ATAC MA 200

The MA 200 is a rapid transit electric multiple unit originally introduced on the Rome Metro in 1999 and currently operational on the Rome-Lido Railway.
==History==
The MA 200s are the second generation of rolling stock on the Rome Metro for use on Line A. Built by Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie and Fiat Ferroviaria, the MA 200s were introduced in anticipation of Line A's extension from Ottaviano to Battistini. A total of twenty three-car sets were ordered and delivered from March 1997 to 1999; the trains entered service in 1999 following a long period of testing.
The MA 200s were removed from service on Line A around 2006 with the introduction of the MA 300 model manufactured by CAF, with the entire fleet of trains on Line A subsequently replaced with MA 300s; they were moved to Line B, where they operated from 2006 to 2012 before they were moved to the Rome-Lido Railway where they currently see service. Eight sets are in service on the Rome-Lido Railway formed into four six-car consists, with two additional sets located at Graniti Depot; the other sets's locations are unknown.
On the Rome-Lido Railway, the MA 200s are notorious for their finicky doors due to the continuous replacements of the electronic equipment used to close the doors; on many occasions the cars feature physical locks on their doors to force them closed. Due to their finicky operation MA 200s are rarely seen in operation on the Rome-Lido Railway, with their low uptime and problems on the railway blamed on ATAC's attitudes towards operating the trains. MA.221/MA.222 and MA.229/MA.230 were repainted into the new Cotral liveries in October 2023.
==Design==
Car bodies are constructed of an aluminum alloy following in the veins of the MB 100 sets. Each set consists of three semi-permanently coupled cars, which are often coupled together to form six car consists. Each car has four doors per side. The MA 200s are noted for their open gangways, a feature not present on previous rolling stock models on the network.
Each three-car set consists of two powered cab cars and one trailing intermediate car. Each set, being semi-permanently coupled together, cannot be split apart without the use of specialist equipment available in depots.
==Specifications==
The MA 200s are the first type of rolling stock on the Rome Metro to employ variable frequency drives as a traction system; a GTO system used by Ansaldo is used on the MA 200s, which when accelerating makes a sound similar to a car shifting gears. The GTO system is similar to the ones used on the Naples Metro M1 and Catania Metro M.88 models of rolling stock.
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