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Silverliner V

Silverliner V
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Manufacturer Hyundai Rotem
Built at South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Family name Silverliner
Replaced 73 Silverliner II and Silverliner III's (SEPTA)
Constructed 2009-2016
Entered service

2010-present (SEPTA)

2016 (RTD)
Number under construction 6
Number built Total: 180
SEPTA: 120
RTD: 60
Number in service 180
Fleet numbers SEPTA: 701-738, 801-882
RTD: 4000-4065
Capacity SEPTA:
107 Single Car
109 Married Pair Car
RTD:
91 per car
Operator(s) SEPTA
Denver RTD
Line(s) served SEPTA Regional Rail
Denver RTD Commuter Rail
Specifications
Car body construction Stainless steel
Car length 85 ft 0 in (25,908 mm)
Width 10 ft 5 in (3,175 mm)
Height 12 ft 7 in (3,835 mm)
Doors quarter point
SEPTA: 3 per side, 2 with traps.
RTD: 4 per side
Maximum speed Design speed:
110 mph (180 km/h)
Operating speed:
100 mph (160 km/h)(SEPTA)
79 mph (127 km/h)(RTD)
Weight 146,600 lb (66,500 kg)
Traction system Mitsubishi Electric AC Induction motor, VVVF inverter
Acceleration 3 mph/s (4.8 km/(h·s)) up to 30 mph (48 km/h)
Deceleration Service:
3 mph/s (4.8 km/(h·s)) up to 50 mph (80 km/h);
2 mph/s (3.2 km/(h·s)) @ 100 mph (160 km/h)
Emergency:
3.2 mph/s (5.1 km/(h·s))
Electric system(s) SEPTA:
12.5 kV 25 Hz AC Catenary
12.5 kV 60 Hz AC Catenary
SEPTA and RTD:
25 kV 60 Hz AC Catenary
Current collection method Pantograph
AAR wheel arrangement B-B
Bogies Bolsterless, GSI 70
Braking system(s) Pneumatic, one outboard disc, one tread per wheel.
Dynamic/Regenerative
Coupling system WABCO Model N-2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge

2010-present (SEPTA)

The Silverliner V is an electric railcar designed and built by Hyundai Rotem for the SEPTA Regional Rail system and is now being offered to other commuter rail providers with Denver's RTD being the second purchaser. This is the fifth generation railcar in the Silverliner family of single level EMUs.

The cars feature expanded interiors and windows, additional entrances and screens used to display information about the service. They are all ADA compliant and meet Federal Railroad Administration safety requirements.

SEPTA ordered a total of 120 cars at a cost of $274 million; the first cars arrived in the United States on 28 February 2010 from South Korea, where they were manufactured by Hyundai Rotem. The cars were built in South Korea and final assembly took place in South Philadelphia. The cars entered revenue service on 29 October 2010 and all 120 were to be completed by the end of 2011. However, due to delays that were reportedly to last until mid-2012, SEPTA is owed millions in fines for the overdue equipment.

The last of the 120 cars arrived on property for testing in February 2013.

Cars 735, 736, 871 and 872 are owned by the state of Delaware. However, they are used systemwide for service, and are not restricted to use on services to Delaware only.

On July 2, 2016, SEPTA removed all 120 of its Silverliner V cars – a third of its fleet – from service due to fatigue cracks in the trucks, leading to reduced service system-wide. On September 1, 2016 four of the cars have been put back into service on the Fox Chase Line. Week by week, 10 of these cars are expected to start gradually returning into service.

In 2010 Denver's Regional Transportation District selected the Silverliner V for its new commuter rail line. A total of 66 cars were purchased in the married pair configuration for a total of $300 million. The first four cars were delivered to Denver on December 3, 2014 with service to start in 2016.


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