| Eurotren Monoviga Propulsion  The EM 403 trains, with 3 "cars,"
          use 6-90kW electric motors. Maximum acceleration and deceleration
          is 1 m/s2. Maximum rated speed is 200km/h (125mph). For speeds
          above 200 km/h, the EM 500 was developed. In this design, steel
          wheels are substituted for the rubber tires, and linear induction
          motors (LIMs) are substituted for conventional motors. The original
          LIM designed for these trains were from the project Eureka Project
          EU277. This project, which was a joint venture between EMSA and
          Linermot Ltd. of England, was to replace the conventional electric
          motors in EMSA's new series of trains.
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