ER200

Constructed1973, 1988, 1991–1994Refurbished1988, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2009Number built28 cars (of them - 6 head/control cars);
2(3) setsNumber in serviceNoneFormationDT + n x (Mp + M) + DT;
4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 carsCapacity24 seats (head cars)

64 seats (intermediate cars)
36 seats (renewed first class cars)
816 seats (14-car set)

304 seats (6-car set)OperatorsMinistry of Railways
Russian RailwaysDepotsТЧ-10 ОКТ ж.д. (Saint Petersburg)Lines servedMoscow – Saint Petersburg RailwaySpecificationsCar body constructionAluminium alloyCar length26,000 mm (85 ft 4 in)Width3,130 mm (10 ft 3 in)Height4,200 mm (13 ft 9 in)Doors2 per sideMaximum speed200 km/h (124 mph)Weight48.7 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 t (322.2 long tons; 360.9 short tons) (6-car set)Traction system4 x 1ДТ.001 240 kW (320 hp) 750 V DC motors

8.9 kN (2,000 lb_f) x 4 = 35.6 kN (8,000 lb_f)
427.2 kN (96,000 lb_f) (14-car set)

142.4 kN (32,000 lb_f) (6-car set)Power output240 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)Transmission1 : 2.346 gear ratioAcceleration0.4 m/s² (1.3 ft/s²) (1.44 km/(h⋅s) or 0.89 mph/s)Deceleration0.4 m/s² (1.3 ft/s²) (1.44 km/(h⋅s) or 0.89 mph/s) (normal service)
0.6 m/s² (2.0 ft/s²) (2.16 km/(h⋅s) or 1.34 mph/s) (max service)
1.2 m/s² (3.9 ft/s²) (4.32 m/s² or 14.2 ft/s²) (emergency)Electric system(s)3 kV DC Overhead catenaryCurrent collector(s)PantographBraking system(s)Rheostatic brake, Electro-pneumatic disc brake, Electromagnetic track brakeSafety system(s)KLUB-UCoupling systemSA3Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge

The ER200 was a Soviet electric train built in Riga by Rīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca. It was the first high-speed Direct Current intercity Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train with rheostatic brake. 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

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

References