New Generation Rollingstock
New Generation Rollingstock | |
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Manufacturer | Bombardier Transportation |
Built at | Savli |
Replaced | Electric Multiple Unit |
Constructed | 2015-18 |
Number under construction | 450 carriages |
Formation | 6 carriage sets |
Operator(s) | City network |
Specifications | |
Electric system(s) | 25 kV AC overhead lines |
Current collection method | Pantograph |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The New Generation Rollingstock is a class of electric multiple units being manufactured by Bombardier Transportation in Savli, India for Queensland Rail's City network division.
History
In January 2014, the Queensland Government awarded a contract for 75 six carriage electric multiple units to the Qtectic consortium of Bombardier Transportation, John Laing and Itochu under a 32-year public private partnership.[1][2][3]
The first trains are scheduled to be delivered in late 2015, with all in service by December 2018. They are built in Savli, India.[4] The first train left India in late January 2016.[5]
The design is based on Adelaide's A-City Electric Multiple Units.[5] The trains will be maintained in a custom built depot in Wulkuraka.[6][7] The new trains will replace the Electric Multiple Unit fleet and increase the size of the fleet by 30%. They will be used on all City network services.[4]
References
- ↑ Bombardier Consortium Wins Multi-billion Contract for Queensland New Generation Rollingstock Project Bombardier 29 January 2014
- ↑ Bombardier NRG Consortium wins $4.4bn contract for Queensland New Generation Rollingstock Project Urbanalyst 4 February 2014
- ↑ "Bombardier-led consortium is Queensland New Generation Rollingstock contract winner" Railway Digest February 2014 page 6
- 1 2 New Generation Rollingstock Department of Transport & Main Roads
- 1 2 "Queensland NGR EMU cars shipped from Mumbai". Railway Gazette. 1 February 2016.
- ↑ New Generation Rollingstock - Wulkuraka Queensland Rail
- ↑ "Work commences on Wulkuraka NGR maintenance centre" Railway Digest June 2014 page 14
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