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Sydney Trains S set

S Sets
C3765 arriving Erskineville.jpg
S set at Erskineville in December 2013
L, R & S Set interior vestibule stairs, hand rails and doors.jpg
Goninan trailer car vestibule with stairs leading to upper & lower decks after refurbishment
In service 1972–present
Manufacturer Comeng
A Goninan & Co
Built at Granville
Broadmeadow
Constructed 1972–80
Entered service 1972
Refurbishment 1990s
Number built 509 cars
Number in service 192 cars
Formation 4 car sets
Fleet numbers C3805-C3986, C3741-C3765, C3001-C3080, D4011-D4095, T4101-T4170, T4921-T4987
Capacity 112 seated (Comeng power cars)
113 seated (Goninan power cars)
130 seated (trailer cars, both types)
Operator(s) Sydney Trains
Depot(s) Flemington
Line(s) served T7 Olympic Park
T2 Airport, Inner West & South Line
Specifications
Car length Comeng: 20.22 m (66 ft 4 in)
Goninan: 20.22 m (66 ft 4 in)
Width Comeng: 3.08 m (10 ft 1 in)
Goninan: 3.04 m (10 ft 0 in)
Height Comeng: 4.38 m (14 ft 4 in)
Goninan: 4.37 m (14 ft 4 in)
Maximum speed 115 km/h (71 mph)
Weight Comeng: 47 tonnes (46 long tons; 52 short tons)
Goninan: 45 tonnes (44 long tons; 50 short tons)
Traction system 4 × Mitsubishi
150 kW (200 hp)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)

The S sets are a class of electric multiple unit operated by Sydney Trains in New South Wales, Australia. The carriages are of stainless steel, double deck construction and are not air conditioned. The class is currently the oldest in the Sydney Trains fleet, and is the only train in the entire fleet that is not air-conditioned.

Two manufacturers built 509 carriages, based on a largely common design:

Following the successful trial of four double deck power cars built by Tulloch in 1968, 53 Series 1 power cars were ordered from Comeng and delivered in 1972–73. They were paired with 1965–67 that had previously operated in company with . The first 39 were painted tuscan to match the trailer cars while the last 14 were painted in the newly introduced Public Transport Commission blue and white livery.

From 1976 the blue and white livery was replaced by an Indian red livery. In 1979, painted Series 1 cars began to have their paint removed to match the Series 2 cars. Only seven were completed, and it wasn't until August 1988 that the program recommenced with the last carriage treated in 1990.

Subsequent orders saw another 154 power cars, 67 trailer cars and 85 driving trailer cars built by Comeng. These were all built to the Series 2 design with Budd type polished inserts on the carriage sides, flat rather than tapered number 2 ends, throw-over rather than sliding reversible seats, upgraded interior lights and a natural stainless steel finish.

A further order saw 80 power cars and 70 trailer cars constructed by A Goninan & Co in 1978–80. These cars differed in having a squarer type of fluting and flat fronts on the power cars.

All were formed into either four car S sets or two car T sets. In practice there were only a few diagrams requiring two carriage sets resulting in most T sets being used to form six and eight car sets. By the early 1980s some permanent six car sets had been formed and targeted as R sets. In December 1983 there were 60 T sets, 12 months later this was down to 19.

In April 1982, ten driving trailers were introduced on local services between Scarborough and Port Kembla. These two car PK sets ran until the line was electrified in December 1985. They were hauled by 48 class diesels but because of incompatibility between the electrical systems, the automatic doors were disconnected.


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