Class 430.1

The Class 430.1 is a Kingstonaise Electrical Multiple Unit (EMU), built by CARTERrail in cooperation with Stadler Rail of Suisse. In Europe this EMU is called FLIRT. The articulated trainset comes in units of two to six cars with two to six motorized axles. The maximum speed is 200 km/h (120 mph). Standard floor height is 57 cm (22.4 in), but 78 cm (30.7 in) high floors are also available for platform heights of 76 cm (29.9 in). The Class 430.1 was originally developed as the FLIRT train for the Swiss Federal Railways and was first delivered in 2004. The trains quickly became a success and were ordered by operators in Algeria, Belarus, Estonia, Germany, Finland, Hungary, Italy and Norway, Poland, and Suisse. In 2009, CARTERrail of Kingston agreed to a deal with Stadler to construct FLIRT trainsets for the needs of the Kingstonaise market, especially used for the S-Lines in Kingston and Boyce and for the RegioRunners.