MRTC 3000 class
The MRTC 3000 class or ČKD Tatra RT8D5M LRV, also known as Tatra Train, is a class of high-floor light rail vehicles built by Czech tram manufacturer ČKD Tatra. It is currently used on the Manila MRT Line 3 and were the last vehicles made by ČKD Tatra before it was taken over by Siemens.
| MRTC 3000 class ČKD Tatra RT8D5M LRV | |
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A MRTC 3000 class train passing the Ortigas Interchange (October 2023) | |
3000 class (RT8D5M) interior, post-second refurbishment | |
| In service | 1999–present |
| Manufacturer | ČKD Tatra |
| Designer | Patrik Kotas (cs) |
| Built at | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Family name | Tatra KT8D5 |
| Constructed | 1995 (prototype) 1997–1999 |
| Entered service | December 15, 1999 |
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| Number built | 73 vehicles and 1 prototype |
| Number in service | 54 vehicles (18 sets) |
| Number scrapped | 1 prototype |
| Formation | 3 cars per trainset |
| Design code | RT8D5M |
| Fleet numbers | 001–073 (original) 3001–3073 (current) |
| Capacity | 1,182 passengers (394 per LRV) |
| Operators | Department of Transportation |
| Depots | North Avenue |
| Lines served | MRT Line 3 |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Low alloy high tensile steel (body shell) Aluminum sheets (ceiling) |
| Train length | 95.16 m (312 ft 2 in) |
| Car length | 31.72 m (104 ft 1 in) |
| Width | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 3.65 m (12 ft 0 in) (from top of rail) 3.73 m (12 ft 3 in) (pantograph locked down) |
| Floor height | 925 mm (3 ft 0.4 in) |
| Platform height | 900 mm (2 ft 11 in) |
| Entry | Level |
| Doors | 5 per side; double-leaf plug-type; 861 mm / 1,255 mm × 1,900 mm (2 ft 9.9 in / 4 ft 1.4 in × 6 ft 2.8 in) |
| Articulated sections | 3 per LRV |
| Wheel diameter | 700 mm (27.56 in) (new) 595 mm (23.43 in) (worn) |
| Wheelbase | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) (per bogie) '7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) (bogie centers) 22.5 m (73 ft 10 in) (total) |
| Maximum speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
| Weight | 46.8 t (103,000 lb) (empty) |
| Axle load | 9 t (20,000 lb) |
| Traction system | ČKD Trakce TV14Z IGBT chopper |
| Traction motors | ČKD Trakce TE026A01-4 DC shunt-winding motor |
| Power output | 64.5 kW (86.5 hp) per motor 516 kW (692 hp) per LRV |
| 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 static converter 2 × 24 V DC batteries |
| HVAC | Thermo King roof-mounted air-conditioning units; 3 units per LRV |
| Electric system(s) | 750 V DC overhead wire |
| Current collector(s) | Single-arm pantograph |
| UIC classification | Bo′+Bo′+Bo′+Bo′ |
| Wheels driven | 16/16 per LRV |
| Bogies | Inside-frame type |
| Minimum turning radius | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Braking system(s) | Dynamic (regenerative and rheostatic) Mechanical disc Electromagnetic track brake |
| Safety system(s) | Alstom EBICAB 900 ATP |
| Coupling system | Scharfenberg |
| Multiple working | Within type |
| Headlight type | LED lamp |
| Seating | Longitudinal |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Notes/references | |
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ČKD Tatra RT8D5M LRVs are owned by Metro Rail Transit Corporation (MRTC), and operated by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) thru DOTr MRT-3.
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