Ganz CSMG (GCSM, ICS)
The Ganz CSMG is a series of tramcars which was manufactured by Hungarian companies Ganz-MÁVAG Mozdony-, Vagon- és Gépgyár and Ganz Villamossági Gyár. The CSMG tramcars have three main variants, which are all eight axle rail motor coaches with a Bo’2’2’Bo’tr axle arrangement, the last variant being capable of operating as electric multiple units. The cars were manufactured in Budapest between 1964 and 1978, and in overall 152 regular units and two prototypes were made.
The official CSMG designation resolves to Csuklós Motorkocsi, Ganz (“Articulated Motor Coach, Ganz”). The final production variant of the series is capable of controlling another unit of its type through proprietary 50-wire cables, though traction current isn’t shared between units. The trams are also capable of sensing the breakup of the tramset with a proprietary system implemented along the couplers.
The production variants CSMG-1, CSMG-2 and CSMG-3 were unified over the years and now they are referred to as CSMG-E. One car was rebuilt with experimental features, and its type is referred to as KCSV-5. Partly based on the operating experiences of this car, in the 1990s 20 CSMG cars were refurbished, their type is referred to as KCSV-7. The CSMG was intended to replace the lower capacity Ganz UV and obsolete, in-house FVV CSM Bengáli trams.
Characteristics
Manufacturer: Ganz-MÁVAG Mozdony-, Vagon- és Gépgyár / Ganz Villamossági Gyár
Assembly: Budapest (Hungary)
Years of production: 1964—1978
Production: ≈150 units
Length: 26,900 mm
Width: 2300 mm
Height: 3100 mm
Passenger capacity: 192–201 (30–38 seats)
Track gauge: 1435 mm
Power: 4× 49 kW
Max. speed: 50 km/h
Tension: 600 V (DC)
Weight: 34 t
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