MTR Phase II LRV

"Phase II LRV" is a colloquial name used to describe a set of thirty light rail vehicles operated by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation and its successor the MTR Corporation on the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway Light Rail system from October 1992 to February 2023.
==History==
The Phase II LRV was the second generation of rolling stock operated on the Hong Kong Light Rail system. A total of thirty cars were constructed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries for the Light Rail system, comprising of twenty powered cars and ten trailer cars. Due to being manufactured by Kawasaki they are often colloquially named the Kawasaki Cars.
The cars entered service on 28 October 1992. They were designed to improve on the shortcomings of the Phase I LRVs. When not in service, the trains are stationed at Tuen Mun depot. During busier periods up to two cars are coupled together.
The MTR Corporation had no plans to refurbish the sets, and by 2015 had put out a contract, numbered K1846-15E, to replace the Phase II LRVs. The Phase II LRV made its last run on 26 February 2023, with two consists comprising 1086 and 1209 and 1090 and 1210.
==Design==
The Phase II LRVs feature a boxy design with an unpainted body. Originally featuring white and orange accents replicating the livery used on the Kowloon-Canton Railway, the cars were later repainted with a red stripe on the roof, blue stripe surrounding the side windows and yellow cabs; this change happened from 1997 onwards. The front of the cars feature a display with the destination and the route number; originally a cloth rollsign, this was later changed to orange LEDs with an appearance similar to that of the cloth rollsigns. A small flipboard in the driver's cab displays the train running number.
==Specifications==
Construction of the sets is of stainless steel. The sets use AEG GTO chopper control systems; these power AEG ABS 3322.2 DC traction motors. The sets ride on Duewag bogies and use a Duewag TademDrive driveshaft system mated to a Duewag/FWH gearbox.
==Preservation==
A portion of 1088 is located at Ying Wa College alongside a portion of MLR Train car 361, where it is used as a classroom.
==Gallery==
KCR II LRV.jpg|Unrefurbished set
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