The JŽ class 412/416 is an

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 number o ...

built for

Yugoslav Railways Yugoslav Railways (; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенске железнице, Jugoslovenske železnice, separator=" / "; ; ), with standard acronym ( in Cyrillic), was the state railway company of Yugoslavia, operational from the 1920s to t ...

(JŽ). The units are currently used by

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(ŽS), Macedonian Railways (MŽ) and

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(ŽCG).

History

In the early 1980s Yugoslav Railways ordered several passenger electric multiple-unit trains for Belgrade, Novi Sad, Skopje and Titograd sections (ŽTP). At half the price offered by a domestic Yugoslav competitor,

JŽ series 410 Yugoslav Railways (; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенске железнице, Jugoslovenske železnice, separator=" / "; ; ), with standard acronym ( in Cyrillic script, Cyrillic), was the state railway company of Yugoslavia, operational fr ...

EMU built by Goša, the

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ER31 () built 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 ...

(RVR) was chosen. The first unit was introduced in traffic at September 25, 1980. According to JŽ classification, the EMU was designated as 412/416. From 1980 to 1990 and with the

breakup of Yugoslavia After a period of political and economic crisis in the 1980s, the constituent republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia split apart in the early 1990s. Unresolved issues from the breakup caused a series of inter-ethnic Yugoslav ...

, 50 EMU train sets were delivered from the Soviet Union to Yugoslav railways. ŽTP Belgrade and ŽTP Novi Sad received 40 sets, ŽTP Titograd received six, and ŽTP Skopje received four sets of 412/416 EMU. During the 1990s six similar train sets were built for Bulgarian State Railways (BDŽ); these items were more simple in design. EMU for BDŽ was designated by RVR as ER33 (ЭР33), in Bulgaria - BDŽ class 33. Later, three more sets were built for JŽ, but due to the sanctions on FR Yugoslavia, there were delays with deliveries. These last three train sets 412/416 for Serbia had more powerful traction motors and was designated by RVR as ER35 (ЭР35).

Technical specifications

The EMU train set consists from four sections: two cab-motor cars (412) and two trailer cars (416). The trains can only be controlled and operated from cab cars (412).

Voltage

This train set utilises 25 kV/50 Hz AC. Beovoz Diagram

Operators

After the dissolution of Yugoslavia, class 412/416 EMU train sets continued service with the railways of the three former republics of Yugoslavia:

(ŽS), Macedonian Railways (MŽ) and

(ŽCG).

Serbia

Today Serbian Railways are the biggest operator of 412 class of all Yugoslav successor states. The main depot for this class is at Zemun. In 2019 there are 24 EMU train sets operational. Nine sets were overhauled with help of Belgrade city, being used with

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- urban rail system that is operated by the public transit system of Belgrade. The rest of EMU train sets traffic on regional lines toward

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and

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. File:Serbian railways class 412.jpg, Serbian Railways ŽS 412 File:Railway bridges belgrade railway junction.JPG, BG Voz on railway bridges in the Belgrade

Montenegro

Montenegro Railways have received six class 412/416 EMU train sets which have been purchased by Yugoslav Railways for ŽTP Titograd in 1985. In 2015, there are five operational train sets, with two recently overhauled. Main depot is at Podgorica. One train set was destroyed in the Bioče disaster in January 23, 2006. File:ZCG 412-050 Podgorica.jpg, Railway transport of Montenegro class 412 EMU train set

North Macedonia

File:Macedonia (5881146055).jpg, MŽ 412 at Skopje train station in 2011

References

External links

Characteristics and description (Serbian)
{{DEFAULTSORT:ZS series 412 Electric multiple units of Yugoslavia Electric multiple units of Serbia Electric multiple units of Montenegro Electric multiple units of North Macedonia 25 kV AC multiple units Train-related introductions in 1980