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Re: MIAMI BUDDS RETIRED (Kind of); Spectrum News does story on R32 subway cars

Posted by Avid Reader on Sun Jun 20 14:04:43 2021, in response to Re: MIAMI BUDDS RETIRED (Kind of); Spectrum News does story on R32 subway cars, posted by Avid Reader on Sat Jun 19 13:51:00 2021.

The Budd Universal Transit Vehicle is an electric multiple unit heavy rail car built for use on the Baltimore Metro SubwayLink and Miami-Dade Metrorail systems. They were built by the Budd Company (under the name Transit America) from 1983 to 1986, and were the last cars ever built by Budd before the company shuttered its railcar manufacturing business.

The Universal Transit Vehicle was manufactured by the Budd Company at their Red Lion plant in Northeast Philadelphia. The appearance of cars on the SubwayLink are identical to those on the Metrorail (and vice versa), as the two agencies built their systems at the same time and saved money by sharing a single order.[1]

Trains draw power from the electric third rail. The cars are 75 feet (22.86 m) long, 10 feet (3.05 m) wide, and have a top speed of 70 mph (110 km/h). Each car can hold up to 166 passengers (76 seated, 90 standing). Cars are semi-permanently attached in married pairs, and are arranged as 4-car trains on the Metrorail. The trains on the SubwayLink are arranged as 2-, 4- and 6-car consists.

The SubwayLink fleet had a significant overhaul between 2002 and 2005. Seats were reupholstered, and the floors were replaced. External destination rollsigns were replaced with LED displays; internal systems that display train destinations and upcoming stop announcements were also installed.[citation needed] There was a planned refurbishment for the cars on the Metrorail,[2] but it was later to decided to purchase new cars after it was found that the fleet was never maintained properly.[3]

Replacement
Because of the improper maintenance of the Metrorail cars, Miami-Dade announced a $313 million purchase of 136 new Metrorail cars from Hitachi Rail Italy (formerly AnsaldoBreda) in November 2012.[4][5] The first new trainset entered service in early December 2017.[6]

My wishful thinking is, with all of these identical trains being put out to pasture, one would think GOH could be performed by selecting the best units and having the remaining units become "Donors" and used for the "Jamaica- Brooklyn Atlantic Terminal" or used as a flying back-up for MetroNorth or LIRR, or S,I.R.T but for the 750 DC Voltage.

Come on man, They're BUDDS!



In July 2017, the Maryland Transit Administration announced the purchase of 78 new railcars from Hitachi Rail Italy to replace the entire SubwayLink fleet. The cars will be similar in appearance to those purchased for the Miami Metrorail.[7]


Universal Transit Vehicle as seen on the Baltimore Metro SubwayLink
In service 1983–present (Metro SubwayLink)
1983–2020 (Metrorail)
Manufacturer Budd Company
Constructed 1982–1986
Entered service 1983–1987
Scrapped 2018–
Number built 236
Number in service 50
Number scrapped 136
Formation 2 cars per trainset (married pair)
Capacity 332 passengers per pair (166 per car)
(664 passengers per 4-car train; 996 per 6-car train)
Operator(s) Maryland Transit Administration (1983–present)
Miami-Dade Transit (1983–2020)
Line(s) served Baltimore Metro SubwayLink (1983–present)
Green Line/Orange Line (1983–2020)
Specifications
Car body construction Stainless steel
Train length 150 ft (46 m) (single pair)
300 ft (91 m) (4-car train)
Car length 75 ft (23 m)
Width 10 ft (3.0 m)
Height 12 ft (3.7 m)
Doors 3 pairs per side
Maximum speed 75 mph (120 km/h) (design)
65 mph (105 km/h) (service)
Electric system(s) 750 V DC
Current collection method Third rail
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)