KTM Class 93

what is it?

The Class 93 is a type of electric multiple unit used by Keretapi Tanah Melayu for its intercity Electric Train Service (ETS). A total of 10 sets in 6-car formations have been built and delivered by CRRC Zhuzhou (initially CSR Zhuzhou) of China, with 9 additional sets ordered in 2019 with delivery finished in 2020 (these 9 sets has been branded as ETS2 or 93/2). As per the technology exchange agreement, part of the consignment will be partially assembled in Batu Gajah, Malaysia.

who runs it

Keretapi Tanah Melayu

base stats

• speed 180 km/htop speed
• power 2.6 MWpower output
• weight 258 tin working order
• seats 320passengers

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 11 years ago, in 2015.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• ⏱️At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 13 minutes.
• 🚗2.6 MW is about 30 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 43 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏140 m long: about 31 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧍Seats 320: 6 full city buses (~50 seats each).

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built

2015

in service from

2015

status

in service

number built

—

kind

multiple unit

traction

electric

origin

🇲🇾 Malaysia

builders

CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd.

operators

Keretapi Tanah Melayu

top speed

180 km/h

power

2.6 MW

gauge

1,000 mm metre gauge

electric system

overhead line

wheel arrangement

Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′

formation

6 cars per trainset

length

140 m

weight

258 t

capacity

320 passengers

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.