MRTC 3000 class
| MRTC 3000 class | |
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A three-car 3000 class train at the turnback siding of North Avenue station in June 2024 | |
Train interior captured in December 2021 | |
| Stock type | Light rail vehicle |
| In service | 1999–present |
| Manufacturer | ČKD Tatra |
| Designer | Patrik Kotas (cs) |
| Assembly | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Family name | Tatra KT8D5 |
| Constructed | 1995 (prototype) 1997–1999 |
| Entered service | December 15, 1999 |
| Refurbished |
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| Number built | 73 vehicles and 1 prototype |
| Number in service | 60 vehicles (19 sets) |
| Number scrapped | 1 prototype |
| Formation | 3/4 cars per trainset 16 trains in 3-car formation, 3 trains in 4-car formation |
| Design code | RT8D5M |
| Fleet numbers | 3001–3073 |
| Capacity | 394 per car 1,182 passengers (222 seats) (3-car formation) 1,576 passengers (4-car formation) |
| Operators | Department of Transportation |
| Depots | North Avenue |
| Lines served | 3 Line 3 |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Low alloy high tensile steel (body shell) Aluminum sheets (ceiling) |
| Train length | 95.16 m (312 ft 2+29⁄64 in) (3-car formation) 126.88 m (416 ft 3+9⁄32 in) (4-car formation) |
| Car length | 31.72 m (104 ft 13⁄16 in) |
| Width | 2.5 m (8 ft 2+27⁄64 in) |
| Height | 3.73 m (12 ft 2+27⁄32 in) |
| Floor height | 925 mm (3 ft 27⁄64 in) |
| Platform height | 900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) |
| Doors | Double-leaf plug-type; 5 per side
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| Articulated sections | 3 |
| Wheel diameter | 700–595 mm (28–23 in) (new–worn) |
| Wheelbase | 1.9 m (6 ft 2+51⁄64 in) |
| Maximum speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
| Weight | 46.8 t (103,000 lb) |
| Axle load | 9 t (20,000 lb) |
| Traction system | ČKD Trakce TV14Z IGBT chopper |
| Traction motors | 8 × ČKD Trakce TE026A01-4 64.5 kW (86.5 hp) DC shunt-winding motor (1 hour rating: 375 V 190 A 1946 rpm) |
| Power output |
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| Transmission | Cardan drive (7:42 gear ratio) |
| Acceleration | 1.03 m/s2 (3.4 ft/s2) |
| Deceleration | 1.01 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2) (service) 1.58 m/s2 (5.2 ft/s2) (emergency) |
| Auxiliaries | 3 × 480 V AC 60 Hz static converter 2 × 24 V DC batteries |
| HVAC | Thermo King roof-mounted air-conditioning |
| Electric system(s) | 750 V DC overhead catenary |
| Current collector(s) | Faiveley single-arm pantograph |
| UIC classification | Bo′+Bo′+Bo′+Bo′ |
| Bogies | Inside-frame type |
| Minimum turning radius | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Braking system(s) | Regenerative and rheostatic with discs and track brakes |
| Safety system(s) | Alstom CITYFLO 250 fixed block with subsystems of EBICAB 900 ATP, EBI Screen 900 CTC, and EBI Lock 950 CBI |
| Coupling system | Scharfenberg |
| Headlight type | LED lamp |
| Seating | Longitudinal |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Notes/references | |
| Sourced from unless otherwise noted. | |
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The MRTC 3000 class or ČKD Tatra RT8D5M LRV is a first-generation class of high-floor uni-directional light rail vehicles built by Czech tram manufacturer ČKD Tatra. The LRVs are owned by Metro Rail Transit Corporation (MRTC), operated by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) thru DOTr MRT-3, and is currently used on the Manila MRT Line 3.
ČKD Tatra RT8D5M LRVs were the last vehicles made by ČKD Tatra before it was taken over by Siemens.