The CMM 400-2 is a
diesel multiple unit produced by
Materfer in
Córdoba Province, Argentina. The units are produced in
Argentina
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's three primary track gauges and the
standard gauge variants were the first to be produced for
General Urquiza Railway services in
Entre Ríos Province
Entre Ríos (, "Between Rivers") is a central province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires (south), Corrientes (north) and Santa Fe (west), and Uruguay in the east.
Its capital is Paraná ...
.
Overview
The DMUs come in 1000mm, 1435mm and 1676mm track gauges, and can thus be used on any part of
the network with the exception of a few tourist services. Most components are built in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
, with the exception of a few such as its German
Knorr Bremse brakes and Swedish
Scania
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engines. The possibility of upgrading the Scania engines to more powerful
Deutz AG
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History
The company was founded by Nicolaus Otto, the inventor of the four-stroke internal combustion engine, and his partner Eugen Langen on 31 ...
engines on all future and existing rolling stock is being considered.
Some of the passenger comforts in the cars include; air conditioning, pneumatic suspension, reclining seats and
LED lighting. Each car has a capacity for 70 seated passengers and each trainset has a conductor's cabin on each side.
[Nuevo servicio diferencial entre Victoria y Capilla del Señor con formaciones 0 km]
- SOFSE, 13 April 2015.
Usage
The units can be found on a variety of different urban and inter-urban services in Argentina. The first trainsets were sent to
Entre Ríos Province
Entre Ríos (, "Between Rivers") is a central province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires (south), Corrientes (north) and Santa Fe (west), and Uruguay in the east.
Its capital is Paraná ...
for inter-urban services on the
General Urquiza Railway's
Paraná -
Concepción del Uruguay line.
The units on the
General Roca Railway are used for inter-urban services between
Bragado -
Realicó -
General Pico
General Pico is a city located in the northeast of La Pampa Province, Argentina. It is located at above sea level and inside the region of the ''Pampa Húmeda Llana'' (Flat-Humid Pampas). It has a surface area of .
With a population of 53,352 ( ...
in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
and
La Pampa provinces.
CMM 400-2 trainsets on the
Mitre Line
The Mitre line is an Argentine broad gauge commuter rail service in Buenos Aires Province and is part of the Ferrocarril General Bartolomé Mitre division. The service is currently operated by the State-owned company Operadora Ferroviaria Soci ...
were used for its diesel branch between
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
and
Capilla del Señor. These units had serious problems when they were incorporated into this branch since the tracks had not been replaced beforehand and the poor condition of the tracks led to mechanical failures. Therefore, the CMM 400-2 units were reassigned for them to been used for the
Tren del Valle, which became the most successful train branch in the country since it opens in 2015.
[Randazzo anunció que el tren del valle entre Cipolletti y Neuquén comenzará a funcionar el 20 de julio]
- Telam, 2 June 2015.
In 2015 the first narrow gauge units began to arrive in
Chaco Province
Chaco (; Wichi: ''To-kós-wet''), officially the Province of Chaco ( es, provincia del Chaco ), is one of the 23 provinces in Argentina. Its capital and largest city, is Resistencia. It is located in the north-east of the country.
It is borde ...
to begin operating on a
General Belgrano Railway branch whose tracks were completely replaced in order to run freight and passenger services along the entire width of the province. Their bodywork has a slightly different appearance to the standard and broad gauge units found on other lines.
LLEGÓ AL CHACO EL PRIMER TREN DE PASAJEROS CERO KILÓMETRO
- 365 Periodismo, 8 June 2015.
See also
* Materfer
* Emepa Alerce - another Argentine-built DMU
References
External links
*
{{Rolling stock manufacturers of Argentina
Rolling stock of Argentina
Materfer