ER1 electric trainset

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ER1
Electric multiple train unit ER1-234 of Crimean railways
Manufacturer	Rīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca
Constructed	1957-1962
Number built	259 + 4 separate head carriages
Formation	10 cars
Capacity	1050 seats
Specifications
Car body construction	steel
Car length	19.600 m (64 ft 3+5⁄8 in)
Width	3,480 mm (11 ft 5 in)
Acceleration	0.6 m/s2 (2.0 ft/s2)
Deceleration	0.8 m/s2 (2.6 ft/s2)
Electric system(s)	3 kV DC Catenary
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Coupling system	SA3
Track gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge

ER1 electric trainset was manufactured by Rīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca between 1957 and 1962 for suburban commuting usage within the Soviet Union on lines electrified on 3000 V, DC.

See also[]

• 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

• Documentary of Soviet electric EMU trains of the ER-series (ER1 from 38:26-53:07)