MTR Metro Cammell EMU (DC)

what is it?

The Metro-Cammell EMU (also known as M-Train or Modernisation Train, Chinese: 港鐵現代化列車) is the oldest type of electric multiple unit that operates on the MTR rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. A total of 768 cars were built by Metro-Cammell (and its successor GEC-Alsthom, later known as Alstom) in England between 1977 and 1997, and refurbished from 1998 to 2001 by United Goninan (now UGL).

who runs it

MTR Corporation Limited

base stats

• speed 90 km/htop speed
• built 768made in total

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 47 years ago, in 1979.
• 📏180 m long: about 40 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧓Still in service after 47 years.

metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.

spec sheet

built

1979

in service from

1979

status

in service

number built

768

kind

Electric multiple unit

traction

electric

origin

🇨🇳 China

builders

Metro-Cammell, Alstom, UGL Rail

operators

MTR Corporation Limited

top speed

90 km/h

power

—

gauge

1,432 mm narrow gauge

formation

8 cars per trainset (4 and 6 cars formation at initial service) (Local), 4 cars per trainset (Disneyland Resort line)

length

180 m

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