V/Line VLocity

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V/Line VLocity
A VLocity train running through South Yarra station.
VLocity set 3VL99 at Hawksburn station,
August 2023
Refurbished interior
Interior of a refurbished VLocity train
In service2005–present
ManufacturerBombardier Transportation/Alstom[1]
Built atDandenong
Constructed2004–present
Entered service22 December 2005
Number under construction48 carriages (22 sets)
Number built375 carriages (125 3-car sets)
Number in service372 carriages (124 3-car sets)
Number preserved0
Number scrapped1 (1129: accident damage, 1229 renumbered to 1241)
Formation3 semi-permanently coupled cars
  • DM(D)–TM–DM (3VL, 3VR)
  • DM(D)–TMC–DM (3VS)
Fleet numbers
  • 3VL00–3VL28, 3VL30–3VL75, 3VR76–3VR79, 3VL80–3VL92, 3VL99–3VL125 (broad gauge)
  • 3VS93–3VS98 (standard gauge)[2]
Capacity222 seats + 6 wheelchairs (per 3 carriage consist), formerly 140 seats + 4 wheelchairs (per 2 carriage consist)
OperatorsV/Line
DepotsSouthern Cross
Lines served
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel
Train length75.75 m (248 ft 6 in)
Car length25.25 m (82 ft 10 in)
Width2.92 m (9 ft 7 in)
Doors4 per carriage (2 per side)
Maximum speed160 km/h (100 mph)
Weight171 t (168 long tons; 188 short tons) (3-car set)
Prime mover(s)1 Cummins QSK-19R per carriage
Power output559 kW (750 hp) per carriage
TransmissionVoith T312 hydraulic transmission
Acceleration0.9 m/s2 (3.0 ft/s2)
Deceleration
  • 0.95 m/s2 (3.1 ft/s2) (service)
  • 1.12 m/s2 (3.7 ft/s2) (emergency)
AuxiliariesCummins 80 kW (110 hp) generator
Coupling systemScharfenberg coupler
Track gauge
  • 3VL, 3VR: 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
  • 3VS: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge[2]
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The V/Line VLocity, sometimes called the VLocity 160,[a] is a diesel multiple unit train built by Bombardier Transportation and later Alstom[1] in Dandenong for V/Line, the regional rail operator in the Australian state of Victoria. Continuously in production since 2003, the VLocity is the highest-speed train in the V/Line fleet, with a top speed of 160 km/h (99 mph). As of November 2024 with set 125 entering service, 124 3-car sets are in revenue service, one collision damaged set is in storage, and 16 more are under construction on the current confirmed orders.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Alstom in Australia and New Zealand". Alstom. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022. VLocity Diesel Multiple Units
  2. ^ a b c "VLocity". Vicsig. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Annual Report 2003 – 2004". V/Line Passenger Corporation. July 2004. p. 8. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2017.


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