Comeng

what is it?

The Comeng ( KOM-enj) is a class of electric multiple unit (EMU) operating on the suburban railway network of Melbourne. Built by their namesake Commonwealth Engineering (abbreviated as Comeng), the trains were introduced in 1981 as a replacement for the Tait and Harris trains. In total, 190 three-car trainsets were built, although 100 three-car sets remain in service and are expected to be retired by 2032.

who runs it

Metro Trains MelbourneVictorian RailwaysMTMetropolitan Transit AuthorityPTPublic Transport CorporationMTM>TrainCMConnex Melbourne

base stats

• speed 115 km/htop speed
• power 992 kWpower output
• weight 141 tin working order
• seats 210passengers
• built 570made in total

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 45 years ago, in 1981.
• 🚗992 kW is about 12 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 24 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏71.2 m long: about 16 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧍Seats 210: 4 full city buses (~50 seats each).
• 🧓Still in service after 45 years.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built

1981

in service from

1981

status

in service

number built

570

kind

Electric Multiple Unit

traction

electric

origin

🇦🇺 Australia

builders

Commonwealth Engineering

operators

Metro Trains Melbourne, Victorian Railways, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Public Transport Corporation, M>Train, Connex Melbourne

top speed

115 km/h

power

992 kW

gauge

1,600 mm Irish broad gauge

electric system

(nominal) from overhead catenary

wheel arrangement

Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′

formation

3-car sets (M–T–M)

length

71.2 m

weight

141 t

capacity

210 passengers

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.