page_title: MTR Metro Cammell EMU (AC)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: MTR Metro Cammell EMU (AC) / History
caption_attribution_description: English: A northbound KCRC Metro Cammell AC EMU train approaches the former Tai Po Market railway station (now the Hong Kong Railway Museum) on the Kowloon–Canton Railway. These trains have since been refurbished, and are now operated by MTR Corporation. Scan of a colour print.
context_page_description: The East Rail line Metro Cammell EMU is a model of electric multiple unit built by Metro-Cammell for the original Kowloon-Canton Railway in Hong Kong. The 29 sets are owned by and were originally operated by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. They have been operated by MTR Corporation after it merged with KCRC in 2007. Although another set of EMU trains from the same manufacturer operate on some of MTR's own lines, there are some significant differences between the two models, with the Metro Cammell EMUs of the original MTR being known as the Modernization Train.
  All 29 sets will gradually be retired from service starting 2020 and, together with the newer SP1900 EMUs built by Kinki Sharyo, will be replaced by brand-new Hyundai Rotem EMU trains ordered in December 2012. These 37 9-car "R-Trains" are manufactured by the same company as the K-Stock operating on the Tung Chung Line, the Tseung Kwan O Line, and the Kwun Tong Line.
  The difference phases of this series of train have entitled with different model numbers, including: 3094 stock, K01 stock, K03 stock and K05 stock.
context_section_description: The trains were ordered during the electrification of the KCR British section, now known as MTR East Rail Line, in 1978. Sets E1-E45 and E46-E61 were delivered to KCRC in 2 batches in 1982–1983, when electrification was completed first between Hung Hom and Sha Tin in May 1982, and from then to Tai Po Market station before Lo Wu on August 16th 1983. KCRC also reordered further train sets in 1986 (sets E62-E86) and 1990 (sets E87-E118). These trains may suffer from temporary loss of electricity while passing at University Station in the early days of full electrification because neutral sections (or dead zones) may led to the lack of internal batteries.
  The exteriors of the trains before refurbishment featured a red stripe running down the length of the trains, and the design of the front part of the first and last cars, which encapsulated the driver's cab, was commonly referred to as the "Yellow-cab" due to its aforementioned colour.
  Prior to the rule proclaimed in 1992 which fixed the number of cars on each trainset to 12, trains were inconsistent in terms of length, ranging from 3 to 12 cars.
caption: A Metro Cammell EMU train in original form, taken in August 1993.
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