MVG Class C

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MVG Class C
MVG Class C train at Neuperlach Süd station in April 2009
In service	2002–present
Manufacturer	Adtranz/Bombardier (C1 only), Siemens
Designer	Alexander Neumeister
Family name	C2: Inspiro[1]
Replaced	MVG Class A (A2.1 & A2.2)
Constructed	2000–
Number under construction	C2: 234 vehicles (39 sets)
Number built	C1: 108 vehicles (18 sets) C2: 276 vehicles (46 sets[2])
Number in service	C1: 102 vehicles (17 sets) C2: 276 vehicles (46 sets[2])
Number scrapped	C1: 6 vehicles (1 set)
Formation	6 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	601–618, 701–
Capacity	C1: 912 (252 seated) C2: 940 (220 seated)
Operators	MVG
Specifications
Car body construction	Welded aluminium
Train length	115 m (377 ft 4 in)
Car length	19.78 m (64 ft 11 in) (end cars) 18.82 m (61 ft 9 in) (intermediate cars)
Width	2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Height	3.55 m (11 ft 8 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Weight	164 t (C1), 180 t (C2)
Traction system	Siemens IGBT–VVVF[1] (C2: SIBAC G750 D570/600 M5-1)
Traction motors	C1: 24 × 100 kW (134 hp) C2: 24 × 140 kW (188 hp)
Power output	C1: 2.4 MW (3,218 hp) C2: 3.36 MW (4,506 hp)
Electric system(s)	750 V DC third rail
Current collector(s)	Contact shoe
UIC classification	Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′[1]
Braking system(s)	Electric brake, pneumatic brake, spring accumulator brake
Safety system(s)	LZB
Coupling system	Scharfenberg (non-electrical)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The MVG Class C is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft on the Munich U-Bahn system since 2002.^[3] It is the first type of rolling stock on the Munich U-Bahn that consists of more than two cars and features gangways between the individual cars.^[3]