| R30 (New York City Subway car) | |
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A married pair of R30s in the redbird paint scheme at Concourse Yard |
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| Manufacturer | St. Louis Car Company |
| Replaced | BMT Standard, BMT D Triplex |
| Constructed | 1960–1962 |
| Entered service | 1962 |
| Refurbishment | 1985-1988 |
| Scrapped | 1989-1993 |
| Number built | 260 |
| Number in service | 0 |
| Number preserved | 8 (pending) |
| Number scrapped | 252 |
| Formation | Married Pairs |
| Fleet numbers | 8250–8351 (GE), 8412–8569 (WH) |
| Capacity | 56 (seated) |
| Operator | New York City Subway |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | LAHT Carbon steel |
| Car length | 60 ft (18.3 m) |
| Width | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Height | 12.08 ft (3.7 m) |
| Platform height | 3.76 ft (1.1 m) |
| Doors | 8 |
| Maximum speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) |
| Weight | 80,600 lb (36.6 tonnes) |
| Auxiliaries | WH 1447 JR; GE 1257F1 |
| Power supply | Westinghouse XCA248 and General Electric MCM 17KG192A |
| Braking system(s) | WABCO ME42B SMEE |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
The R30 was a New York City Subway car built by St. Louis Car Company for the New York City Transit Authority in 1960–62. It was a continuation of the R16 and R27 style. They were a "follow-up" or supplemental stock for the "B" Division's R27s and closely resemble them.
The cars were "Protestant" married pairs, which meant that they were coupled together as pairs. The R30s were primarily BMT Eastern Division cars, although they would appear in the northern and southern divisions from time to time.
162 R30s and all R30As numbered 8250-8411 were overhauled in 1985, which include being repainted in the Redbird style of the IRT cars. The unrebuilt R30s, which were Westinghouse cars numbered 8412-8569, were also painted red in the mid 1980s, but retired in 1990 and replaced by the rebuilt R30s and the new R68As. The last of the rebuilt R30s were retired from passenger service on June 25, 1993 on the C train. The Electric Railroaders Association sponsored a Farewell to the R30 Fan Trip.
Like their R27 sister units, the R30s wore several paint schemes over the course of their career. Originally delivered in a dark olive green paint job, many were repainted bright red in the late 1960s before receiving the MTA platinum mist-and-blue scheme beginning in 1970. The rebuilt R30s were finished in a fox red color.
The only cars that are survive today are 8424-8425 at the Coney Island Yard in Brooklyn, 8429/8558 converted as Rail Adhesion Cars, 8463 at the 36th-38th Street Yard in Brooklyn, 8506 at the New York City Transit Museum, and 8522/8481 used as office space in the 207th Street Yard in Manhattan.
A simulated version of the R30 interior was featured in the opening credits of Season 2 of the television show Everybody Hates Chris.
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