Ganz CSMG

The Ganz CSMG (Hungarian: [ˈɡɒnz ˈt͡ʃeːɛmɡeː]), known in official FVV/BKV records as GCSM,[lower-alpha 4] or sometimes known as ICS,[lower-alpha 5] is a series of tramcars which was manufactured by Hungarian companies Ganz-MÁVAG Mozdony-, Vagon- és Gépgyár ("Ganz-MÁVAG Locomotive, Carriage and Machine Factory") and Ganz Villamossági Gyár ("Ganz Electric Factory"). The CSMG tramcars have three main variants, which are all eight axle rail motor coaches with a Bo'2'2'Bo'tr axle arrangement, the last variant being capable of operating as electric multiple units. The cars were manufactured in Budapest between 1964 and 1978, and in overall 152 regular units and two prototypes were made.

Ganz CSMG
(GCSM, ICS)
CSMG-2 motor coach no. 1410 on
Budapest's line 24 in 2014
Interior of a CSMG motor coach in 2011
In service1965–present
(55–56 years)
Manufacturerunderframe, bogies and carbody:
Ganz-MÁVAG Mozdony-, Vagon- és Gépgyár
Budapest,  Hungary
traction system:
Ganz Villamossági Gyár
Budapest,  Hungary
ReplacedFVV CSM Bengáli, Ganz UV
ConstructedCSMG-0:
1964–1965
CSMG-1:
1967–1970
CSMG-2:
1970–1976
CSMG-3:
1977–1978
Entered service1965
(56 years ago)
Refurbished1970–1975,
1991–1994
(1 CSMG into KCSV-5),
1996–1999
(20 CSMG into KCSV-7)
Scrapped2009
Number builtCSMG-0: 2
CSMG-1: 35
CSMG-2: 87
CSMG-3: 30
total: 154
Number preservedat least 1
(KCSV-5)
Number scrappedat least 2
(CSMG prototypes)
FormationMC,[lower-alpha 1] MC+MC
Fleet numbersCSMG-0:
3730, 3731
CSMG-1:
1301–1335
CSMG-2:
1336–1390, 1420–1451
(1371–1390→1400–1419)
CSMG-3:
1452–1481
CapacityCSMG cars:
201 passengers,[lower-alpha 2]
30 seats
(13xx cars)
196 passengers,
38 seats
(14xx cars)
KCSV-5:
201 passengers,
30 seats
KCSV-7:
192 passengers,
36 seats
Operator(s)Fővárosi Villamosvasút (FVV),
Budapest,  Hungary
(1965–1967)
Budapesti Közlekedési Vállalat (BKV),
Budapest,  Hungary
(1968–present)
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Car lengthcarbody:
26,000 mm (85 ft 4 in)
between couplers:
26,900 mm (88 ft 3 in)
Width2,300 mm (7 ft 7 in)
HeightCSMG cars:
3,100 mm (10 ft 2 in)
KCSV cars:
3,500 mm (11 ft 6 in)
Floor height850 mm (2 ft 9 in)
Entrystep
Doorsfolding doors,
5 per side,
2+2+2+2+2
CSMG-0 prototypes until 1974:
folding doors,
4 per side,
2+2+2+2
Articulated sectionstwo
CSMG-0 prototypes until 1974:
one
Wheel diameter670 mm (2 ft 2 in)
Wheelbase1,800 mm (5 ft 11 in)
Maximum speed50 km/h (31 mph)
WeightCSMG cars:
33,600 kg (37.0 short tons)
KCSV cars:
34,000 kg (37 short tons)
Traction system4 × Ganz TK 44
Power outputCSMG cars:
4 × 66 hp (49 kW)
(=264 hp (197 kW))
KCSV cars:
4 × 61 hp (46 kW)
(=244 hp (182 kW))
Auxiliaries24 V DC
Power supply24 V DC
Train heatingelectric heating
(originally only on CSMG-1)
Electric system(s)600 V DC from overhead line
Current collection methodpantograph
UIC classificationBo'2'2'Bo'tr[lower-alpha 3]
CSMG-0 prototypes until 1974:
Bo'2'Bo'tr
Bogiespivoting
Braking system(s)electric
Safety system(s)proprietary tramset breakage sensing system
Coupling systemmechanical:
Alemann-type trichterkupplung
electrical:
proprietary DC connectors
Multiple workingonly with same type
Headlight typeincandescent light bulbs
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The official CSMG designation resolves to Csuklós Motorkocsi, Ganz ("Articulated Motor Coach, Ganz"), this was changed to GCSM in FVV and BKV records, and the semi-official ICS resolves to Ipari Csuklós ("Industrial Articulated"), because it was the first articulated tram design in Hungary which was produced by a regular manufacturing company instead of an in-house workshop of a transit company. The final production variant of the series is capable of controlling another unit of its type through proprietary 50-wire cables, though traction current isn't shared between units. The trams are also capable of sensing the breakup of the tramset with a proprietary system implemented along the couplers. Two prototypes, sometimes referred to as CSMG-0, were made before mass production started, these cars originally had a single articulated joint instead of two, but later these were extended. The production variants CSMG-1, CSMG-2 and CSMG-3 were unified over the years and now they are referred to as CSMG-E. One damaged car was rebuilt with experimental features, and its type is referred to as KCSV-5.[lower-alpha 6] Partly based on the operating experiences of this car, in the 1990s 20 CSMG cars were refurbished, their type is referred to as KCSV-7. The CSMG was intended to replace the lower capacity Ganz UV[lower-alpha 7] and obsolete, in-house FVV CSM[lower-alpha 8] Bengáli trams.

