Euskotren 900 series

Euskotren 900 series
Set 908 in Bermeo, July 2015
In service2011–present
ManufacturerCAF
Built atBeasain, Spain
Replaced200, 3500 series
Constructed2010–2014
Entered service22 July 2011[1]
Number built30 sets
Number in service30 sets
Formation4-car sets
Fleet numbers901–930
Capacity400
OperatorsEuskotren
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Train length69,458 mm (227 ft 10.6 in)[2][3]
Car length
  • 17,729 mm (58 ft 2 in) (end cars)
  • 17 m (55 ft 9+5⁄16 in) (intermediate cars)
Width2.6 m (8 ft 6+3⁄8 in)[2]
Height3,615 mm (11 ft 10+5⁄16 in)[2]
Floor height1.08 m (3 ft 7 in)[2]
Doors3 per side
Wheel diameter850–790 mm (33–31 in) (new–worn)[2]
Maximum speed90 km/h (56 mph)[3]
Traction systemCAF IGBT–VVVF[4]
Traction motors8 × TSA TME 44-26-4 180 kW (240 hp)[5]
Power output1,440 kW (1,930 hp)[6]
Transmission5.9:1 gear ratio[7]
Acceleration1.1 m/s2 (3.6 ft/s2)[2]
Deceleration
  • 1.1 m/s2 (3.6 ft/s2) (service)
  • 1.2 m/s2 (3.9 ft/s2) (emergency)[2]
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead line
Current collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classificationBo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
Safety system(s)LZB
Coupling systemScharfenberg
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge

The Euskotren 900 series is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Euskotren in the Basque Country, Spain.

  1. ^ "En servicio las tres primeras unidades de la serie 900 de Euskotren". Vía Libre (in Spanish). 27 July 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "La unidad 900" (PDF). Tren Correo (in Spanish). No. 35. Asociación de Amigos del Ferrocarril de Gipuzkoa. March 2014. p. 5. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Commuter train Euskotren S/900". CAF. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. ^ "1500V double electric traction converter". CAF Power & Automation. Retrieved 31 August 2023. Euskotren, Spain ... S/900 ... S/950
  5. ^ "CAF Metro for Euskotren". TSA. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. ^ "La nueva serie 900 de Euskotren" (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). March 2011. pp. 30–32. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Gearboxes" (PDF). CAF MiiRA. p. 29. Retrieved 28 August 2023.