| Hitachi | |
|---|---|
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| In service | December 1972 – September 2008 November 2008 – April 2014 |
| Manufacturer | Commonwealth Engineering (electrics) Martin & King, Bayswater (bodies) and Somerton (motor car fit-out) Newport Workshops (trailer car fit-out) |
| Replaced | Swing Door and Tait |
| Constructed | 1972–1981 |
| Refurbished | 1992 2007–2009 |
| Scrapped | 2003–2014 |
| Number built | 118 (3 car sets) |
| Number preserved | 48 (3 car sets) |
| Successor | X'Trapolis 100, Siemens Nexas |
| Formation | 6 cars per unit (M-T-M-M-T-M) |
| Fleet numbers | 273–300 (Motors), 1901–2017 (Trailers), 1–237 (Former Motor Numbers), 301–368 (Former Driving Trailers) |
| Capacity | 536 seated (6 car) |
| Operators | Historically Victorian Railways and successors, MTA, PTC, M>Train, Connex and Metro Trains Melbourne |
| Depots | Newport Workshops (late 2015) |
| Lines served | All Melbourne suburban |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Fluted stainless steel |
| Car length | 23.406 m (76 ft 9.5 in) over couplers |
| Width | 2.972 m (9 ft 9.0 in) |
| Height | 3.759 m (12 ft 4.0 in), not including pantograph |
| Floor height | 1,194 mm (3 ft 11.0 in) |
| Maximum speed | 116 km/h (72 mph) |
| Weight | 41 tonnes (40 long tons; 45 short tons) |
| Traction motors | 4 × Hitachi HS 834 Springbourne (150 hp or 110 kW) per M car |
| Power output | 450 kW (603 hp) per M car 1,790 kW (2,400 hp) per 6 car set |
| Acceleration | 0.85 m/s2 (1.9 mph/s) |
| Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC (nominal) from overhead catenary |
| Current collector(s) | Stone-Faiveley 'V'-type pantograph (original builds) Metropolitan-Vickers 'Diamond'-type pantograph (used as replacements) |
| Coupling system | Janney coupler |
| Track gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge |
The Hitachi (also known as Silver trains, Martin & King or Stainless Steel[1][2]) was an electric multiple unit train that operated on the Melbourne suburban railway network between 1972 and 2014. Electrical equipment was supplied by Commonwealth Engineering, to designs by Hitachi of Japan, leading to their official name today, although no Hitachi-supplied components were used in their construction. They were the last suburban trains in Melbourne without air conditioning. A total of 355 carriages were built between 1972 and 1981, including a replacement carriage for one written off while the fleet was still being delivered.
- ^ "Peter J Vincent – "M – Hitachi/M&K Suburban Motor"". Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
- ^ Power Parade. VicRail Public Relations. 1981. ISBN 0-7241-3323-2.