New Zealand FP/FT class Matangi |
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Matangi electric multiple unit train FP/FT4103 at Wellington Railway Station Platform 9 for a public open day on 9 September 2010.
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Artist's impression of the interior of a FP carriage of the Matangi EMU
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In service | August 2010 |
Manufacturer | Hyundai Rotem/Mitsui |
Built at | Changwon, South Korea |
Replaced |
DM/D class EM/ET class |
Constructed | 2008–2012, 2014–2016 |
Entered service | December 2010 – 2016 |
Number built | 83 |
Number in service | 83 |
Formation | 1 FP power car + 1 FT trailer per unit |
Fleet numbers | 4103–4610 5010–? |
Capacity | 134 seated, 230 standing |
Operator(s) |
Tranz Metro (2010–16) Transdev Wellington (2016–) |
Depot(s) | Wellington |
Line(s) served |
Wellington suburban lines Kapiti Line Hutt Valley Line Melling Line Johnsonville Line |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Steel |
Train length | 43.06 m (141 ft 3 in) |
Car length | 21.53 m (70 ft 8 in) over couplers 20.88 m (68 ft 6 in) over body |
Width | 2.73 m (8 ft 11 in) |
Height | 3.64 m (11 ft 11 in) without pantograph |
Floor height | 1.10 m (3 ft 7 in), FP and FT high floor 0.73 m (2 ft 5 in), FT low floor |
Platform height | 0.73 m (2 ft 5 in) nominal |
Entry | Level |
Doors | 8× electronically operated twin doors (open on demand) |
Maximum speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) design 95 km/h (59 mph) in service |
Weight | 76.9 t (75.7 long tons; 84.8 short tons) total |
Traction system | AC electric |
Power output | 680 kW (910 hp) |
Transmission | 2× 340 kW (460 hp) variable-voltage variable-frequency drive |
Acceleration | 0.84 m/s2 (2.8 ft/s2) |
Deceleration | 0.90 m/s2 (3.0 ft/s2) service 1.20 m/s2 (3.9 ft/s2) emergency |
Power supply | 2 × 50 kVA auxiliary power units, producing 230 V 50 Hz from traction supply |
Train heating | Heating and air conditioning |
Electric system(s) | 1600 V DC overhead |
Current collection method | Pantograph |
AAR wheel arrangement | Bo-Bo+2-2 |
Braking system(s) | Rheostatic, electropneumatic and air |
Coupling system |
Knuckle Scharfenberg |
Multiple working | Within class only |
Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
The New Zealand FP/FT "Matangi" class (/ˈmɑːtʌŋi/) is a class of electric multiple units used on the suburban rail network of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington. The class, consisting of an FP power car and an FT trailer car, operates services on all electrified lines of the network which comprise the Kapiti, Hutt Valley, Melling and Johnsonville lines. The units are owned by Greater Wellington Rail Ltd, a subsidiary of the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC), and are operated under contract by Tranz Metro, the Wellington suburban service business unit of the state-owned rail operator KiwiRail. A new contract will see the units operated by Transdev Wellington from July 2016.
The FP/FT units were built in South Korea by a consortium of Hyundai Rotem and Mitsui, with the first unit arriving in New Zealand in July 2010 and entering full-time service in March 2011. The first batch of 48 units, the 4000 series units, allowed an increase in the capacity of the Wellington network, and allowed the retirement of the aging DM/D class "English Electric" multiple units that were introduced between 1949 and 1954. The 4000 series also relegated the EM/ET "Ganz-Mavag" class multiple units (introduced 1982-83) to peak services only. A second batch of 35 units, the 5000 series, were introduced in 2015-16 to replace the remaining EM/ET units.