ATAC MC V00

MC V00 is the manufacturer's designation given by to the MC 100 rolling stock operating on Line C of the Rome Metro since November 2014.
==History==
The MC V00 is the first generation of rolling stock operated by the Rome Metro for Line B. A total of 30 sets are to be procured in three batches, beginning with an initial batch of 13 sets and later followed by additional batches of 2 and 15 sets. The trains are manufactured by AnsaldoBreda, later Hitachi Rail Italy following AnsaldoBreda's sale to Hitachi.
Deliveries commenced in 2013 and service commenced on 9 November 2014; a technical problem caused a train malfunction on the first day of operations.
==Design==
The MC V00 is based on the Driverless Metro originally developed by AnsaldoBreda and later by successor company Hitachi Rail Italy. Car bodies are constructed out of aluminum. Each set consists of six cars, comprising of two control cab cars and four powered intermediate cars. Each car has four doors per side, with the cars semi-permanently coupled to each other and cannot be split apart without the use of specialist equipment available in depots.
Each car in a six-car consist is powered and uses a standardized design. These are the only examples of the Driverless Metro to take 1,500 V DC power from overhead as opposed to a 750 V DC third rail.
==Specifications==
The MC V00 uses an Ansaldo IGBT variable frequency drive traction system.
As with all Driverless Metro sets, it features Automatic Train Protection (ATP), Automatic Train Operation (ATO) and Automatic Train Supervisory (ATS) systems. Trains are controlled by a central control center and can be driven manually from the center in the event of an emergency; the computer-controlled system is said to eliminate human errors and offer a high amount of precision in the trains's operation.
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