MVG Class B
| MVG Class B | |
|---|---|
MVG Class B train at Freimann station in July 2006 | |
| In service | 1981–Present |
| Manufacturers | MAN, MBB, DWA |
| Constructed | 1981–1995 |
| Scrapped | 2006– |
| Number built | 126 vehicles (63 sets) |
| Number in service | 114 vehicles (57 sets) |
| Number preserved | 1 vehicle |
| Number scrapped | 10 vehicles (5 sets) |
| Formation | 2 cars per trainset |
| Fleet numbers | 494–499, 501–535, 551–572 |
| Capacity | 290 (98 seated, 192 standing) |
| Operator | MVG |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Aluminium |
| Train length | 37.55 m (123 ft 2 in) |
| Car length | 18.2 m (59 ft 9 in) |
| Width | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
| Height | 3.55 m (11 ft 8 in) |
| Doors | 3 pairs per side |
| Maximum speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
| Weight | 57 / 57,1 t |
| Traction system | Three-phase chopper control |
| Power output | 872 kW |
| Transmission | Double-joint cardan drive |
| Auxiliaries | 110 V Vehicle battery |
| Electric system | 750 V DC third rail |
| Current collection | HK 042 005 contact shoe |
| Bogies | MAN DA 81 |
| Braking systems | Electric brake, pneumatic brake, spring accumulator brake |
| Safety system | LZB |
| Coupling system | Scharfenberg 40-3507 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Notes/references | |
The MVG Class B is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft on the Munich U-Bahn system. The prototypes were delivered in 1981, and the full-production units from 1987. A derivative of the Class B, the VAG Class DT2, was in service on the Nuremberg U-Bahn system until 2022.