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V/Line Sprinter
🇦🇺 Australia ·built by UGL Rail· from 1993· high speed diesel railcar train used in Victoria, Australia
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4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 7007 southern cross 12 sep 07: Matt Julian.· CC BY 3.0
- 2. Sprinter 7007 up Seymour service at Coolaroo railway station Platform 1 (21 January 2026): PEPSI697· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. VLine Sprinter at Dandenong (cropped): Thebusofdoom· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Vline-sprinter: Marcus Wong Wongm· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The V/Line Sprinters are diesel railcars which are operated by V/Line on its Seymour line service with some also leased to Metro Trains Melbourne for its Stony Point line commuter service. They were built between 1993 and 1995 by A Goninan & Co in Broadmeadow, New South Wales.
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 33 years ago, in 1993.
high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.
spec sheet
- built
- 1993
- in service from
- 1993
- number built
- 22
- kind
- high-speed train
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- UGL Rail
- operators
- V/Line, Metro Trains Melbourne
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- capacity
- 88 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7581315, Wikipedia: V/Line Sprinter (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.