rolling stock rolling stock norway consisted classes built single cars new trains built followed conversion car units delivered car units replacing older stock retired trains use built motors respectively built trains receive rail shoe allows operate suburban lines western current metro trains feature automatic train protection step free access platforms trains operate cars length capable kilometres hour mph operate kilometres hour mph introduced articulated cars introduced brakes air conditioning run multiple replaced red color scheme white history decided build line metro new suburbs east city center plans called system open conversion line oslo new line system feature higher longer platforms allowing step free access car trains automatic train protection rail power supply metro incompatible existing oslo units series single car prototypes designated test run existing service prone technical faults taken regular service serial production started cars delivered oslo manufactured series designated minor changes specifications late 1970s western suburban lines needed new rolling stock oslo time considering connecting metro lines new cars built difference allowed operate retained necessary technical run metro new designated rebuilt designated oslo highly satisfied articulated delivered 1980s work started development modified version western suburban lines stock lines needed replaced time company wanted trains compatible metro operate systems new stock considered trial met performance expectations future orders replace stock reached end economical life required specification new train published october late 1980s decided upgrade lines metro standard allow use stock ordered sufficient operate services lines retain overhead wire development costs government high tech product seen future export product trains delivered taken use year metro started operating services city center connecting western eastern networks work establish financing package new investments public transport oslo started passed allowed municipal state grants supplemented increased fare toll road revenue finance things new trains metro initial order units cars plus options orders city council voted replace existing stock increasing quantity units test units delivered october serial deliveries april delivery new white gray trains oslo received criticism old red color metro follow design concept 1960s 1980s following decision convert line metro standard announced order units november city government proposed maintenance new trains resulted protests employees campaigned refusing work overtime result weeks company lacked trains provide adequate service issue solved socialist opposition parties agreed postpone matter new trains delivered agreement new limited company wholly owned ownership metro trains operating companies responsibility debt accumulated buying trains managed operation management maintenance contracts transferred oslo city council oslo decided upgrade line metro standard allow car trains main mode transport allow people hour transported sports venue scrapped march train run july preserved cars taken service renovated decided service largely high maintenance costs low availability spare parts technically complex design small series retired units metro specifications oslo metro uses direct current fed train rail standard gauge track system compatible oslo built run suburban lines metro platforms metres long height train floors meters track allowing step free access platforms trains speed controlled automatic train protection system speed codes transferred points infrastructure tracks trains pick signals speed codes mph mph mph mph communicated engineer signals driver cab addition system automatically reduce speed limit exceeded driver trains automatic mode train speed limit driver responsible starting halting train stations built millimetres long millimetres wide millimetres high car equipped axle distance millimetres distance millimetres wheel diameter millimetres cars equipped motors giving maximum speed kilometres hour mph weight tonnes long tons short tons electrical equipment delivered differ built seating varies total capacity passengers sit total capacity people sit capacity people seated capacity passengers seated models capable operating cars multiple commonly shorter configurations built twin car units car aluminum body millimetres long millimetres high millimetres wide weight car tonnes long tons short tons capacity seated standing passengers driver cabin end car passengers sit compartments forward conventional seating section seating cars power giving wheel arrangement motors kilowatts power car giving speed mph acceleration trains equipped rail shoe trains connected multiple running trains car electric multiple unit built exclusively oslo metro vienna austria units designed body aluminum car train meters long end cars meters long center car meters long cars meters wide meters tall car unit weighs tonnes long tons short tons weighs tonnes long tons short tons car unit seats total capacity riders doors car measuring millimeters wide millimeters high service units run single cars units multiple cars car equipped phase motors giving car unit power output kilowatts introduced number technical innovations metro brakes allow dynamic brakes feed braking energy power system rail passengers air conditioning driver older models mirrors monitor platforms replaced cameras screens trains white gray detailing instead models red blue detailing use areas rail depots trains equipped battery remove need depots cut costs
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