South African Class 5M2

<h2 id="specifications">Specifications</h2>

<p>The Class 5M2s operate on the 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge track that is standard throughout Southern Africa. The motor coaches draw 3,000 volt <a href="/facts/Direct_current/r9MNUx84">direct current</a> from an overhead <a href="/facts/Pantograph_(rail)/PHITaGPz">pantograph</a>; they have a power output of 925 kilowatts (1,240 hp) and produce 158 <a href="/facts/Newton_(unit)/Ral9XgNl">kN</a> (15.9 <a href="/facts/Long_ton-force/q8dLR2Ay">LTf</a>; 17.8 <a href="/facts/Short_ton-force/q8dLR2Ay">STf</a>) of <a href="/facts/Tractive_effort/8ws6qyt3">tractive effort</a>. The maximum speed of a 5M2 trainset is 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). A motor coach can carry 56 seated and 110 <a href="/facts/Standing_passenger/0KDY9dED">standing passengers</a>, and has a <a href="/facts/Tare_weight/qI55qpDP">tare weight</a> of 60 tonnes. A trailer coach can carry 52 seated and 149 standing passengers, and has a tare weight of 30.5 tonnes (30.0 long tons; 33.6 short tons).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a>
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<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<p> Media related to South African Class 5M2 at Wikimedia Commons
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<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Ripley, Luke. "Eagle 61 :: A Gricer's Guide To The Railways of South Africa". Cambridge University Railway Club. Archived from the original on 17 May 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090517020440/http://www.curc.org.uk/eagle61southafrica" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090517020440/http://www.curc.org.uk/eagle61southafrica</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"New Electric Stock for South Africa". Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering Association. 68: 238. 1967. Retrieved 15 September 2010. <a href="https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofann681967amer#page/238/mode/1up" target="_blank">https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofann681967amer#page/238/mode/1up</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"Electric Multiple Units" (PDF). The UCW Partnership. Retrieved 7 August 2009. [dead link] <a href="http://www.ucw.co.za/pdf/emu.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ucw.co.za/pdf/emu.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>"Refurbishment and Upgrades - The Modular Concept". The UCW Partnership. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090221165745/http://www.ucw.co.za/TechInfo/modular_concept.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090221165745/http://www.ucw.co.za/TechInfo/modular_concept.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>"Electric Multiple Units" (PDF). The UCW Partnership. Retrieved 7 August 2009. [dead link] <a href="http://www.ucw.co.za/pdf/emu.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ucw.co.za/pdf/emu.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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South African Class 5M2 open-in-new

South African Class 5M2