Endeavour Railcar | |
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In service | 1994–present |
Manufacturer | ABB Transportation |
Built at | Dandenong, Victoria |
Replaced | 620/720 class railcars, DEB set railcars, Tulloch railcars |
Constructed | 1994–1996 |
Entered service | March 1994 |
Refurbished | 2009–2010, 2017 |
Number built | 30 carriages (15 sets) |
Number in service | 28 carriages (14 sets) |
Successor | New Regional Fleet |
Formation | 2-car sets |
Fleet numbers | TE 2801–2815 LE 2851–2865 |
Capacity | 95 (TE) 82 (LE) |
Operator(s) | NSW TrainLink |
Line(s) served |
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Specifications | |
Train length | 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) |
Car length | 25.25 m (82 ft 10 in) |
Width | 2.92 m (9 ft 7 in) |
Height | 4.11 m (13 ft 6 in) |
Doors | Single leaf plug door, two per side per car |
Maximum speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) (design) 145 km/h (90 mph) (service) |
Weight | 56.6 t (55.7 long tons; 62.4 short tons) (TE) 57.2 t (56.3 long tons; 63.1 short tons) (LE) |
Prime mover(s) | Cummins KTA-19R |
Power output | 383 kW (514 hp) |
Transmission | Voith T311r KB260, with Voith Turbo V15 20 final drive |
Auxiliaries | Cummins LT10R(G) – 135 kW (181 hp) |
Bogies | PJA (Power), NJA (Trailer) |
Coupling system | Scharfenberg |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The Endeavour Railcars are a class of diesel multiple units operated by NSW TrainLink on passenger rail services in New South Wales, Australia on the Hunter, Blue Mountains (to Bathurst), Southern Highlands and South Coast lines (between Kiama and Bomaderry). They are mechanically identical to the Xplorers. All 30 carriages were built by ABB Transportation in Dandenong, Victoria.
Fourteen two-carriage sets were ordered in April 1992 to replace Class 620/720 railcars, DEB set railcars and locomotive hauled stock, with the first entering service in March 1994. [1] [2] In November 1994, one further two-carriage set was ordered. [3] All are scheduled to be replaced in the early 2020s by the NSW TrainLink Regional Train Project. [4] [5] [6]
Each set consists of two carriages, one having a wheelchair-accessible toilet (TE), and the other having luggage space and bicycles racks (LE). All cars are air-conditioned. They operate as four carriage sets on a few peak hour services.
Each car is powered by a Cummins KTA-19R diesel engine rated at 383 kW (514 hp) at 1800rpm coupled to a Voith T311r hydraulic transmission driving both axles on one bogie via Voith Turbo V15/19 final drives. The transmission incorporates a Voith KB260/r hydrodynamic brake. An auxiliary 135 kW (181 hp) Cummins LT10R(G) diesel engine drives a Newage Stamford UCI274F alternator to supply power for the air conditioning and lighting. [7]
The maximum speed of Endeavour railcars is 160 km/h (99 mph) but in service this is limited to 145 km/h (90 mph).
Endeavours operate on four lines:
Endeavours previously operated weekend only Wollongong to Moss Vale services. [8]
In 2009–2010, the Endeavours, along with the Xplorers, were refurbished by Bombardier Transportation in Dandenong. The refurbishment included: [9]
In 2017, the Endeavours were refurbished by Downer in Cardiff. The refurbishment includes:
The similarities of the Endeavours and Xplorers have allowed easy conversions. Endeavour carriages LE 2865 and TE 2815 were converted to Xplorer carriages EA 2508 and EC 2528. Endeavour carriage TE 2805 was temporarily converted to an Xplorer carriage between September and November 2007. The CityRail logos were removed and its skirts painted black, but it otherwise retained its livery. It also retained its carriage number.
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