M4 car

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M4 car
M4 ADx control car in Schaerbeek in 2007
M4 ADx control car in Schaerbeek in 2007
Numbering: 51001-51050 (A)
58001-58033 (AD)
58034-58065 (ADx)
52001-52430 (B)
59901-59935 (BD)
Number: 50 (A)
33 (AD)
32 (ADx)
429 (B)
35 (BD)
Year of construction (s): 1979-1982
Genre : Passenger coaches
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Smallest bef. Radius: 125 m
Empty mass: 38 t (A, AD)
39 t (ADx, B)
40 t (BD)
Top speed: 160 km / h
Seats: 72 (A)
56 (AD)
48 (ADx)
104 (B)
64 (BD)

As M4 cars are coaches of the NMBS / SNCB called for intra-Belgian transport produced between 1979 and 1982.

history

When they were commissioned, the M4 cars replaced the M1 cars , which were built between 1935 and 1937 and have not been modernized since. In addition, the cars were designed for trains over longer distances in the Belgian network. 547 cars were built within four years; only the M2 cars exceeded this value. Due to the large number of units, the cars could be found all over Belgium.

Between September 1996 and December 2002 the cars were overhauled in Mechelen . The interior was renewed and the color scheme was adapted to the current white-blue-red design of the NMBS / SNCB. Since the commissioning of the I11 cars and the AM 96 series , the M4 cars have mainly been used in repeater trains during rush hour .

In 2020, media reported that the NMBS / SNCB would like to decommission and sell all trains that are still available by 2023, but that they are contaminated with asbestos.

technology

The maximum permissible speed of the cars is 160 km / h compared to 140 km / h of the previous series M1 and M2. The type Y 32 bogies are identical to those in French Corail wagons and were previously tested in converted M2 wagons. Ten type M4 ADx control cars have been approved for the French network, ten type M4 B cars have a built-in kitchen.

variants

There are five variants of type M4:

  • M4 A : First class car
  • M4 AD : First class car with a luggage compartment
  • M4 ADx : First class control car with a luggage compartment
  • M4 B : second class car
  • M4 BD : Second class car with a luggage compartment

photos

  • M4 ADx control car in the original livery in June 1984 in Antwerp

  • M4 B in Hasselt in 2011

  • Interior in the first car class

  • Interior in the second car class

Web links

Commons : M4-Wagen  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Voitures M1 - Description on belrail.be (French) , accessed on June 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ a b c d Voitures M4 - Description on belrail.be (French) , accessed on June 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ a b Voitures M2 - Description on belrail.be (French) , accessed on June 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ Help from NMBS-vloot bevat sporen van asbestos. Retrieved March 11, 2020 (Dutch).
  5. ^ Asbestos infestation at the SNCB: Railway company wants to sell 500 wagons. In: grenzecho.net. March 12, 2020, accessed March 11, 2020 .
  6. ↑ a b Voitures M4 - Fiche technique on belrail.be , accessed on June 20, 2014.