Railroads in historical context: construction, costs and consequences • VOL III - 2013
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Characteristics
9700 Series
Speedometer
Hasler
Horse power (hp)
185 x 4
Top speed (km/h)
60
Traction effort on start (kg)
10300
Traction effort at top speed (kg)
2200
Fuel capacity (kg)
4 x 413
Cooling water capacity (kg)
4x150
Heating system
Webasto: oil burner
Type and number of cylinders
Six horizontal
Diameter of cylinders (mm)
135
Cylinder stroke
150
Car seating capacity
2 x 38
Trailer seating capacity
2 x 43
Car standing capacity
2 x 36
Trailer standing capacity
2 x 30
Overall capacity
294
Top speed (km/h)
60
Some of the Duro Dakovic cars were not simply abandoned or scrapped for parts. In 1992-1993, a few were used in the making of the 9400 series that were used in the Vouga line54. Afterwards, in 1995, the few trailers of the 9400 series model that travelled Tua before the shutdown of the line: the so called LRV2000 (or series 9500)55. Nine of these vehicles were built by a subsidiary of CP and after some test runs in the Guimarães and Póvoa lines (where their top speed was set at 84 km/h), they were spread throughout the narrow gauge lines: vehicles number 9508 and 9 were allocated to the Tâmega line; 9501, 2 and 7 were assigned to the Corgo line; and 9503 to 6 came to Tua (3 and 4 to the Mirandela light rail train and 5 and 6 to the whole Tua line), where they coexisted with the locomotives 54 GOMES & GOMES, 2006: 190. 55 GOMES & GOMES, 2006: 195-196. NUNES, FERREIRA & LAVRADOR, 2008.