New South Wales A and B sets
Class of electric trains operating in Sydney, Australia
New South Wales A and B sets
The A and B sets, also referred to as the Waratah trains, are classes of double-decker electric multiple units (EMU) that operate on the Sydney Trains network in New South Wales, Australia. Based on the earlier M sets, the Waratahs were manufactured by a joint consortium between CRRC, Downer Rail and Hitachi, with initial construction taking place overseas in Changchun before final assembly at Downer Rail's Cardiff Locomotive Workshops. The sets were named after the Waratah flower, which is the state's floral emblem. The initial order for 78 A sets was the largest rolling stock order in Australia's history. These 624 A set carriages make up around half of the Sydney Trains fleet and replaced two-thirds of the 498 S set carriages. Delivery commenced in July 2011 and was completed in June 2014. An order for 24 additional trains with updated technology and a lightly revised design was placed in December 2016. These are classified as B sets, or colloquially as Waratah Series 2 trains. The delivery...
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