05-02-2012, 12:20 PM
Today the first NSB type 74 EMU (The FLIRT) was put into regular scheduled service on the 2:11pm departure from Oslo Central Station to Skien in southern Norway. More of the new sets will be introduced into this service over the next weeks.
The first five car set is numbered BMa 74.101 - BPa 74.201 - BCMU 74.301 - BPb 74.401 - BMb 74.501 - i.e. type 74 (regional FLIRT version), with each type of car having it own letter code prefix ("Litra" in Norwegian railway-ese) and number series.
The letter prefixes are:
BMa - Class B (2nd class passenger), Motorized, a end (front end)
BPa - Class B, Pantograph, a end (front end)
BCMU - Class B, special compartment (toilet and conductor's office?), Motorized, No cab (Uten førerrom)
BPb - Class B, Pantograph, b end (rear end)
BMb - Class B (2nd class passenger), Motorized, b end (rear end)
Once all the type 74 FLIRTs have been put into service on regional schedules, the type 75 variant (for fast local commuter traffic) will start delivery.
Smile,
Stein
The first five car set is numbered BMa 74.101 - BPa 74.201 - BCMU 74.301 - BPb 74.401 - BMb 74.501 - i.e. type 74 (regional FLIRT version), with each type of car having it own letter code prefix ("Litra" in Norwegian railway-ese) and number series.
The letter prefixes are:
BMa - Class B (2nd class passenger), Motorized, a end (front end)
BPa - Class B, Pantograph, a end (front end)
BCMU - Class B, special compartment (toilet and conductor's office?), Motorized, No cab (Uten førerrom)
BPb - Class B, Pantograph, b end (rear end)
BMb - Class B (2nd class passenger), Motorized, b end (rear end)
Once all the type 74 FLIRTs have been put into service on regional schedules, the type 75 variant (for fast local commuter traffic) will start delivery.
Smile,
Stein