SEPSA Class EN 300

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EN 300
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EN 300 at railway station.
Manufacturer,
Constructed1977
Number built7 trainsets
(railcar + control car)
Fleet numbersEN 301–307 (railcars)
RN 301–307 (control cars)
Capacityevery car 74 seats
Operator(s)
Line(s) servedCircumflegrea, Cumana
Specifications
Train length101,320 millimetres (3,989 in)
Wheel diameter850 millimetres (33 in)
Maximum speed90 kilometres per hour (56 mph)
Traction systemelectric
Electric system(s)3 kV DC, overhead line
Current collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classificationBo′Bo′ + 2′2′
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

The EN 300 are a serie of EMUs built in 1977 for the Italian railway company , used on the commuter railways Circumflegrea and Cumana.

Description[]

Each trainset is composed by 2 cars: a railcar (EN 300) and a control car (RN 300).

The numbers are EN 301–307 for the railcars and RN 301–307 for the control cars.

History[]

The EN 300 were ordered in 1976 to renew the train sets of the . They were delivered in 1977.

The EN 300 derivate from the ALe 803 of the Ferrovie dello Stato, but with less maximal speed and a shorter loading gauge.

They are used on the Circumflegrea and Cumana lines.

Bibliography[]

  • L. Munzi: Nuovi treni SEPSA. In: ″Italmodel Ferrovie″ Nr. 220 (November 1978), p. 762–765.
  • Le napoletane... In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 320 (November 2009), p. 19.

External links[]

Media related to SEPSA ET.300 at Wikimedia Commons

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