Английская Википедия:Breda A650
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The A650 is an electric multiple unit rapid transit (known locally as a subway) car built for use on the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The cars were manufactured by the Italian company Breda at its Pistoia plant in Italy between 1988 and 1997 and are used on the Metro B and D Lines.
Details
In June 1988, the Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) awarded a contract to Italian company Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie to build 30 train cars for the Red Line at a cost of $54 million, with options for additional cars.[1] They were built to the same specification as the Budd Universal Transit Vehicle, built for Baltimore and Miami in the mid 1980s – with artists impressions of the Red Line showing these trains.[2]
The first batch of 30 cars was built in Pistoia, Italy between 1988 and 1993. They use chopper control and DC traction motors designed and manufactured by Garrett Air Research, later supported by ABB. They entered service in 1993 with the opening of the Red Line.[3]
To allow service on further phases of the Red Line, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) ordered an additional 42 cars in 1994, and a further 32 vehicles in 1996.[4][5] These cars were built in Pistoia between 1995 and 1997, with the first arriving in Los Angeles in September 1996.[5] Unlike the first batch, these trains use AC (3-phase AC 4-pole asynchronous) traction motors which are lighter and more efficient than DC traction motors. They also use VVVF inverter control using GTO thyristor technology, manufactured by General Electric.[5]
Costing $1.8 million each,[6] the trains usually run in four to six car consists, and feature automatic train control, air conditioning, emergency intercoms, wheelchair spaces and emergency braking.[7] Trains with AC and DC motors are compatible with each and can work in multiple.[5]
The fleet is maintained at the Division 20 yard, located south of Union Station on Santa Fe Drive near 4th Street on the west bank of the Los Angeles River in Downtown Los Angeles.[8]
In 2016, Metro awarded a contract to Talgo to refurbish the trains. This contract was cancelled in 2022, with Talgo and LA Metro suing each other for breach of contract.[9]
Named trains
Two trains have been named:
- #501 – Richard Gallagher – named after Richard Gallagher, SCRTD Director of Rapid Transit Planning in the 1980s
- #502 – Thomas G. Neusom – named after Thomas G. Neusom, President of SCRTD Board of Directors between 1980 and 1982
Replacement
In 2014, Metro decided to order a new subway fleet rather than overhauling the Breda A650 trains.[10]
In 2017, 64 CRRC HR4000 cars were ordered – which will replace the first batch of A650 trains when they enter service in 2024.[11] The second batch of A650 trains will be replaced by the Hyundai Rotem HR5000 trains, which were ordered in 2024.[12]
In popular culture
Because Los Angeles is the home of many television and production agencies, A650 subway cars are featured in countless commercials, TV shows and movies.
The Breda A650 was depicted as being burned in the tunnel between MacArthur Park and Metro Center in the 1997 film Volcano, when a lava flow through the tunnel causes all passengers and conductor to pass out on board. The A650 was featured in Speed when the emergency brake feature stops and the train derails.
Incubus filmed part of the video for their 1996 song Take Me to Your Leader with a segment featuring lead singer Brandon Boyd portraying a humorous caveman riding the subway.[13]
It is also featured in S.W.A.T. and it is seen taking a nosedive plummet from a mountain as the cataclysmic events of December 21, 2012, unfold in 2012.
See also
- Los Angeles Metro Rail rolling stock
- Budd Universal Transit Vehicle - A similar model operated by the Baltimore Metro SubwayLink and (formerly) Metrorail
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