New South Wales Hunter railcar

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Hunter Railcar
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Hunter railcar at Wickham in July 2013
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Interior of a Hunter railcar in September 2007
In service 2006 – present
Manufacturer UGL Rail
Built at Broadmeadow
Replaced 620/720 railcars
Number built 7 two-car sets
Formation 2 car
Fleet numbers HM 2701-2707
HMT 2751-2757
Capacity 77 (HM) 69 (HMT)
Operator(s) NSW TrainLink
Depot(s) Broadmeadow
Line(s) served Hunter line
Specifications
Car length 25.250 m (82 ft 10 in)
Width 2.93 m (9 ft 7 in)
Height 4.24 m (13 ft 11 in)
Maximum speed 145 km/h (90 mph)
Weight 63 t (62 long tons; 69 short tons)
(HM)
63.5 t (62.5 long tons; 70.0 short tons) (HMT)
Prime mover(s) Cummins QSK19-R
Power output 559 kW (750 hp)
Transmission Voith T312 bre
Auxiliaries Cummins 6ISBe-G1
150 kW (201 hp)
Bogies PKA (Power) NKA (Trailer)
Coupling system Dellner SP
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
File:Hunter railcar dva1 cityrail.ogg
Digital voice announcements: Next Stop, approaching station, platform information, door alert chime, current station

The Hunter Railcars, also known as J Sets,[1] are a class of diesel multiple unit built by UGL Rail, Broadmeadow and entering service with CityRail between November 2006 and September 2007 on its Hunter Valley services centred on Newcastle, New South Wales.[2] They replaced the 620/720 railcars.

Features

The design of the Hunter Railcars is derived from the Transwa Prospector - the major difference being the driving cars are each single-engined instead of dual-engined, due to the lower top speed requirement for the Hunter line. Reversible seating is covered with durable, vandal proof Woollen Moquette Farbric in 3x2 formation, and have retractable footrests. CCTV is installed. The cars have been fitted with "Dellner SP" couplers. They are able to absorb the impact of a collision, and the anti-climbers on the new Hunter Railcars will also reduce the force of impact. The Hunter Railcars also have a different body design. Instead of the entire body being of the same design, such as the Tangara, the driver's cab is built like a protective cage, made of fibreglass, which stretches to the end of the guard's door. The stainless steel paneling starts at the guard's door. The guard's door is designed to operate separately from the passenger doors.

The Hunter Railcar has multiple-unit capability with the earlier Endeavour and Xplorer DMUs, however this feature is generally only used in the event of failure or for empty coaching stock movements. These cars normally operate as a two-car set like the Endeavours but however during peak in the mornings or on when special events are held they operate as four-car sets.

Each car is powered by a Cummins QSK19-R diesel engine rated at 559 kW at 1800rpm coupled to a Voith T312bre hydraulic transmission driving both axles on one bogie via Voith SK-485 final drives. An auxiliary 150 kW Cummins 6ISBe-G1 diesel engine drives a Newage Stamford UCI274H alternator to supply power for the air conditioning and lighting.[3] Hunter Railcars are capable of 160 km/h but in service are limited to a maximum of 145 km/h.

Delivery

The order was for 14 cars:

  • 7 Driving Power Cars: HM 2701-2707
  • 7 Driving Power Cars with Toilet: HMT 2751-2757

The HMs have accommodation for 77 passengers, and the HMTs have accommodation for 69 passengers.

The first set entered service on the Hunter Line on 23 November 2006, operating a small number of Newcastle to Telerah services on Thursday and Fridays only. The second set entered service on 8 January 2007 also operating a limited number of services. By September 2007 all seven trains have been delivered.[2] They operate services from Hamilton (Newcastle) to Dungog and Scone alongside the Endeavours.

Refurbishment

On 29 April 2014 then-NSW Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian announced a $5 million interior refurbishment of the Hunter railcar fleet including refurbished seats, improved toilet facilities and anti-graffiti interior paint.[4]

Image gallery

  • CityRail Hunter Railcar at Hamilton Station.JPG

    Hunter Railcar at Hamilton

  • CityRail hunter railcar exterior.jpg

    Front of carriage

  • CityRail hunter railcar area to exit.jpg

    Area leading to exit at front of carriage

  • CityRail hunter railcar access seating.jpg

    Access seating for wheelchair persons and prams near entrance to carriage

  • Hunter railcar seating area.JPG

    Seating

  • CityRail hunter railcar intercarriage doors.jpg

    Intercarriage doors

  • CityRail hunter railcar toilet area.jpg

    Area leading to the toilet

  • CityRail hunter railcar handrail at door.jpg

    Handrail at doors

  • CityRail hunter railcar luggage area.jpg

    Luggage area next to doors

  • CityRail hunter railcar electronic IDI board.jpg

    Electronic information board

  • Hunter railcar destination board.jpg

    Destination board on outside of carriage

References

  1. ↑ NSW Trains 2013-14 Annual Report Page 7, Retrieved 24 November 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Where to see our new trains CityRail
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/nsw-government-invests-5-million-overhaul-hunter-train-carriages-0

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