X'Trapolis 2.0

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X'Trapolis 2.0
Front of Xtrapolis 2.0 Mockup Exterior, Melbourne (52948704879).jpg
Full-scale mock-up of the X'Trapolis 2.0 in 2023.
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Interior of the X'Trapolis 2.0 mock-up in 2023.
Manufacturer Alstom
Built at Ballarat
Family name X'Trapolis
Replaced Comeng
Entered service2024–2026 (estimated) [1] [2]
Number under construction150 carriages (25 sets)
Formation6-car sets
Mc–Tp–M1–M2–Tp–Mc
Capacity1241 (443 seated, 798 standing)
Operator(s) Metro Trains Melbourne
Depot(s)Craigieburn
Line(s) served Craigieburn Upfield Frankston
Specifications
Train length143.35 m (470 ft 3+11⁄16 in)
Car length
  • 24,435 mm (80 ft 2 in) (Mc)
  • 23.62 m (77 ft 5+15⁄16 in) (Tp/M)
Width3.03 m (9 ft 11+5⁄16 in)
Height3.7 m (12 ft 1+11⁄16 in) (excluding roof equipment)
Floor height1.17 m (3 ft 10 in)
Maximum speed130 km/h (81 mph)
Traction motors 16
Acceleration 1.2 m/s2 (3.9 ft/s2)
Deceleration
  • 1.15 m/s2 (3.8 ft/s2) (service)
  • 1.35 m/s2 (4.4 ft/s2) (emergency)
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC (nominal) from overhead catenary
Current collector(s) Pantograph
UIC classification Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
Coupling system Dellner [3]
Track gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
Notes/references
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The X'Trapolis 2.0 is a series of electric multiple unit (EMU) trains to be used for Metro Trains Melbourne, part of Alstom's X'Trapolis family. The trains are set to enter service between 2024 and 2026.

Contents

The X'Trapolis 2.0 and High Capacity Metro Trains will continue replacing the ageing Comeng fleets on the Craigieburn, Frankston and Upfield lines.

Construction

In the 2021/22 state budget, the Victoria Government announced $986 million in funding for an initial order of 25 new X'Trapolis 2.0 trains to be built by rail manufacturer Alstom, which has previously built metropolitan trains for the Melbourne rail network. [5] The X'Trapolis 2.0 trains are to be built in Ballarat with a 60% local content quota to support local manufacturing jobs. [6] The project will support 750 jobs in manufacturing and the supply chain, and ensured the future of Alstom's Ballarat manufacturing facility. [7] This decision followed concern by the manufacturer and unions in 2019 over the fate of the facility. [8]

The trains replacing the Comeng fleet are anticipated to "be more accessible, reliable and energy efficient". [9] Also included in the $986 million 2021/22 funding is an upgrade to the Craigieburn train maintenance facility to improve train maintenance and provide more space to store the new fleet. [9]

Design

The X'Trapolis 2.0 trains consist of a permanent configuration in six-car carriages unlike the Comeng, X'Trapolis 100 and Siemens Nexas trains, which are formed as three-car sets. [10] Like the High Capacity Metro Train, the trains have a walk-through design. [10] The trains' maximum capacity is 1241, compared with a capacity of 1127 on the Comeng fleet it is replacing. [7]

Features of the X'Trapolis 2.0 also include:

In the first half of 2023, a life-size mock-up of one and a half carriages was displayed by the manufacturer to stakeholders to receive feedback on the train's internal designs and accessibility features. [10] [12] The train is planned to feature 20 dedicated accessibility spaces and the ability to count passengers. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "New train and tram orders". Victorian Department of Transport. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ballarat plant bags $1b contract for 25 new Melbourne trains". The Age. 18 May 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Dellner Australia's Footprint" (PDF). Dellner . p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Hibbins, Sam [@Sam_Hibbins] (17 November 2020). "Designs and technical details of the X'Trapolis 2.0" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 May 2021– via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "Brand-New Trains To Improve Travel And Back Victorian Jobs | Premier of Victoria". www.premier.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  6. ↑ Planning, Department of Transport and. "X'Trapolis 2.0 - modern trains for a modern Melbourne". dtp.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  7. 1 2 Jacks, Timna (18 May 2021). "Ballarat plant bags $1b contract for 25 new Melbourne trains". The Age. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  8. ↑ Jacks, Timna (15 July 2019). "New train designs revealed, but contract under threat". The Age. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  9. 1 2 "X'Trapolis trains to be Ballarat built". Victoria Department of Transport. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 "X'Trapolis 2.0 mock-up". Daniel Bowen. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  11. ↑ Jacks, Timna (15 July 2019). "New train designs revealed, but contract under threat". The Age. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  12. 1 2 Chan, Ray (17 May 2023). "Show and tell for X'Trapolis 2.0 train mock-up". Rail Express. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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