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R-143

Description:

NYCTA R-143 electric subway train. This train for the Franklin Avenue Shuttle consists of 2 permanently coupled motorized cars. Normally, a R-143 unit consists of 4 permanently coupled motorized cars. Driver's stand with digital speedometer (see text at Misc. below) and pilot lamp.

# of veh.:

Total length:

Ca. 37 m

Total weight:

76 t

Traction pwr:

895 kW

Max load:

288 pax. (of which 84 seated)

Power source:

3rd rail 625 V DC

Max velocity:

88 km/h

Safety systems in BVE:

ATS-S

Vintage:

2001--2002

Creator:

Edward Yee r68a_5200@hotmail.com

Lines:

NYCTA line S - Franklin Avenue Shuttle
NYCTA line L

Works with BVE 2:

Yes

Works with BVE 4:

Unknown

Known problems:

Vehicle description:

Short info and >150 pictures of the R-143 class
Picture inside R-143 class
Picture of the driver's stand in R-143 class
Picture of the driver's stand in R-143 class
Picture of the panel at the driver's stand in R-143 class

Misc.:

The digital speedometer indicates speed in km/h, but the speed indicators in New York subway indicates permissible speed in mph.

Download from:

The creators' website www.nyctba.com has been down for a long time. Until it may reappear, the train may be downloaded from this web site.

To download from this website:

Train, Install instructions (in Swedish only)

Last update of this directory entry:

2009-Nov-2-

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