Features of Rotterdam, Netherlands, subway units are described; each set, consisting of two cars, has overall length of 29 m, width of 2. 68 m and service weight of 39.5 tons; specifications of cars are given; all-steel car bodies are of completely welded construction and underframe, bodyframe, side-sheets and roof form integral load-bearing structure; interior design, windows, sliding doors, fluorescent lighting, electro-pneumatic braking system, and secondary suspension are discussed; train is normally manually operated, but railroad is divided into zones with coded track circuits for automatic control.
Articulated units for Rotterdam metro
Ry Gaz
Railway Gazette ; 123 , n 1
1967
3 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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