| Endeavour Railcar | |
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.jpg) 2851 and 2801 at Waratah station. Note the special NSW Trainlink livery that was given specifically to these two cars. | |
 Refurbished interior | |
| In service | 1994–present |
| Manufacturer | ABB |
| Built at | Dandenong |
| Replaced | 620/720 class railcars, DEB set railcars, Tulloch railcars |
| Constructed | 1994–1996 |
| Entered service | March 1994 |
| Refurbished | 2009–2010, 2017 |
| Number built | 30 carriages (15 sets) |
| Number in service | 28 carriages (14 sets) |
| Successor | R set |
| Formation | 2-car sets |
| Fleet numbers |
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| Capacity | 95 (TE) 82 (LE) |
| Operators | NSW TrainLink |
| Lines served |
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| Specifications | |
| Train length | 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) |
| Car length | 25.25 m (82 ft 10 in) |
| Width | 2.92 m (9 ft 7 in) |
| Height | 4.11 m (13 ft 6 in) |
| Doors | Single leaf plug door, two per side per car |
| Maximum speed |
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| Weight |
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| Prime mover(s) | Cummins KTA-19R |
| Power output | 383 kW (514 hp) |
| Transmission | Voith T311r KB260, with Voith Turbo V15 20 final drive |
| Auxiliaries | Cummins LT10R(G) – 135 kW (181 hp) |
| Bogies | PJA (Power), NJA (Trailer) |
| Coupling system | Scharfenberg |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The Endeavour Railcars are a class of diesel multiple units operated by NSW TrainLink on passenger rail services in New South Wales, Australia on the Hunter, Blue Mountains (to Bathurst), Southern Highlands and South Coast lines (between Kiama and Bomaderry). They are mechanically identical to the Xplorers, but are fitted out for shorter travel distances. All 30 carriages were built by ABB's Dandenong rolling stock factory.
Fourteen two-carriage sets were ordered in April 1992 to replace Class 620/720 railcars, DEB set railcars and locomotive hauled stock, with the first entering service in March 1994.[1][2] In November 1994, one further two-carriage set was ordered.[3] Some Endevours are scheduled to be replaced in 2026-2027 by the R sets.[4][5][6]
The trains have multiple-unit capability with the Hunter J Set but only in the event of failure or for empty coaching stock movements. These cars normally operate as two-car sets, however during peak periods they can operate as four-car sets.
- ^ "CityRail to have Explorers too" Railway Digest May 1992
- ^ "Endeavours Enter Service Only Days After Launch" Railway Digest May 1994
- ^ "More Xplorer & Endeavour Cars Ordered" Railway Digest December 1994
- ^ The Endevours are the only trains between the XPT and Xplorer that will operate with the R Set together.NSW Region train fleet on track Archived 15 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine Transport for New South Wales 14 August 2017
- ^ NSW seeks private finance for regional fleet Archived 18 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine International Railway Journal 15 August 2017
- ^ NSW regional train fleet to be replaced Archived 19 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine Railway Gazette International 15 August 2017