RM 5101 and 5102
| RM 5101 and 5102 | |
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| Number: | 2 |
| Manufacturer: | Grondona, Comi & C. , Schuckert & Co. |
| Year of construction (s): | 1898 |
| Retirement: | 1904 |
| Axis formula : | (A1) (1A) |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length over buffers: | 18,490 mm |
| Height: | 3,690 mm |
| Trunnion Distance: | 12,000 mm |
| Bogie axle base: | 2,630 mm |
| Service mass: | 58 t |
| Top speed: | 60 km / h |
| Hourly output : | 30 kW |
| Continuous output : | 22 kW |
| Driving wheel diameter: | 980 mm |
| Impeller diameter: | 980 mm |
| Number of traction motors: | 2 |
| Seats: | 64 |
| Classes : | 1./2. |
The RM 5101 and 5102 accumulator railcars were test vehicles that were put into operation by the Italian railway company Società per le Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo , operator of the Rete Mediterranea , from 1899. They are considered the first electric railway vehicles in Italy and were used on the Chiasso – Milan railway between Milan and Monza.
The vehicle construction part was created by the vehicle manufacturer Grondona, Comi & C. in Milan (later incorporated into the Officine Meccaniche ), the accumulators and the electrical part were supplied by P. Henserberger in Monza , a subsidiary of Schuckert & Co. Due to problems, the vehicles were taken out of service again in 1904.
literature
- Giovanni Cornolò: Locomotive elettriche FS , Ermanno Albertelli Editore, 1983, pp. 15-17.
- Giovanni Cornolò: Automotrici elettriche dalle origini al 1983 , Duegi Editrice, 2011, pp. 13-17.
Web links
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