Geeking out on the Madrid Metro
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This weekend we have the series 7000 and 9000 manufactured by AnsaldoBreda for the #Madrid #Metro 🇪🇸, in 2002 and 2006 respectively. They're designed for the wide guage lines and come in single and dual-voltage variants as the metro system use both 600V DC and 1500V DC through rigid overhead catenary.
The picture is taken on Line 10 at the Gregorio Marañón station.
The Mardid metro does use overhead catenary instead of 3rd rail like most metros. Somthing I just remembered from a past trip: Behind every rule is a story...
https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2015/12/02/inenglish/1449070640_147466.html
<img src=“https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/110/368/033/462/816/533/small/784f268103555918.jpeg" alt=“Sign at metro door with a metallic balloon in a red prohibition icon.
It reads, "PROHIBIDO EL ACCESO CON GLOBOS METALÁLICOS" and, "Do not enter with metallic balloons".”/>
<img src=“https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/110/368/036/791/603/764/small/2a1775095d660844.png" alt=“Screenshot that reads:
MADRID METRO Video: How a child's balloon cut off Madrid subway service for an hour
Metal surface touched overhead power cable at Sol station, triggering sparks.”/>
Here's a look at the series 2000 of the #Madrid #metro, these are narrow gauge and built by CAF. Variant A, introduced in 1985, is nicknamed Panda for its boxy look (after the Seat car), and variant B, introduced in 1997, is nicknamed burbuja (bubble). They are currently the oldest rolling stock on the metro.
