Inventory of 45 domestic models of emus
Since the development of China's high-speed rail in the 21st century, in nearly 20 years, it has achieved the introduction, digestion, absorption and then innovation to completely independent innovation. The development of emus has developed rapidly, and dozens of models have been developed and manufactured before and after. Let's take stock of the domestic EMU models today!

Ready-to-go emu

Note: This article does not count power-intensive emus (Hulk), short-range intercity vehicles, internal combustion emus, sample vehicles, and early self-developed emus.

If you want to distinguish the model of the emu clearly, you need to first understand the manufacturer (OEMS) that produces the EMU in China, so that you can better understand the model definition in the future.

R&D and manufacturing manufacturer

In the traditional sense, there are only four manufacturers of EMUS, namely Qingdao Sifang Alstom Railway Transportation Equipment Co., Ltd. (formerly Sifang Bombardier, hereinafter referred to as “Sifang Alstom”), CRRC Qingdao Sifang Rolling Stock Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Sifang Shares”), CRRC Tangshan Rolling Stock Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “CRRC Tangshan”), CRRC Changchun Rail Bus Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Changke Shares”), and later after technical translation, CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Vehicle Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “CRRC Puzhen”) obtained the manufacturing qualification of some models.(Note: Sifang Holding Company CRRC Jiangmen and CRRC Chengdu subsidiaries also have intercity EMU manufacturing qualifications).

China CRRC

The corresponding models of these four oems are CRH1, CRH2/6, CRH3, and CRH5 emus, and the corresponding technologies introduced are Bombardier, Kawasaki of Japan, Siemens of Germany, and Alstom of France.

Model code definition：

The Harmony emu starts with CRH, which is the abbreviation of the first letter of China Railway Highspeed; the Fuxing EMU starts with CR, which is the abbreviation of the first letter of China Railway “China railway”.

Harmony EMU 300km/h is defined below

Harmony EMU 300km class and below models are defined as follows: the first letter represents the manufacturer; the second letter represents the type of vehicle group; the third is the suffix, which represents some improved models or intercity models or 4-group models.

Model definition

Definition of the first digit：

1: The representative manufacturer is Sifang Alstom (formerly Bombardier)

2/6: The representative manufacturer is Sifang Co., Ltd. (including CRRC Puzhen, CRRC Guangdong Company and CRRC Chengdu Company, which export CRH6 EMUS)

3: The representative manufacturers are CRRC Tangshan and Changke Shares, of which CRRC Tangshan is the main one.

5: On behalf of the manufacturer, it is a long-term customer share

Definition of the second letter：

Harmony emu models A, B, C, E, G, F and other codes of emu models below 300km/h are specifically defined as：

A: It is generally the basic model of the platform EMU, such as CRH1A, CRH2A, CRH3A, CRH5A, CRH6A and other models. This type of model is generally an 8-group train.

B: It is generally an extended grouping version of the Type A car group, such as CRH2B.

C: It is a high-speed vehicle group, and the driving speed can reach 300km/h, such as CRH2C and CRH3C (the speed can reach 350km/h)

E: For sleeper emus

G: For alpine emu

F: Only CRH6F, which is an intercity emu, other models do not have

J: Represents a comprehensive inspection vehicle, with CRH2J and CRH5J

CRH5J

Suffix definition：

Only CRH1A-A is more special. It is an improved model of the CRH1A model. The other models with the suffix-A are all intercity EMU short-grouping (4-grouping) models, which will not be discussed.

CRH1A-A

Organize the information of the emu below the 300-kilometer level of Harmony as follows：

Statistics of Harmony models below 300 kilometers

Definition of Harmony EMU above 300km/h

Harmony emu groups above the 300km/h level all start with CRH, followed by 380, which means that the design speed is 380km/h, the first letter ABCD represents the manufacturer, and the second letter LGJ represents the model subdivision.

380 model definition

First letter definition

Harmony EMU models above 300km/h have the letters A, B, C, and D.Its meaning is：

A represents the car group produced for Sifang Co., Ltd., such as CRH380A

B is a common model of Tangshan and long-distance passenger, such as CRH380B

D is a set of vehicles produced by Bombardier, such as CRH380D

Sub-letter definition

The secondary letters are L, G, J, M, N, etc., the common one is LGJ, and the others are not introduced.

L stands for long-range (16-group) emus, such as CRH380AL, CRH380BL, etc.

G stands for alpine emu, such as CRH380BG

J stands for comprehensive inspection vehicle, such as CRH380AJ

380A

Organize the models of Harmony 380 EMU as follows：

Harmony 380 model statistics

Definition of Fuxing EMU

The Fuxing EMU starts with a brand new CR letter, CR represents China Railway, followed by the speed class, manufacturer code, technical type code, and technical configuration code.

Fuxing model definition

Speed level code：

Fuxing currently has three speed levels, namely 200, 300, and 400, as follows：

200: The speed is between 100-200, and the general operating speed is 160km/h. It is mainly a power-concentrated emu (Hulk). We will not discuss it today.；

300: The speed is between 200-300, and the general running speed is 250km/h；

400: The speed is between 300-400, and the general operating speed is 350km/h；

CR450, an emu with a running speed of 400km/h, is currently being developed.

Fuxing EMU

Enterprise code：

There are only 2 codes in terms of enterprise codes: A and B.

A represents the EMU of the Sifang share platform. Not only Sifang shares can use this code, but also Sifang Alstom and CRRC Puzhen, which have passed the technical translation, can also use it.；

B is the platform emu of Changke Co., Ltd. and CRRC Tangshan (formerly Beike Series).

Technical type code：

The common technical type codes are F and J. F represents a decentralized power emu, and J represents a centralized power emu.The rest of the uncommon ones will not be introduced.

Technical configuration：

The technical configuration of the Fuxing EMU is relatively complex. Although the total number of vehicles is not large, there are still many types.Common ones are A, B, C, Z, G, J, etc.

A: On behalf of the long-range emu, 16 groups；

B: It represents the ultra-long emu, 17 formations. This is a formation form that Harmony does not have.

C: The first generation of intelligent configuration emus, namely Jingzhang and Jingxiong intelligent emus；

Z: Intelligent configuration emu, AZ represents 16 groups of intelligent emu, BZ represents 17 groups of intelligent emu；

G: Represents the alpine EMU.

J: Represents the comprehensive inspection vehicle EMU.

Fuxing Comprehensive Inspection Vehicle

The statistics of the Fuxing model are as follows: (excluding power concentration)

Fuxing model statistics

Summary: The rules for the definition of vehicle groups are different at different stages. Among them, several code definitions are common, such as G for alpine, E for sleeper, J for comprehensive testing vehicle, and L for long formation; the first letter represents the manufacturer or R&D technology platform, which is also common.

According to the introduction in this article, the next time you take an EMU, you can distinguish which model you are taking, compare each model, and find your favorite model!