ER200

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ER200 (ЭР200)
EMU ER200 on the Moscow – Saint Petersburg Line
In service	1 March 1984 – 28 February 2009[1]
Manufacturer	Rīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca Rīgas Elektromašinbūves Rūpnīca [lv]
Constructed	1973, 1988, 1991–1994
Refurbished	1988, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2009
Number built	28 cars (of them - 6 head/control cars); 2(3) sets
Number in service	None
Formation	DT + n x (Mp + M) + DT; 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 cars
Capacity	24 seats (head cars) 64 seats (intermediate cars) 36 seats (renewed first class cars) 816 seats (14-car set) 304 seats (6-car set)
Operators	Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium alloy
Car length	26,000 mm (85 ft 4 in)
Width	3,130 mm (10 ft 3 in)
Height	4,200 mm (13 ft 9 in)
Doors	2 per side
Maximum speed	200 km/h (124 mph)
Weight	48.7 t (47.9 long tons; 53.7 short tons) DT 56.5 t (55.6 long tons; 62.3 short tons) M 58.5 t (57.6 long tons; 64.5 short tons) Mp 787.4 t (775.0 long tons; 868.0 short tons) (14-car set) 327.4  kW (320 hp) 750 V DC motors 8.9 kN (2,000 lbf) x 4 = 35.6 kN (8,000 lbf) 427.2 kN (96,000 lbf) (14-car set) 142.4 kN (32,000 lbf) (6-car set)
Power output	240 kW (320 hp) x 4 (one hour) 215 kW (288 hp) x 4 (continuous) 11,520 kW (15,450 hp) (14-car set) 3,840 kW (5,150 hp) (6-car set)
Transmission	1 : 2.346 gear ratio
Russian gauge

The ER200 was a Soviet electric train built in

. There were two designs. The first design, begun in 1974, was the ER200-1 EMU, and went into commercial operation in 1984. The second design went into operation between Saint Petersburg and Moscow in 1996.

Overall trainset description

Rizhsky Rail Terminal

Supplier	RVR
First supplied	1974
Type	IC/IR
Maximum speed	200 km/h
Line voltage	3,000 V DC
Main configuration	DT+4(Mp+M)+DT / DT+3(Mp+M)+DT
Single unit configuration (options)	Mp+M (M+Mp+DT)
Number of seats	544 / 416
Train weight	557.4 t / 442.4 t
Coach weight (DT / M / Mp)	48.7 t / 56.5 t / 58.5 t
Gauge	1,520 mm

Body

Body data
Supplier	RVR / KVZ
Length	26,000 mm
Width	3,130 mm
Height	4,200 mm
Distance between suspensions	18,800 mm
Number of entry doors in coach	4
Number of seats (DT / M)	16 / 64

Bogies

Bogies data
Supplier	RVR
Distance between axles (M / T)	2,500 mm / 2,500 mm
Weight (M / T)	12.5 t / 8.06 t
Wheel diameter (M / T)	950 mm / 950 mm
Number of motor bogies under the M-car	2
Number of TM in M-bogie	2
Gear ratio	2.346
Traction motor	(TM)
Supplier	RER
Type	DC commutator
Model	1DT-001
One-hour power	240 kW
Continue power	215 kW
Voltage	750 V
Continue current	285 A
Max field weakening	20.0%
Wheel force	8.9 kN
Weight	1,320 kg

Main circuit electric equipment

• Supplier: RER
• Control mode: rheostatic step control + TCH
• Traction converter: thyristor DC chopper (TCH)
• Mounting place: under floor Mp
• Semiconductors: thyristors TB353-630-16
• Number of semiconductors: 20
• Nominal output voltage: 3,000 V
• Modulation frequency: 400 Hz
• Cooling system: self-ventilated
• Number of TM in unit: 8
• Number of TM sequences: 2
• Electric brake: rheostatic

Auxiliary electric equipment

• Supplier: RER
• Converter type: rotating machine
• Model: 1PV.004
• Input voltage: 3,000 V
• Output voltage: 3x220 V
• Power: 75.0 kW
• Battery voltage: 110 V

Operational performance

• Design/commercial speed: 200 km/h (124 mph)
• Acceleration (0–60 km/h): 0.4 m/s² (1.44 km/h/s)
• Service deceleration (80–0 km/h): 0.4 m/s² (1.44 km/h/s)
• Max service deceleration: 0.6 m/s² (2.16 km/h/s)
• Emergency deceleration: 1.2 m/s² (4.32 km/h/s)

See also

• Rīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca
• Paveletsky Rail Terminal, Moscow
• Rizhsky Rail Terminal
  , Home of the Moscow Railway Museum
• St.Petersburg
  , Home of the Central Museum of Railway Transport, Russian Federation
• History of rail transport in Russia
• The EMU pages. ER200.

References