All About the Rheostatik Series

In this today, the writer talk about the Rheostatik EMU'S, a economic train who debuted in 1976's. The Rheostatik series have extensive of 20.000 mm, have width of 2.990 mm and have height of 3.755 mm. Acceleration of this train are 2.0 km/h/second, and deceleration are 2,9 km/h/second and emergency brakes are 3,7 km/h/second. This series are compatible all lines of the heart of Jakarta City and some suburbs like Tangerang line (Operation was ceased), Serpong line (Operation was ceased), Bekasi line and Bogor line. This series using diamond shape pantograph style and need 1.500 volts to operate this series. A total of 120 units of this series. The first batch is batch 1976 (Numbered KL3 76102F to KL3 76120F) have 2 doors and using mild steel body. This is the first generation of this series

                                   This is the first generation of Rheostatik Series, batch 1976 (on this photograph showed KL3 76112F 

 

The next generation / batch is batch 1978 (Numbered KL3 78102F to KL3 78120F), have 3 doors and using mild steel body.

 This is second generation of Rheostatik 

Series, batch 1978 (on this photograph 

showed an refurbish Rheostatik series 

which called 'Rheostatik Marcopolo', 

actually is KL3 78112F)

Another refurbish Rheostatik series which called 

'Djoko Lelono 1', actually is KL3 78114F

An original second generation Rheostatik series, KL3 78116F

 

The next generation / batch is batch 1983 which are same like second generation (Numbered KL3 83102F to KL3 83124F)

This is third generation of Rheostatik series, the picture showed a third

generation of Rheostatik series, K3 1 83 10F (New number) / KL3 83110F

 

The next generation also the last generation of Rheostatik series using mild steel boy is batch 1984, It's same design like second and third generation (Numbered KL3 84102F to KL3 84116F) .

This is fourth generation of Rheostatik series, the picture showed a fourth

generation of Rheostatik series, KL3 84102F

 

The next generation is batch 1986 and 1987 which are differently from 1976 - 1984 generation. This generation using stainless steel body and have 3 doors (Numbered KL3 86102F to KL3 86120F, for batch 1987 it's numbered KL3 87102F to KL3 87120F). 

This is fifth generation of Rheostatik series, the picture showed a fifth

generation of Rheostatik series, K3 1 86 11F (New number)

This is sixth generation of Rheostatik series, the picture showed a sixth

generation of Rheostatik series, KL3 87108F

 

This topic will be continued in next day about history of this series.