Protos (train)

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Connexxion Class 5030
PROTOS train at Hoevelaken
In service	2007–present
Manufacturer	Fahrzeugtechnik Dessau
Number built	6
Number in service	5
Formation	2 cars per unit
Fleet numbers	5031-5036
Capacity	12 x 1st Class 154 x 2nd Class
Operators	Connexxion
Lines served	Valleilijn
Specifications
Floor height	810 mm (31.89 in)
Maximum speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Weight	108 t (106 long tons; 119 short tons)
Electric system(s)	1.5 kV Catenary
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Protos is an electric multiple unit built by the German company Fahrzeugtechnik Dessau.^[1]

The train is built with two coaches. The train has a low floor, at a height of 810 mm, so there is little to no step between the platform height and the trains. The prototype unit left the factory in September 2006 and was displayed at InnoTrans 2006. The only operator of these units is Connexxion on the Valleilijn between Amersfoort and Ede-Wageningen in the Netherlands where 5 sets were delivered. After testing, the units entered passenger service in September 2007.^[2][3]

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  Prototype at Amsterdam Zaanstraat depot
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  Interior of the mB-coach
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  5031 at Amersfoort

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