Airport Express (AEL) and Tung Chung Line (TCL) trains

Airport Express Train (left) meets Tung Chung Line Train at Olympic Station - July 1998. Photo by Rick Wong.

Features of Airport Express and Tung Chung Line trains

Airport Express Trains

Constructor:                CAF Spain 1996-1998
Total:                          Tung Chung Line: 12 sets (72 motor cars, 24 trailer cars)
Airport Express Line: 11 sets (66 motor cars, 22 trailer cars)
Length:                       184.7 metres (8-car formation)
Track Gauge:              1432mm
Bogie:                         CAF Bogie Frame with 2500mm wheelbase
Motor:                         AEG 3-phrase AC motor, 4 pole, BASu 5551/4
Maximum Speed:        135km/h (acceleration 1.0m/s2)
Breaking Rates:           Maximum 1.1m/s2; Service 0.8m/s22
Overheard Supply:       1500V DC
Capacity:                     2388 persons (Tung Chung Line); 384 persons (Airport Express Line)
Traction:                      3-phrase variable voltage variable frequency (vvvf) inverters driven by GTOs
	Inside Airport Express train compartment - December 2000. Photo by Victor Wong.
	Personal TVs (showing flights arrival/departure, destination information, current news etc.) are installed on every seat inside Airport Express Trains - December 2000. Photo by Victor Wong.
	Luggage rack on the airport express trains - December 2000. Photo by Victor Wong.
	Builder's plate on the door entrance - December 2000. Photo by Victor Wong.
	Station/direction display with indication on the progress of train movement - December 2000. Photo by Victor Wong.

　Tung Chung Line Trains