CPTM Series 2000/2070 explained

Series 2000
Interiorimage:CPTM - TUE série 2000 (interior).jpg
Service:2000–present
Manufacturer:CAF/Adtranz/Alstom
Factory:Hortolândia, São Paulo
Yearconstruction:1999–2000
Yearservice:27 May 2000
Refurbishment:2009–2015
Numberbuilt:120 carriages (30 sets)
Numberservice:72 carriages (18 sets)
Formation:4-car sets (MC–R1–R2–MC)
Fleetnumbers:2001/2002–2059/2060
Capacity:998 passengers
Operator:CPTM
Lines:Ex
Carbody:Carbon steel
Trainlength:83568mm
Width:3.05m (10.01feet)
Height:4389mm
Platformheight:1.1m (03.6feet)
Entrylevelorstep:Step
Doors:8 sets of side doors per car
Wheeldiameter:915mm
Wheelbase:2250mm
Maxspeed:90km/h
Traction:Adtranz 3kV - 11RA GTOVVVF
Traction Motors:8 × Adtranz 6RIA4555 300kW asynchronous 3-phase AC
Poweroutput:2400kW
Acceleration:0.9m/s2
Hvac:Air conditioning
Electricsystem: overhead line
Collectionmethod:Pantograph
Uicclass:Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
Coupling:Scharfenberg
Notes:Sourced from [1] [2] except where noted.

The CPTM Series 2000 is a class of electric multiple units part of the São Paulo Metropolitan Trains rolling stock.[3]

History

In 1987, the state government of São Paulo went against the opposition of the São Paulo Metropolitan Company and decided to expand the metro network on the east side of São Paulo. The project estimated the construction of 4 new stations between Itaquera and Guaianases. At the same time, the administration looked for a way to operate the CBTU East Line (Roosevelt–Mogi das Cruzes) in a consortium with the federal company. The measure aimed to divide the passenger demand on the East Side between the East Line and the new expansion of the Metro East-West Line. Later, CBTU backed off on the proposal.[4]

Yet, in 1990, CBTU elaborated the minimum requirements for the acquisition of new trains for the East Line, base for a new express train service studied by the company at the time.[5] In the following year, CBTU looked for financing with the World Bank.[6] The acquisition proposal was approved by the World Bank in 1992, allowing a US$ 281 million financing.[7]

With the process of transfer of the CBTU network from federal to state-level from 1993 to 1994, the newly created CPTM assumed the financing with the World Bank and launched an international bidding process, aiming the supply of 30 air conditioned electric multiple units. The bid was won by Consórcio Ferroviário Espanha-Brasil (Cofesbra), composed by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF), Alstom and Adtranz. The contracted costed, as of 2 January 1995, R$ 245,447,871.20 (US$).[8]

The first trains were delivered in mid-1999 and all of the fleet was simultaneously on 27 May 2000, during the opening of the East Express.[9]

Transfer to Line 12-Sapphire

From 7 August 2016, with the gradual delivery of the new Series 8500 on Line 11, the Spanish train was transferred to Line 12.[10] The doors of Series 2000 follow a different pattern from other trains and they cause problem on their original line due to the excess of passengers. With the transfer to Line 12, besides being a low traffic line, Series 2000 replaced old Series 4400 EMU, which operated on Line 12 until 2018.[11]

CPTM Series 2070

Series 2070
Interiorimage:CPTM 2070 Series train interior.jpg
Service:2008–present
Manufacturer:CAF/Bombardier/Alstom
Factory:Lapa, São Paulo
Yearconstruction:2008
Yearservice:4 April 2008
Numberbuilt:48 carriages (12 sets)
Numberservice:40 carriages (10 sets)
Fleetnumbers:2071/2072–2093/2094
Capacity:962 passengers
Carbody:Stainless steel
Width:3.04m (09.97feet)
Height:3.84m (12.6feet)
Floorheight:1.33m (04.36feet)
Maxspeed:120km/h
Weight:355600kg (784,000lb)
Traction:Alstom ONIX 233 XHP IGBT–VVVF
Notes:Same specs as 2000 series except where noted

History

During the acquisition of the Series 2000 for the East Express, a clause on the contract pointed and additive for the purchase of 12 new trains with 4 cars, predicting the success of the Express due to the government investment and the necessity to acquire more trains. However, the investment didn't come. Series 2000 had the contract signed in 1995, but the additional EMUs (Series 2070) only were delivered in 2008, 13 years later.

