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3000 class railcar
🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Commonwealth Engineering· from 1987· diesel railcar used in Adelaide, South Australia
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Adelaide Metro 3100 class railcar: Tomoyn· CC BY 4.0
- 2. Adelaide Metro 3000 Class Railcar at Elizabeth: Thebusofdoom· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Adelaide Metro 3000 Class at Greenfields: Thebusofdoom· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Adelaide Metro 3000 class railcar no 3116 and ex-SAR 'Red Hen' railcar no 321 at National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, 10 May 2026 (Mike Kent): Mike Kent· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. TransAdelaide 3000 class railcar at Adelaide station: Marcus Wong Wongm· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. Adelaide Railway Station - Platform 3 20260525-101949: RegionVisitor90· CC0
- 7. Alberton railway station south east view train on Platform 1 close 18 April 2025: Redhen334· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. Alberton railway station south east view train on Platform 1 far 18 April 2025: Redhen334· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Refurbished 3000 class railcars: Trainadelaide2000· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. Refurbished 3000 railcar 2: Muzzamo· Public domain
what is it?
The 3000 class and 3100 class are a class of diesel railcars that operate on the Adelaide rail network. Built by Comeng and Clyde Engineering between 1987 and 1996, they entered service under the State Transport Authority as a replacement for the Redhen railcars, before later being operated by TransAdelaide and Adelaide Metro. Trains are typically coupled as multiple units, though the 3000 class are also able to run as single units when needed.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 39 years ago, in 1987.
- 1.6 MW is about 18 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 25.8 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 100: 2 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Still in service after 39 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1987
- in service from
- 1987
- status
- in service
- number built
- 70
- kind
- Diesel Multiple Unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- Commonwealth Engineering, Clyde Engineering
- operators
- State Transport Authority, TransAdelaide, Adelaide Metro
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- 1.6 MW
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- (1A)2′ (3000)
- formation
- Single unit (3000), Married pair (3100)
- length
- 25.8 m
- weight
- 48 t
- capacity
- 100 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4634296, Wikipedia: 3000 class railcar (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.