The Taiwan Railway EMU100 series was a fleet of alternating current electric multiple units built by British Rail Engineering Limited and the General Electric Company for Taiwan Railways, fabricated in 1976 and in full service from 1979. Thirteen five-car sets were ordered in the early 1970s for the electrified West Coast Main Line, with bodies based on the British Rail Mark 2 design and built at BREL's York Carriage Works in 1977 and 1978. Each set had a driving power car, a motor car, two trailers and a driving trailer, and the four traction motors of the motor car gave 1,275 kilowatts. They were the first units to run the electric Tzu-Chiang Express, and in 1979 they cut the Taipei to Kaohsiung time to 4 hours and 10 minutes. Nicknamed the British Girl by rail enthusiasts, the fleet was withdrawn from regular service in 2009 and has been used on special occasions since.
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The Taiwan Railway EMU100 series was a set of rail cars fabricated by British Rail Engineering Limited and the General Electric Company in 1976 that has operated in Taiwan.
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Taiwan Railways had ordered 13 five-car electric multiple unit sets from England's British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) and General Electric Company.
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The Taiwan Railway EMU100 series was a set of rail cars fabricated by British Rail Engineering Limited and the General Electric Company in 1976 that has operated in Taiwan.
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The alternating current electric multiple unit (EMU) fleet entered full squadron service in 1979, and was withdrawn from service in 2009.
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The Taiwan Railway EMU100 series was a set of rail cars fabricated by British Rail Engineering Limited and the General Electric Company in 1976 that has operated in Taiwan.
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The alternating current electric multiple unit (EMU) fleet entered full squadron service in 1979, and was withdrawn from service in 2009.
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The four traction motors on the EM100 car provided a total power output of 1,275 kW (1,710 hp).
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The Taiwan Railway EMU100 series was a set of rail cars fabricated by British Rail Engineering Limited and the General Electric Company in 1976 that has operated in Taiwan.
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Taiwan Railways had ordered 13 five-car electric multiple unit sets from England's British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) and General Electric Company.
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The Taiwan Railway EMU100 series was a set of rail cars fabricated by British Rail Engineering Limited and the General Electric Company in 1976 that has operated in Taiwan.
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