CPTM got involved in a controversy right before the delivery of these trains, which the operator had launched a new bid, won by French Alstom, which seemed weird, as half of the operating trains on East Express were from Spanish CAF, first winner of the bid. In the end, the trains were built by the French company in their factory in the district of Lapa, delivered in 2008 and initially operated on Line 9-Emerald, to complement the Series 2100 and Series 3000 EMUs that operated.

In 2010, the 12 units of 4 cars were turned into 6 units of 8 cars, due to the delivery of Series 7000 on Line 9, allowing more capacity in the train and possibility to share it with other lines, as is happened briefly on Line 8-Diamond, returning to Line 9 a little bit later.

Present day

The Series 2070, after their brief operation on Line 8 and return to Line 9, they were totally moved to Line 12-Sapphire, where they are still operating and share space with Series 2000, 8500 and 9000.[12] Unit 2091–2092 is out of service since 2012 and unit 2093–2094 serves as a technical reserve in case a 2070 is transferred to maintenance.

Accidents and incidents

Irregular contract

The contract additive for the acquisition of the Series 2070 trains was considered irregular for the State Court of Accounts of São Paulo for not complying with the Biddings Law. The State Public Prosecutor's Office of São Paulo opened an investigation on the case. In 2022, a judge of the 7th Public Finances Circuit of the Court of Justice of São Paulo, Emílio Migliano Neto, pleaded guilty former CPTM chairman Mário Manuel Seabra Rodrigues Bandeira, former CAO and CFO Antonio Kanji Hoshikawa and former operation and maintenance director José Luiz Lavorente to a R$ 10 million (US$) fine each. They can still appeal for this ruling.[15] [16]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Audiências Públicas . pt-br . CPTM.
  2. Web site: COMMUTER TRAIN S/2000 CPTM . CAF.
  3. Web site: Frota de Trens. Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos. pt-br. 8 August 2023.
  4. Governo apressa metrô na Paulista em prejuízo de linha na periferia. Folha de S. Paulo. pt-br. C1. 22304. 1414-5723. 27 April 1990. 8 August 2023.
  5. Projetos: São Paulo. Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos. pt-br. 49. 1990. 8 August 2023. 26 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190626032127/https://cbtu.gov.br/images/gaplo/administracaoanual/rel_admin/rel_90.pdf. dead.
  6. Web site: Senhores Acionistas. Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos. pt-br. 6. 1991. 8 August 2023. 26 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190626032134/https://cbtu.gov.br/images/gaplo/administracaoanual/rel_admin/rel_91.pdf. dead.
  7. Web site: Senhores Acionistas. Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos. pt-br. 8. 1992. 8 August 2023. 26 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190626032133/https://cbtu.gov.br/images/gaplo/administracaoanual/rel_admin/rel_92.pdf. dead.
  8. TC-0054081026195. Imprensa Oficial. Diário Oficial do Estado de São Paulo. Tribunal de Contas do Estado de São Paulo. pt-br. 18–19. 9 April 1997. 8 August 2023.
  9. Web site: Operação dos Trens. Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos. pt-br. 8 August 2023.
  10. Web site: Com chegada dos novos trens, CPTM inicia retirada de frota antiga. Metrô CPTM. pt-br. Ricardo. Meier. 9 August 2016. 8 August 2023.
  11. Web site: Série 2000 inicia operação na Linha 12 da CPTM. Via Trolebus. pt-br. Renato. Lobo. 8 August 2016. 8 August 2023.
  12. Web site: Diz que Linha 12 da CPTM vai receber trens "quase novos". Via Trolebus. pt-br. Renato. Lobo. 27 April 2012. 8 August 2023.
  13. Web site: Trem da CPTM descarrila e interdita trecho da Linha 12-Safira. Estadão. pt-br. Felipe. Cordeiro. 23 February 2017. 8 August 2023. subscription.
  14. Web site: Princípio de incêndio atinge trem da série 2000 na Linha 12-Safira da CPTM. Via Trolebus. pt-br. Renato. Lobo. 20 February 2020. 8 August 2023.
  15. Web site: Envolvidos em compra irregular de trens para CPTM são condenados a pedido de Promotoria. Ministério Público de São Paulo. pt-br. 10 May 2022. 8 August 2023.
  16. Web site: "Cartel dos Trens de SP": Justiça determina multa de R$ 50 milhões contra empresas e pessoas físicas por compra irregular de trens da CPTM. Diário do Transporte. pt-br. Adamo. Bazani. 10 May 2022. 8 August 2023.