| Transperth A-series | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A-series 09 between Bassendean and Ashfield | |
.jpg) Refurbished interior | |
| In service | 1990–present |
| Manufacturer | ABB/Adtranz and Walkers |
| Built at | Maryborough, Queensland |
| Replaced | ADK/ADB and ADL/ADC class diesel railcars |
| Constructed | 1990-1999 |
| Number built | 96 carriages (48 sets) |
| Number in service | 96 carriages (48 sets) |
| Successor | C-series |
| Formation | 2-car sets |
| Fleet numbers | 01-48 AEA: 201-248 AEB: 301-348 |
| Capacity | 148 seated 164 standing (2-car set as delivered) |
| Operators | Transperth |
| Depots | Claisebrook |
| Lines served | Armadale, Fremantle, Midland, and Thornlie (Yanchep, Mandurah weekday peak and stadium events) |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Stainless steel |
| Train length | 48,422 mm (158 ft 10+3⁄8 in) (over coupler faces) |
| Car length | 24,211 mm (79 ft 5+3⁄16 in) (over coupler faces) |
| Width | 2.89 m (9 ft 5+3⁄4 in) |
| Height |
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| Doors | Pneumatic sliding pocket, 2 per side of car |
| Articulated sections | 1 |
| Wheelbase | 2,500 mm (8 ft 2+7⁄16 in) |
| Maximum speed |
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| Weight | 94 t (93 long tons; 104 short tons) |
| Traction system | ABB GTO–phase-fired controller[1] |
| Traction motors | 6 × ABB 195 kW (261 hp) DC motor |
| Power output | 1.17 MW (1,569 hp) |
| Acceleration | 0.8 m/s2 (2.6 ft/s2) |
| Deceleration | 1.12 m/s2 (3.7 ft/s2) |
| Electric system(s) | 25 kV 50 Hz AC (nominal) from overhead catenary |
| Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
| UIC classification | Bo′Bo′+Bo′2′ |
| Bogies | Fabricated steel |
| Braking system(s) | Electro-pneumatic braking (Davies and Metcalfe) |
| Safety system(s) | Ansaldo STS L10000 ATP |
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| Seating | Longitudinal |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Notes/references | |
| Sourced from[3] except where noted | |
The A-series trains are a class of electric multiple unit built by Walkers Limited in Maryborough, Queensland for Transperth between 1991 and 1999. When introduced in 1991, the A-series trains became the first electric passenger trains to operate in Western Australia and until 2004, were the only type of train in use on the Perth suburban rail network.
- ^ "New metro rail Perth 'B' series electric multiple units". Railway Technical Society of Australasia. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Dellner Australia's Footprint" (PDF). Dellner. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "A-Series EMU Car Review, Paper tabled to WA Parliament" (PDF). Parliament of Western Australia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2016.