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R160B on (F)


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The R160B (Kawasaki-built ones) was running on the F line yesterday, caught me by surprise. Take a look for yourself.

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R32 set on the F line.

 

Here's the R160B on the F the ones built by Kawasaki.

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I'm still organizing these photos, there will be more later. Enjoy!

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Nice pix of the R-32 (F) and R-160B (F)... I so love the R-160B's, ;)!

 

Thanks a lot, well I saw only one set on the (F) yesterday. I thought the (E) was only going to use the cars.

 

Superb shots there dude! I would have taken shots but this caught me off guard.

 

Thanks, man. The R160B on (F) was a surprise to me. The Alstom built R160A had only been running on the (F) and a R160B (the ones built by Kawasaki) is on the (F)

 

Yes there are 2 R160b's running on the (F) from CIY. CIY lent the (F) 2 trains so crews could get use to them faster so when there come in the change over will be smother.

 

Excellent, the (F) borrowing the Coney Island based R160B's are nice. Are there different propulsion motors used on the R160B cars the (F) is borrowing? Just wondering.

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No advertising in many of the cars.

 

That teal plastic looks kinda nice.

 

You know, looking at the pics of the inside of the R32, the R32 is wider inside than the R160. Curved sides are eating up space.

 

But, why is the R160 more narrow inside than the R44/R46/R68?

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No advertising in many of the cars.

 

That teal plastic looks kinda nice.

 

You know, looking at the pics of the inside of the R32, the R32 is wider inside than the R160. Curved sides are eating up space.

 

But, why is the R160 more narrow inside than the R44/R46/R68?

 

R44/R46/R68 are 75-foot cars. The R160 are 60-foot cars.

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R44/R46/R68 are 75-foot cars. The R160 are 60-foot cars.

 

 

 

And you don't know the difference between length and width.

 

 

 

The R160's appear to have less interior room due to the curved bodies, but in reality I think have a bit more standing room and a few more seats than R32-42 since only 4 of the cars have full width cabs as apposed to the others with half width in every car at every end.

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And you don't know the difference between length and width.

 

 

 

The R160's appear to have less interior room due to the curved bodies, but in reality I think have a bit more standing room and a few more seats than R32-42 since only 4 of the cars have full width cabs as apposed to the others with half width in every car at every end.

 

 

The R160s do not feel spacious. Standing room increasing, I'm not sure. Kinda doubt it. Seating room, for 60-footers can't beat the R32 and retired R38. The doors are not as wide as the R42. If you go on an R32 train, and notice how many are seated between the doors, it is between 6 and 7. If you go on an R42, it is between 5 and 6. On an R160, it's usually 5 and some area is open because of that pole in the center of the bench seats.

 

As for the original question about the R160 vs. the R44/46/68 width, the R44 to R68 also have curved sides. But they are wider inside than the R143/R160. I have the feeling that the R160 is narrower due to bridge clearances on the J/M lines, but I'm not sure. The 75 footers can not run on the J/M and I think one of the reasons is because they are too wide.

 

I'm sorry, but the R32, as outmoded as it is, is the most functional passenger-wise. The poles are very intelligently placed going away from the doors to the seated areas (very obvious in the pic of the R32 F's interior). That's a big problem with people standing by the doors with the R42, because those poles are placed by the doors clogging that critical area of the subway car. The doors aren't offset on the R160, another design decision I don't understand. They are in some of the R142s. That too helps passenger flow. I understand there are less seats, the doors have more space around them for standees. This helps. But, I have to say, riding the crowded A and E and F for years, the R32/R38, to this day, carries passengers more efficiently and handles crowds better than anything that has been designed since. So, functionally, I don't think the designers of the R143/R160s learned their lessons from trains designed over 40 years ago. :mad:

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Walls may be thicker on the R160. Other than that, I think their roofline is about an inch wider than the R44/46s.

 

The outline of an R160 will fit entirely into that of an R32. At the level of the roof, R44/R46s are slightly narrower than A division equipment. I think the R160s roof width is almost exactly the same as that of IRT equipment.

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Walls may be thicker on the R160. Other than that, I think their roofline is about an inch wider than the R44/46s.

 

The outline of an R160 will fit entirely into that of an R32. At the level of the roof, R44/R46s are slightly narrower than A division equipment. I think the R160s roof width is almost exactly the same as that of IRT equipment.

 

Per Wikipedia: (I know, not the greatest source)

 

R46

Car length 75 ft (22.9 m)

Width 10 ft (3.0 m)

Height 12.08 ft (3.7 m)

 

R32

Car length 60 ft 3 in (18.4 m)[over coupler faces]

Width 10 ft (3.0 m)

Height 12.08 ft (3.7 m)

 

R160

Car length 60.21 feet (18.35 m)

Width 9.77 feet (2.98 m)

Height 12.13 feet (3.70 m)

 

Can anyone verify these numbers?

 

.22 feet less in width and thicker walls, R160 would be narrower.(the walls seem thicker to me, also r46 walls seem thicker than r32 walls)

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The R160s do not feel spacious. Standing room increasing, I'm not sure. Kinda doubt it. Seating room, for 60-footers can't beat the R32 and retired R38. The doors are not as wide as the R42. If you go on an R32 train, and notice how many are seated between the doors, it is between 6 and 7. If you go on an R42, it is between 5 and 6. On an R160, it's usually 5 and some area is open because of that pole in the center of the bench seats.

 

As for the original question about the R160 vs. the R44/46/68 width, the R44 to R68 also have curved sides. But they are wider inside than the R143/R160. I have the feeling that the R160 is narrower due to bridge clearances on the J/M lines, but I'm not sure. The 75 footers can not run on the J/M and I think one of the reasons is because they are too wide.

 

I'm sorry, but the R32, as outmoded as it is, is the most functional passenger-wise. The poles are very intelligently placed going away from the doors to the seated areas (very obvious in the pic of the R32 F's interior). That's a big problem with people standing by the doors with the R42, because those poles are placed by the doors clogging that critical area of the subway car. The doors aren't offset on the R160, another design decision I don't understand. They are in some of the R142s. That too helps passenger flow. I understand there are less seats, the doors have more space around them for standees. This helps. But, I have to say, riding the crowded A and E and F for years, the R32/R38, to this day, carries passengers more efficiently and handles crowds better than anything that has been designed since. So, functionally, I don't think the designers of the R143/R160s learned their lessons from trains designed over 40 years ago. :mad:

 

 

 

Two 75ft cars can't pass each other on the Crescent St curve, they'll knock into each other if they do. I do believe they can run on the M but I'm not sure of the turn after Myrtle, they might knock into each other there too if two tried passing each other.

 

 

 

And I agree with you that the R32/38 are/were the most efficient for passenger flow. Maybe someone from the car design department at the MTA will think to change things around for the R179 when it ever materializes.

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No advertising in many of the cars.

 

That teal plastic looks kinda nice.

 

You know, looking at the pics of the inside of the R32, the R32 is wider inside than the R160. Curved sides are eating up space.

 

But, why is the R160 more narrow inside than the R44/R46/R68?

 

That plastic was covering the board that would have some advertisements on it. Its really weird not to see any adds on the R160B (F) .

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