East Rail Line Metro Cammell EMU

East Rail Line Metro Cammell EMU 3094/K01/K03/K05 stock
MTR MLR Train
Interior of a refurbished Metro Cammell EMU
In service	1982–2020
Manufacturer	Metro Cammell
Built at	Washwood Heath, Birmingham, England
Replaced	With MTR R-Stock EMU around 2018–2019
Constructed	1980–1989
Entered service	1982–1999
Refurbishment	Alstom (1996–1999)
Scrapped	Expected 2018 (E45: 1984)
Number built	351 cars (29 sets and 3 surplus cars)
Number in service	348 cars (29 sets)
Number scrapped	Total 3 (2 cars (in 1984 accident), 1 car (depot accident); remaining to be scrapped in 2018
Formation	12-car (including 1 First Class car) (6 and 9 cars in the past)
Fleet numbers	1xx, 2xx, 3xx, 4xx, 5xx, 6xx
Capacity	1st & 3rd batch cars: 329 passengers per car 2nd, 5th & 6th batch cars: 332 passengers per car 4th batch cars: 72 seating passengers per car Total capacity: 3718 people per train
Operator(s)	KCR (1982–2007) MTR (2007–present)
Depot(s)	Ho Tung Lau
Line(s) served	East Rail Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminum and plastic
Car length	23,750 mm (77 ft 11.039 in)
Width	3,100 mm (10 ft 2.047 in)
Height	3,910 mm (12 ft 9.937 in) (excluding pantograph set)
Floor height	3.5 ft (1,066.8 mm)
Platform height	3.5 ft (1,066.8 mm)
Doors	5 per side; 2 per side in First Class cars (originally 3 per side for all)
Maximum speed	Design 130 km/h (81 mph) Service 120 km/h (75 mph) (originally 110 km/h or 68 mph)
Traction system	Thyristor control, GEC DC traction motor model G315AZ
Power output	225 kW or 301.730 hp per motor 3,600 kW or 4,827.680 hp per 12 car set
Acceleration	0.5 m/s/s (1.8 km/(h·s)) [5] 0.5 m/s/s (1.1 mph/s)
Deceleration	3.6 km/(h·s) (2.237 mph/s) (in service) 5.0 km/(h·s) (3.107 mph/s) (emergency)
Electric system(s)	25 kV AC, 50 Hz Catenary
Current collection method	Pantograph
Braking system(s)	Pneumatic
Safety system(s)	Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd ATC with subsystems of ATO GOA 2 (STO), ATP and ATS
Coupling system	Tightlock coupling, Semi-permanent coupler
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge

0.5 m/s/s (1.8 km/(h·s)) [5]

East Rail Line Metro Cammell EMU is an electric multiple unit owned by and originally operated by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC), now operated by MTR after merger of two networks. of this model serve on the East Rail Line in Hong Kong. Although MTR Corporation owns another set of EMU trains from the same manufacturer, Metro Cammell, there are some significant differences between the two models, with the Metro Cammell EMUs of the original MTR being known as the Modernization Train. MTR will withdraw all 30 sets in 2019. The trains will be replaced by brand-new Hyundai Rotem EMU trains ordered in December 2012.

The difference phases of this series of train have entitled with different model numbers, including: 3094 stock, K01 stock, K03 stock and K05 stock.

The trains were ordered during the electrification of the KCR British section, now known as MTR East Rail Line, in 1978. Sets E1-E45 and E46-E61 were delivered to KCRC in 2 batches in 1982-1983, when electrification was completed first between Hung Hom and Sha Tin, and from then to Lo Wu respectively. KCRC also reordered further train sets in 1986 (sets E62-E86) and 1990 (sets E87-E118). These trains may suffer from temporary loss of electricity while passing neutral sections (or dead zones) due to the lack of internal batteries.

The exteriors of the trains before refurbishment featured a red stripe running down the length of the trains, and the design of the front part of the first and last cars, which encapsulated the driver's cab, was commonly referred to as the "Yellow-cab" due to its aforementioned colour.

Prior to the rule proclaimed in 1994 which fixed the number of cars on each trainset to 12, trains were inconsistent in terms of length, ranging from six cars (two EMUs), nine cars (three EMUs) to 12 cars (four EMUs).