New South Wales T set

what is it?

The New South Wales T set, also referred to as the Tangara train, is a class of double-decker electric multiple units (EMU) that operate on the Sydney Trains network in New South Wales, Australia. Built by A Goninan & Co, the sets entered service between 1988 and 1995, initially under the State Rail Authority and later on CityRail. The T sets were built as "third-generation" trains for Sydney's rail fleet, coinciding with the final withdrawals of the "Red Rattler" sets from service in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

who runs it

Sydney Trains

base stats

• speed 130 km/htop speed
• power 1.4 MWpower output
• weight 50 tin working order
• seats 98passengers
• built 455made 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 38 years ago, in 1988.
• 🚗1.4 MW is about 16 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏81.1 m long: about 18 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧓Still in service after 38 years.

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

spec sheet

built

1988

in service from

1988

status

in service

number built

455

kind

Electric multiple unit

traction

electric

origin

🇦🇺 Australia

builders

UGL Rail

operators

Sydney Trains

top speed

130 km/h

power

1.4 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

(nominal) from overhead catenary

wheel arrangement

2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′

formation

Semi-permanent 8-car sets (can be broken up into 4-car sets for limited shunting movements only)

length

81.1 m

weight

50 t

capacity

98 passengers

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

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