Electric Tilt Train

Electric Tilt Train
"City of Maryborough" at Roma Street station
Interior
In service1998–present
ManufacturerWalkers Limited
Built atMaryborough
Constructed1997–1998
Entered service6 November 1998
Number built2
Number in service2
Formation6-car sets
TTD1–TTT–TTM+TTM–TTT–TTD2
Fleet numbers301/302 and 303/304
OperatorsQueensland Rail
DepotsMayne, Gracemere
Lines servedNorth Coast
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel
Train length136 m (446 ft 2 in)
Car length
  • 23.4 m (76 ft 9 in) (TTD)
  • 22.3 m (73 ft 2 in) (TTT, TTM)[1]
Width2,837 mm (9 ft 3.7 in)
Height3,615 mm (11 ft 10.3 in)
Floor height1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)
Wheel diameter810 mm (32 in)
Wheelbase
  • Per bogie: 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)
  • Between bogie centres: 16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Maximum speed
  • Service:
  • 160 km/h (100 mph)
  • Record:
  • 210 km/h (130 mph)
Weight
  • 44 t (43 long tons; 49 short tons) (TTD1)
  • 45 t (44 long tons; 50 short tons) (TTD2)
  • 47 t (46 long tons; 52 short tons) (TTT)
  • 43 t (42 long tons; 47 short tons) (TTM)
Traction systemHitachi PWM 3-level IGBTVVVF
Traction motors16 × Hitachi 170 kW (230 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor
Power output2.72 MW (3,650 hp)
Deceleration1.05 m/s2 (3.4 ft/s2) (service)
Electric system(s)25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead lines
Current collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classificationBo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
Braking system(s)Regenerative electric and electro-pneumatic disc brakes
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Electric Tilt Train is the name for two identical high-speed tilting trains operated by Queensland Rail for the Tilt Train service on the North Coast line from Brisbane to Rockhampton which entered service in November 1998.

  1. ^ Hunter, Ross (21–23 May 2000). "Tilt Trains - The Queensland Experience". Adelaide: Conference on Railway Engineering. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.