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what is it?
The 1200 class railcar or Tulloch railcar are a type of diesel railcar built by Tulloch Limited for the New South Wales railways department between June 1970 and May 1972. They were built to operate the Riverina Express before being transferred to the South Coast Daylight Express.
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 55 years ago, in 1971.
- 23.5 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 22 years (1971–1993).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1971
- in service from
- 1971
- retired
- 1993
- status
- retired
- number built
- 10
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- Tulloch Limited
- top speed
- 112 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- length
- 23.5 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7011599, Wikipedia: New South Wales 1200 class railcar (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.