OS T2000
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T2000 at Majorstuen
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| In service | 1994–2009 |
| Manufacturer | Strømmens Verksted and AEG |
| Number built | 12 units (6 sets) |
| Formation | 2 cars per trainset |
| Capacity | 185 (60 seats) |
| Operator(s) | Oslo T-banedrift |
| Line(s) served | Holmenkollen Line |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 18,000 mm (59 ft 1 in) |
| Width | 3,300 mm (10 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 3,650 mm (12 ft 0 in) |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
| Weight | 31 tonnes (31 long tons; 34 short tons) |
| Electric system(s) | 750 V DC |
| Current collection method | Contact shoe / Pantograph |
| Safety system(s) | ATP |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
T2000 was an electric train formerly used on the Oslo Metro of Oslo, Norway. Six double-car multiple units were built by Strømmens Verksted and AEG in 1994. Each was 18 metres (59 ft) long, and could carry 185 passengers, of which 60 could be seated in two compartments per car. Maximum speed was 100 km/h (62 mph). Bought by Oslo Sporveier, they were owned by Kollektivtransportproduksjon, and operated by Oslo T-banedrift.
The T2000 operated on Line 1 of the T-bane, and replaced the aging HkB 600 teak wagons used on the Holmenkoll Line. The units were equipped with both third rail and overhead wire collectors, so they could operate on the Common Line and on the Holmenkoll Line. The trains were a prototype for a new design intended to replace the aging T1000 stock, but the MX3000 was chosen instead, as the T2000 did not perform satisfactorily. The T2000 were taken out of service in 2009.
When Holmenkolbanen, the operator of the Holmenkoll Line, was merged into Oslo Sporveier in 1975, plans were put in place to replace the old teak cars with faster units that could operate from Nationaltheatret to Frognerseteren in 25 minutes—allowing a turn-around time of one hour. At the time there had been two separate pools of trains for the eastern and western networks. On the eastern metro, the T1000 units were in use, while the western network was using older material. During the 1980s, some T1000 stock had been rebuilt with pantograph, and taken into use on the western network.
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