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A tender was called by Ministry of Transport in May 2020 for 10 six-car intercity EMUs, with three manufacturers putting up bids for the project.
CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive, which had manufactured the earlier Class 93, was awarded the tender for the new trains. As part of the conditions, 2 sets would be manufactured at CRRC Zhuzhou's factory in China while the remaining 8 sets would be manufactured in CRRC's factory in Batu Gajah, Malaysia.
Features
The train has a capacity of 312 seats, with 276 standard class seats and 36 business class seats.
Compared to the earlier Class 93, the class features a 14.2% improvement in acceleration and a 24.5% increase in tractive effort. The battery capacity for auxiliary power is 640 A h, double that of the Class 93s. This allows the train's emergency lighting and ventilation system to function for two hours without overhead catenary supply.
The train meets the EN 15227 crashworthiness standard and EN 45545 fire safety standards.
Delivery
The first set was completed on 8 June 2024 and was handed over to the Transport Ministry in a ceremony at the CRRC Zhuzhou factory. The remaining sets are scheduled to be fully delivered by 12 August 2025.
References
^ "出海再赢"回头客"马来西亚ETS3新型米轨动车组在株洲下线" [Going overseas and winning "repeat customers" again, Malaysia's ETS3 new meter-gauge EMU rolled off the production line in Zhuzhou]. m.yunnan.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-06-09.
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