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New South Wales V set
🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Commonwealth Engineering· from 1970· class of electric multiple unit operating in New South Wales, Australia
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. V18 (45682331551): Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. DKM 8142: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The V sets are a type of double-decker electric multiple units (EMU) that operated on the intercity network surrounding Sydney in New South Wales, Australia from 1970 up until 2026. Built by Comeng between 1970 and 1989 and first delivered under the Department of Railways, the sets are of stainless steel construction. During its time in service, the V sets primarily operated along the Blue Mountains and Central Coast lines, and have travelled approximately 115,000,000 kilometres (71,000,000 mi) in total.
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 56 years ago, in 1970.
- 680 kW is about 8 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 24 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 112: 2 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Served for 56 years (1970–2026).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1970
- in service from
- 1970
- retired
- 2026
- status
- retired
- number built
- 246
- kind
- Electric Multiple Unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- Commonwealth Engineering
- operators
- Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink, CityRail, State Rail Authority of New South Wales, New South Wales Public Transport Commission, Department of Railways New South Wales
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- 680 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- (nominal) from overhead catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′ (control motors)
- formation
- 2, 4, 6 and 8-car sets Trains are formed of Driver Motor, Driver trailer and (Non-driver) Trailer cars., Driver Motors:…
- length
- 24 m
- weight
- 40 t
- capacity
- 112 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5122986, Wikipedia: New South Wales V set (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.