The TCDD E8000 is a three-car

electric multiple unit An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a numbe ...

operated by the

Turkish State Railways The State Railways of the Republic of Turkey ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları), abbreviated as TCDD, is a government-owned national railway company responsible with the ownership and maintenance of railway infrastructure in Turkey ...

(TCDD) on the

Istanbul suburban The Istanbul suburban railway, locally referred to as B1 ( tr, İstanbul Banliyösü), was an important rail line in İstanbul, Turkey. It was operated by the Turkish State Railways and was one of Istanbul's two commuter rail lines (the other bein ...

service. They were some of the first electric trains using the newly developed

25 kV 50 Hz AC Railway electrification systems using alternating current (AC) at are used worldwide, especially for high-speed rail. It is usually supplied at the standard utility frequency (typically 50 or 60Hz), which simplifies traction substations. The dev ...

power system.

Technical specifications

The trains are equipped with conventional transformers and camshaft-controlled step switches, with a power output of and a maximum speed of .

History

A total of 28 TCDD E8000s were built by French manufacturers

Alstom Alstom SA is a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer operating worldwide in rail transport markets, active in the fields of passenger transportation, signalling, and locomotives, with products including the AGV, TGV, Eurostar, Avelia ...

, Jeumont and

De Dietrich Ferroviaire Alstom DDF, formerly De Dietrich Ferroviaire (DDF) is a French manufacturer of railway rolling stock and a subsidiary of Alstom, based in Reichshoffen, France. It was formed as a division of the De Dietrich group, which has a history going back t ...

, with deliveries beginning in 1955. They were used on the newly electrified European commuter train service in Istanbul. After the Asian side electrification, the trains also served there. They were lengthened to four cars with locally manufactured intermediate cars, which were later withdrawn. The original livery was dark-red and white. On 1 September 2010 the arrival of new trains was cut in 2011 after waiting for 6 months.

References

External links

Trains of Turkey E8000 listing
{{TCDD stock E 8000 Alstom multiple units Train-related introductions in 1955 1955 in rail transport 50 c/s Group locomotives 25 kV AC multiple units