Sydney Trains T set

T set
T45 arriving at Heathcote station
Refurbished interior
In service1988–present
ManufacturerA Goninan & Co
Built atBroadmeadow
Constructed1987–1997
Entered service12 April 1988
Refurbished2003, 2010, 2014, 2021
Number built455 carriages
Number in service447 carriages
Number scrapped8 carriages
Formation4-car sets
Capacity98 in driving trailers, 112 in motor cars
OperatorsSydney Trains
Depots
Lines served
Specifications
Train length81.08 m (266 ft 0 in)[a]
Car length
  • 20,320 mm (66 ft 8 in) (D)[b]
  • 20,220 mm (66 ft 4 in) (N)
Width3 m (9 ft 10+18 in)
Height4,413 mm (14 ft 5+34 in)
DoorsPneumatic Plug-style, twin leaf
Wheel diameter940 mm (37 in)
Maximum speed
  • 130 km/h (81 mph) (design)
  • 115 km/h (71 mph) (service)
Weight
  • 50 t (49 long tons; 55 short tons) (N)[c]
  • 42 t (41 long tons; 46 short tons) (D)[d]
Traction systemMitsubishi GTO–4-quadrant chopper control
Traction motors8 × Mitsubishi MB-3303-B 170 kW (228 hp) 2-phase DC shunt-wound motor
Power output1,360 kW (1,824 hp)
Transmission4.94:1 (84:17) gear ratio[4]
AuxiliariesToshiba
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC (nominal) from overhead catenary
Current collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classification2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′
BogiesNippon Sharyo bolsterless[5]
Coupling systemScharfenberg coupler
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

The T sets, also referred to as the Tangara trains, are a class of electric multiple units that currently operate on the Sydney Trains network. Built by A Goninan & Co, the sets entered service between 1988 and 1995, initially under the State Rail Authority and later on CityRail. The T sets were built as "third-generation" trains for Sydney's rail fleet, coinciding with the final withdrawals of the "Red Rattler" sets from service in the late 1980s and early 1990s.[6] The Tangaras were initially built as two classes; the long-distance G sets and the suburban T sets, before being merged after successive refurbishments.[7]

  1. ^ a b c G set technical diagrams (OD)
  2. ^ a b G set technical diagrams (ON)
  3. ^ G set technical diagrams (ONL)
  4. ^ "Technical Report Vol.62 No.6" (PDF). Mitsubishi Electric (in Japanese). June 1988. pp. 53–58. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ Allen, Geoffrey Freeman (1 November 1991). Jane's World Railways 1991-92. Jane's Information Group. p. 75. ISBN 9780710609557.
  6. ^ "UGL Unipart wins Tangara upgrade deal". Rail Express. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Generations of electric rolling stock". transport.nsw.gov.au. Transport for NSW. 12 December 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.


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