New Zealand AM class electric multiple unit
The New Zealand AM class of electric multiple unit (EMU) was constructed for the electrification of Auckland's railway network. The class was introduced in 2014 with the first unit having arrived in September 2013. The units are classified AM (Auckland Metro), with the driving motor car with pantograph classified AMP, the middle trailer car AMT and the driving motor car without pantograph AMA. The trains are operated by Auckland One Rail for Auckland Transport under the AT Metro brand.
| New Zealand AM class electric multiple unit | |
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AM 103 at Puhinui station | |
Interior | |
| In service | 2014–present |
| Manufacturer | CAF |
| Built at | Beasain, Basque Country, Spain |
| Family name | CxK |
| Replaced | |
| Constructed |
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| Number under construction | 23 |
| Number built | 72 |
| Number in service | 72 |
| Formation | 3 cars (AMA–AMT–AMP) per set |
| Fleet numbers |
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| Capacity | 373 (230 seated, 143 standing) |
| Operators |
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| Depots | Wiri, Strand Distributed Stabling Facility, Papakura, Henderson |
| Lines served | |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Stainless steel |
| Train length | 72.03 m (236 ft 4 in) |
| Car length |
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| Width | 2.76 m (9 ft 1 in) |
| Height | 3.99 m (13 ft 1 in) (over lowered pantograph) |
| Floor height |
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| Platform height | 750 mm (2 ft 6 in) |
| Doors | 4 × twin doors (2 per side) per car, push-button opening |
| Wheel diameter | 860–790 mm (34–31 in) (new–worn) |
| Maximum speed | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
| Weight | 132 t (130 long tons; 146 short tons) (tare 3-car set) |
| Traction system | CAF IGBT–VVVF |
| Traction motors | 8 × Mitsubishi Electric MB-5146-A 190 kW (255 hp) |
| Power output | 1,520 kW (2,038 hp) |
| Transmission | 6.8 : 1 (102 / 15) gear ratio |
| Acceleration | 1 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2) |
| Deceleration | 1 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2) |
| Electric system(s) | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary |
| Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
| UIC classification | Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′ |
| Safety system(s) | ETCS (to application level 1) |
| Coupling system | Scharfenberg |
| Multiple working | Within class only |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Notes/references | |
| Sourced from except where noted. | |
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