Rolling Stock
| Buffalo Light Rail Vehicle | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Tokyu Car Corporation |
| Number in service | 26 |
| Formation | 2- to 4-car trains |
| Capacity | 140 (51 seated), 210 crush load |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | double-ended, non-articulated |
| Train length | 66 ft 10 in (20,371 mm) |
| Width | 8 ft 6.5 in (2,604 mm) |
| Weight | 35.5 short tons (32.2 t) |
| Electric system(s) | 650 VDC |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) |
| Notes | |
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Fleet Numbers: 101-127 |
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The NFTA has a fleet of 26 (originally 27) rigid-bodied (non-articulated) LRVs for the Metro Rail system, numbered sequentially from 101 to 127. They were built by Tokyu Car Corporation of Japan in 1983. The cars have a maximum service speed of 50 mph, but trains run at 15 mph in the above-ground section of the line. The LRVs have a maximum service acceleration of 2.7 mph/second and a maximum service deceleration of 3.0 mph/second, with a maximum emergency deceleration of 4.7 mph/second. There are 3 sliding doors on each side of each LRV; these doors can be opened by passengers by push buttons on the outside wall of the train when trains are stopped at stations on the above-ground section of the line. However, in practice, train operators typically open all doors and extend all the retractable staircases at all above-stations.
One car (number 125) was damaged in transit and later purchased by a restaurateur, Bertrand H. Hoak, of Hamburg, as an addition to Hoak's Armor Inn restaurant on Abbott Road, near Armor Duells Road. The car has since been sold.
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