| T set | |
|---|---|
 T27 arriving at Banksia station, August 2023 | |
 Refurbished interior | |
| In service | 1988–present |
| Manufacturer | A Goninan & Co |
| Built at | Broadmeadow |
| Constructed | 1987–1997 |
| Entered service | 12 April 1988 |
| Refurbished | 2003, 2010, 2014, 2021 |
| Number built | 455 carriages |
| Number in service | 447 carriages |
| Number scrapped | 8 carriages |
| Formation | 4-car sets |
| Capacity | 98 in driving trailers, 112 in motor cars |
| Operators | Sydney Trains |
| Depots | |
| Lines served |
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| Specifications | |
| Train length | 81.08 m (266 ft 0 in)[a] |
| Car length |
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| Width | 3 m (9 ft 10+1⁄8 in) |
| Height | 4,413 mm (14 ft 5+3⁄4 in) |
| Doors | Pneumatic Plug-style, twin leaf |
| Wheel diameter | 940 mm (37 in) |
| Maximum speed |
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| Weight | |
| Traction system | Mitsubishi GTO–4-quadrant chopper control |
| Traction motors | 8 × Mitsubishi MB-3303-B 170 kW (228 hp) 2-phase DC shunt-wound motor |
| Power output | 1,360 kW (1,824 hp) |
| Transmission | 4.94:1 (84:17) gear ratio[4] |
| Auxiliaries | Toshiba |
| Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC (nominal) from overhead catenary |
| Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
| UIC classification | 2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′ |
| Bogies | Nippon Sharyo bolsterless[5] |
| Coupling system | Scharfenberg coupler |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The T sets, also referred to as the Tangara trains, are a class of electric multiple units (EMU) 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 intercity G sets and the suburban T sets, before being merged after successive refurbishments.[7]
- ^ a b c G set technical diagrams (OD)
- ^ a b G set technical diagrams (ON)
- ^ G set technical diagrams (ONL)
- ^ "Technical Report Vol.62 No.6" (PDF). Mitsubishi Electric (in Japanese). June 1988. pp. 53–58. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Allen, Geoffrey Freeman (1 November 1991). Jane's World Railways 1991-92. Jane's Information Group. p. 75. ISBN 9780710609557.
- ^ "UGL Unipart wins Tangara upgrade deal". Rail Express. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "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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