| Capacity | 386 (260 seated) |
| Operators | Euskotren |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Aluminium |
| Train length |
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| Width | 2,450 mm (8 ft 0 in) |
| Height | 3,620 mm (11 ft 11 in) |
| Doors | 3 (per side and car) |
| Maximum speed | 80 km/h (49.7 mph) |
| Weight |
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| Power output | 960 kW (1,290 hp) (total) |
| Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC overhead line |
| Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
| UIC classification |
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| Coupling system | Scharfenberg |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
History edit
The trains were ordered by Euskotren in 1983, with the first unit being delivered in 1985. They entered service on 1 February 1986, originally in the Bilbao-Plentzia line, where they replaced the rolling stock inherited from FTS.[1] The trains had been intended for use in the Bilbao metro (which took over most of the Bilbao-Plentzia railway), but ultimately new trains were built for it. Thus, with the opening of the metro in 1995, the trains were transferred to the Txorierri, Urdaibai and Bilbao-San Sebastián lines.[2] The trains were built entirely in the Basque Country: the motor cars by CAF in Beasain, the non-powered cars by Babcock & Wilcox in Sestao and the electrical equipment by Westingouse in Erandio.[2][1]
The 20 trains originally consisted of 3 cars each. In 1996, 10 of them had a fourth car added, with the tree-car trains being used together with the 3500 series in the Urdaibai and Bilbao-San Sebastián lines. The remaining three-car trains had a fourth car added starting in 1999. All the new cars were built by CAF.[2]
The 900 series, intended as a replacement of the 200 series, entered service in 2011.[3] Starting in late 2017, the last 200 series units were retired from active service, with the trains being put up for auction in January 2018.[4] On 24 November 2018, the last remaining unit was retired after a farewell trip, the train was then sent to the Basque Railway Museum for preservation.[5]
Formations edit
| Designation | Mc | R | R | Mc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbering[6] | 2xx-1 | 2xx-2 | 2xx-4 | 2xx-3 |
Originally, each trainset was formed by two motored cars and two non-powered cars. Between 1996 and 2000 all units had a fourth (non-powered) car added.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "UT-200". Vía Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d Olaizola, Juanjo (2001). Bilbo eta Donostia arteko trenaren material motorea / Material motor del ferrocarril de Bilbao a San Sebastián (in Spanish and Basque). Bilbao: Eusko Trenbideak Ferrocarriles Vascos , S.A. pp. 138–141. ISBN 84-920629-3-2.
- ^ "En servicio las tres primeras unidades de la serie 900 de Euskotren". Vía Libre (in Spanish). 27 July 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Euskotren subasta unidades de la Serie 200". Vía Libre (in Spanish). 12 January 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ Olaizola Elordi, Juanjo (2020). Línea 3, eslabón clave (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Central de Publicaciones del Gobierno Vasco. p. 208. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "UNIDAD ELÉCTRICA SERIE 200". Euskotren (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
External links edit
Media related to Euskotren 200 series at Wikimedia Commons
