ER1 electric trainset (Cyrillic: ЭР1) was manufactured by
Rīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca
Rīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca (RVR) was a Latvian rail and tram vehicle manufacturer, most notable for its multiple unit trains and tram vehicles used throughout the Soviet Union and its successor states. It has been insolvent and non-operat ...
between 1957 and 1962 for suburban commuting usage within the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
on lines electrified on 3000 V, DC.
See also
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Stadler KISS - electric trainset, in Sweden called ER1
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The Museum of the Moscow Railway
The Museum of the Moscow Railway is situated next to Paveletsky Rail Terminal in Moscow. The museum reopened to private visitors in 2011 and it reopened to the general public in January 2012. It's the object of cultural heritage of Russia.
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, at
Paveletsky Rail Terminal
Paveletsky station (russian: Павелецкий вокзал) is one of Moscow's nine main railway stations. Originally called Saratovsky Railway Station, it was named after the settlement of Pavelets, when the railroad heading south-east from M ...
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Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...
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Rizhsky Rail Terminal
Rizhsky station (russian: Рижский вокзал, ''Rizhsky vokzal'', Riga station) is one of the nine main railway stations in Moscow, Russia. It was built in 1901. As well as being an active station it also houses the Museum of the Moscow R ...
, Home of the Moscow Railway Museum
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Varshavsky Rail Terminal
Varshavsky station (russian: Варша́вский вокза́л, ''Varshavsky vokzal''), or Warsaw station, is a former passenger railway station in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is located to the south of the city centre, and was in operation ...
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St.Petersburg, Home of the Central Museum of Railway Transport, Russian Federation
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History of rail transport in Russia
Russia was and is the largest country in the world. Its geography of north–south rivers and east–west commerce, plus, importantly, the mostly flat terrain, made it very suited to develop railroads as the basic mode of transportation.
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{{Rolling stock of Ukraine
Documentary of Soviet electric EMU trains of the ER-series(ER1 from 38:26-53:07)
Electric multiple units of Russia
Electric multiple units of Ukraine
3000 V DC multiple units