New South Wales R set

This article is about the NSW TrainLink regional train. For the Sydney electric multiple unit, see CityRail R set.
R set
LR2 being transferred from Dubbo to Auburn
ManufacturerCAF
Built atBeasain, Spain
Family nameCivity
Replaced
Constructed2020–
Entered service2025–2027 (scheduled)
Number under construction117 carriages
(19 3-car sets and 10 6-car sets)
Operators
NSW TrainLink (Regional services)

Sydney Trains (Intercity services)

DepotsMindyarra Maintenance Centre
Specifications
Train length
  • 146.16 m (479 ft 6+5⁄16 in) (6-car sets)
  • 73.92 m (242 ft 6+1⁄4 in) (3-car sets)
Car length
  • 24.92 m (81 ft 9+1⁄8 in) (end cars)
  • 24.08 m (79 ft 1⁄16 in) (intermediate cars)
Wheel diameter850–780 mm (33–31 in)
Maximum speed176 km/h (109 mph) (design)

160 km/h (99 mph) (service - diesel)

130 km/h (81 mph) (service - electric)
Traction motors12–24 × TSA TME 46-23-4 210 kW (280 hp)[1]
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
[2]

The R sets[3] are a class of bi-mode multiple units (EDMU) being built by as part of the Regional Rail Project to replace NSW TrainLink's ageing Xplorer and XPT fleets for long-distance services, as well as Sydney Trains’s Endeavour fleet for diesel intercity services.

  1. ^ "CAF Civity DEMU for New South Wales". Traktionssysteme Austria. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Civity regional trains for Transport For NSW". CAF. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Updated Train Numbering – Regional Rail". Transport for NSW. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.