CSMG tramcars are still in active service in Budapest, whereas – with the exception of the two prototypes – the first scrapping took place only in 2009, when the only KCSV-5 car was taken out of service owing to maintenance difficulties. The first tramcar entered passenger service in 1965, thus the series is now in continuous service for 55–56 years. The series also carries the distinction of having one of the cars take Diana, Princess of Wales on a ride along the city's scenic Line 2 on the Danube's bank. CSMG tramcars are nicknamed as ICS or ipari csuklós ("industrial articulated"), Ganz csuklós ("Ganz articulated"), or when running in multiple unit pairs, Góliát ("Goliath").

Design and manufacturing

The CSMG series was Ganz's, and thus the Hungarian machine industry's first foray into articulated rail vehicle production as the obsolete CSM Bengáli tramcars made by FVV's in-house Árpád Füzesi Workshop, and Ganz's own lower capacity UV series proved to be inadequate for the growing demands of Budapest's tram network. Thus two CSMG prototypes, sometimes referred to as CSMG-0, were manufactured between 1964 and 1965. These had only one articulation, but were expanded with another body section later to resemble the production variants, as they were in passenger service for some years. After the first CSMG production run however, features were scaled back, this resulted in tramcars having less comfort, but after years of repairs and refurbishments, almost all CSMG cars converged to a general set of specifications referred to as CSMG-E (Csuklós Motorkocsi, Ganz – Egységesített, "Articulated Motor Coach, Ganz – Unified").

Eventually 3 main variants of CSMG tramcars were produced, these variants are shown in the following table.

VariantProduction yearsProduction numbersFleet numbersNotes
CSMG-1
(CsMG.1)		1967–1970351301–1335
CSMG-2
(CsMG.2)		1970–1976871336–1390, 1420–1451
(1371–1390→1400–1419)
CSMG-3
(CsMG.3)		1977–1978301452–1481

Between 1991 and 1994, a CSMG car damaged in the 1980s was rebuilt and modernized by Ganz and got the designation KCSV-5 (Korszerűsített Csuklós Villamos, 5-ös típus, "Modernized Articulated Tram, type 5"). Based on the experiences with this car, 30 CSMG cars were refurbished between 1996 and 1999, these were designated as KCSV-7 (Korszerűsített Csuklós Villamos, 7-es típus, "Modernized Articulated Tram, type 7"). These shouldn't be confused with Ganz's last articulated tram type, the similarly designated KCSV-6.

CSMG-related prototypes, refurbishments and other related vehicles are shown in the following table.

VehicleTypeProd.
years		Prod.
num.		Fleet
num.		Notes
CSMG prototype
(CSMG-0)		artic. motor coach,
prototype		1964–196523730,
3731
CSMG-E
(Csuklós Motorkocsi, Ganz – Egységesített,
"Articulated Motor Coach, Ganz – Unified")		artic. motor coachn.a.n.a.n.a.refurbished CSMG cars
KCSV-5
(Korszerűsített Csuklós Villamos, 5-ös típus,
"Modernized Articulated Tram, type 5")		artic. motor coach,
prototype		1991–199411303rebuilt from a damaged
CSMG car
KCSV-7
(Korszerűsített Csuklós Villamos, 7-es típus,
"Modernized Articulated Tram, type 7")		artic. motor coach1996–199930n.a.refurbished CSMG cars
CSMG oktatókocsi
("CSMG trainer car")		artic. motor coachn.a.n.a.n.a.used as training cars for tram
drivers, have slanted red
striping on top of the livery

See also

References and notes
  1. MC stands for motor coach
  2. assuming 5 passengers/m²
  3. the UIC axle arrangement classification appendix "tr" officially denotes a tram vehicle
  4. GCSM: [ˈɡeːt͡ʃeːɛm]
  5. ICS: [ˈiːt͡ʃeː]
  6. KCSV: [ˈkaːt͡ʃeːveː]
  7. UV: [ˈuːveː]
  8. FVV CSM: [ˈɛfveːveː ˈt͡ʃeːɛm]
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