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PKP ED72
ED72-016 in the 2nd Polregio livery at Białogard, May 2008
In service
1993–present
Manufacturer
Pafawag
Constructed
1993–1997
Refurbished
ZNTK "Minsk Mazowiecki", PESA Bydgoszcz and Polregio Kruszewiec Rolling Stock Repair Plant 2011–2020
Number built
21 trainsets
Formation
4 cars per trainset (ra+s+s+rb)
Capacity
232–288 seats
Operators
PKP (1993–2001) Polregio (2001–present) Arriva RP (2013–2015)
Specifications
Train length
86,840 mm (284 ft 11 in)
Width
2,800 mm (9 ft 2 in)
Height
3,720 mm (12 ft 2 in)
Maximum speed
ED72A and ED72Ac rebuilds:
130 km/h (80 mph)
Original:
110 km/h (70 mph)
Weight
182 tonnes (179 long tons; 201 short tons)
Power output
Continuous: 1,160 kW (1,556 hp)
Transmission
LKf450 or LKa470 traction motors
HVAC
Electric heating
UIC classification
2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′
Braking system(s)
Oerlikon
Safety system(s)
Radio-Stop, SHP
Coupling system
Scharfenberg
Multiple working
EN57, EN71
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
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