RA 001-004
| RA 001-004 | |
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| Number: | 4th |
| Manufacturer: | Diatto , whole |
| Year of construction (s): | 1900-1901 |
| Retirement: | 1903 |
| Axis formula : | (A1) (1A) |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length over buffers: | 17,525 mm |
| Height: | 3,655 mm |
| Trunnion Distance: | 11,200 mm |
| Bogie axle base: | 2,600 mm |
| Service mass: | 44.24 t |
| Top speed: | 60 km / h |
| Hourly output : | 42 kW |
| Continuous output : | 30 kW |
| Driving wheel diameter: | 980 mm |
| Impeller diameter: | 980 mm |
| Number of traction motors: | 2 |
| Seats: | 52 |
| Classes : | 1 and 2 |
The RA 001 to 004 series of accumulator railcars were experimental vehicles that were put into operation by the Italian rail company Società per le Strade Ferrate Meridionali , operator of the Rete Adriatica , from 1901 onwards. The vehicle construction part was made by the vehicle manufacturer Diatto in Turin , the batteries and electrical equipment were supplied by the company Ganz in Hungary .
The vehicles were based in Bologna and were tested on the routes from there to Modena and San Felice . Due to problems, the vehicles were taken out of service again in 1903.
literature
- Giovanni Cornolò: Locomotive elettriche FS , Ermanno Albertelli Editore, 1983, pp. 16-18.
- Giovanni Cornolò: Automotrici elettriche dalle origini al 1983 , Duegi Editrice, 2011, pp. 15-17.
Web links
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