Protos (train)

Connexxion Class 5030
PROTOS train at Hoevelaken
In service	2007–present
Manufacturer	Fahrzeugtechnik Dessau
Number built	6
Number in service	5
Formation	2 cars per unit
Fleet numbers	5031-5036
Capacity	12 x 1st Class 154 x 2nd Class
Operators	Connexxion
Lines served	Valleilijn
Specifications
Floor height	810 mm (31.89 in)
Maximum speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Weight	108 t (106 long tons; 119 short tons)
Traction system	Kiepe DPU 702 IGBT-VVVF
Electric system(s)	1.5 kV Catenary
Current collection	Pantograph
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Protos is an electric multiple unit built by the German company Fahrzeugtechnik Dessau. ^[1]

Details

The train is built with two coaches. The train has a low floor, at a height of 810 mm, so there is little to no step between the platform height and the trains. The prototype unit left the factory in September 2006 and was displayed at InnoTrans 2006. The only operator of these units is Connexxion on the Valleilijn between Amersfoort and Ede-Wageningen in the Netherlands where 5 sets were delivered. After testing, the units entered passenger service in September 2007. ^{[2] [3]}

UIC and coach numbers

Set number 2	mB-coach 1	mAB-coach 1	Entered service	Name	Status
5031	94 84 4811 003-1	94 84 4812 002-2	26 July 2007	Henk Lambooij	In use
5032	94 84 4811 004-9	94 84 4812 003-0	26 August 2007		In use
5033	94 84 4811 005-6	94 84 4812 004-8	27 September 2007	Hans van Daalen	In use
5034	94 84 4811 002-3	94 84 4812 005-5	3 November 2007		In use
5035	94 84 4811 006-4	94 84 4812 006-3	25 November 2007	Marijke van Haaren	In use
5036 / FTD01			September 2011		Dismantled

Services operating

Series	Train type	Route
31300 RS 34	Stoptrein	Amersfoort - Barneveld Noord - Barneveld Centrum - Barneveld Zuid - Lunteren - Ede Centrum - Ede-Wageningen
31400 RS 34	Stoptrein	Amersfoort - Barneveld Noord - Barneveld Centrum - Barneveld Zuid

Gallery

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  Prototype at Amsterdam Zaanstraat depot
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  Interior of the mB-coach
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  5031 at Amersfoort

References

1. PROTOS, fahrzeugtechnik-dessau.de
2. "Protos maakt zich op voor de Valleilijn | De Vallei | gelderlander.nl". 2023-05-18. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
3. "Protos EMU prototype ready to roll". Railway Gazette. 2006-08-01. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12.

External links

• Media related to PROTOS at Wikimedia Commons