The first of a batch of 18 electric multiple-unit sets built by a French consortium is on its way to Sao Paulo, where upgrading of the city's heavily-used commuter routes is in progress. A further 82 sets are to be built in Brazil by Cobrasma, so that by mid-1981 Fepasa will have the nucleus of an up-to-date EMU fleet for its 1600 mm gauge suburban lines. Gives a brief description of the equipment.
French EMUs begin Sao Paulo suburban renaissance
Franzoesische 'EMU's beginnen die Neugestaltung der Vorstadt Sao Paulo's
Railway Gazette International ; 134 , 4 ; 214-217
1978
3 Seiten
Article (Journal)
English
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