CityRail L, R & S sets
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 S set 49 at Clyde station with Goninan driving car. |
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 A lower deck. |
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| In service | 1972 - present |
| Manufacturer | Commonwealth Engineering and A Goninan & Co |
| Constructed | 1972-1987 |
| Formation | 3 (originally 2 car), 4, 6 and 8 car (2 x 4 car sets) |
| Capacity | 113 (Goninan) 112 (ComEng) |
| Operator | RailCorp as the product group CityRail |
| Lines served | All suburban lines and local Wollongong services |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 20.216 metres (Goninan) 20.219 meters (ComEng) |
| Width | 3.036 metres (Goninan) 3.077 meters (ComEng) |
| Height | 4.368 meters (Goninan) 4.382 meters (ComEng) |
| Weight | 45 tonnes (Goninan) 47 tonnes (ComEng) |
| Engine | 4x Mitsubishi 150kW |
| Gauge | 1435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) |
The R set and S set are a class of electric multiple unit operated by CityRail in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The L set is operated around the city of Wollongong, south of Sydney. The "R," "S" or "L" set designation is dependent on the number of carriages in a set. The carriages were manufactured by Commonwealth Engineering(Comeng) and A Goninan & Co. All carriages are of stainless steel, double deck construction and are non-airconditioned. These trains are due to be replaced by PPP cars from 2010.
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[edit] Delivery
The Comeng fleet of carriages commenced service in 1972, with the last of which being delivered in 1979.
- Motor Cars - C3805-C3986 and C3741-C3765
- Trailer Cars - T4921-T4987
- Driving Trailer Cars - D4011-D4095
Most driving trailers in the D4011-D4095 range were converted into normal trailers, however some latter cars were kept as driving trailers and re-numbered D4001-D4010. D4001 to D4010 have since also been converted into trailers, and currently there are no L, R and S Set driving trailers in service. The motor cars camshaft type, powered by four Mitsubishi 150 kW motors, have knuckle couplings and have a maximum speed of 115km/h.
The next type were the Goninan carriages, introduced from 1979.
- Motor Cars - C3001-C3080
- Trailer Cars - T4101-T4170
The Goninan type motor cars have the same motors as the Comeng ones. Goninan carriages have flat fronts on the driving cars and lower windows on the upper deck.
[edit] Set types
The "L" Sets are 3-car sets. A slackless drawbar is fitted between the motor and trailer to reduce "jerky" acceleration. These operate in local Wollongong services and on the Carlingford line, and are maintained at the Mortdale Maintenance Depot. All "L" set driving carriages are fitted with headlights.
The "R" Sets are 6-car sets with three motor and three trailer cars. However, a number of "R" sets are currently running with four motors and two trailers due to the shortage of trailers as a result of the withdrawal of the Tulloch trailers. These sets operate on all CityRail suburban lines except the Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line and the Carlingford line. R13 to R26 are maintained at the Flemington Maintenance Depot and operate on Sector 2, and R31 to R44 (with R41 and R43 being only four cars long) at the Hornsby Maintenance Depot and operate on Sector 3.
The "S" Set are 4 or 8-car sets. These trains operate on all lines in the CityRail metro network. S1 to S34 are maintained at the Mortdale Maintenance Depot and operate in Sector 1, S46 to S80 are maintained at the Flemington Maintenance Depot and operate in Sector 2, and S111 to S136 at the Hornsby Maintenance Depot and operate in Sector 3. It should be noted that there are not 136 S-Sets in total, as some numbers are skipped (e.g. there is no S32). On Sector 3, there are occasional eight car sets made up of a four car "S" set and a four car "K" set.
[edit] In service
The sets were originally known as S and T Sets. Earlier Tulloch trailers T4839-T4895 were modified in 1972 for operation with the first batch of production double deck motor cars (C3805-C3857).
[edit] Liveries
When the first Comeng prototype cars were introduced into revenue service, they were of similar appearance to the earlier Tulloch trailers, and featured a a Tuscan livery similar to the trailers. Following the success of the prototype cars, further motor cars were ordered from Comeng. Initially these cars featured the same Tuscan livery, but from late 1972 they featured the PTC Blue and White corporate livery. In 1973, further cars were ordered, and in an unpainted stainless steel finish. These cars introduced fluting to the lower side of the cars. In mid 1974, a number of the unpainted cars mentioned above were painted with bright yellow painted fronts, to help increase their visibility, following a number of safety concerns.
In 1975, the placement of the White band on the Blue and White cars was altered to the middle of the side of the cars. In all, over 430 Cityrail cars were repainted in this scheme until 1976, when it was announced it would no longer feature in repainted. Instead, future repainted cars would feature the darker indian red livery.
In the late 1979, painted Comeng cars began to have their paint stripped down, to show their stainless steel, unpainted finish. In 1988, the last carriage, C3805, which was also the first carriage built, had its paint stripped off.
[edit] Comeng motor cars converted to Trailers
Just after the Tulloch trailers were withdrawn from service in March 2004, CityRail had a shortage of trailer carriages. To alleviate this shortage, 23 Comeng motor cars were converted into trailers. Most of the conversions were Series I Comeng motor cars (C3805 to C3857), however, a few conversions involved Series II Comeng motor cars. This work involved the removal of the yellow painted front (on some cars),pantograph, driving cab components and lights and opening up of the driving compartment for passengers. However all of the converted cars retained their motors and compressors so they do not become too light. The destination indicator was also retained as it would cost too much to have them removed, they were painted over instead.
Most of the converted cars also had to be marshalled "elephant" style behind another motor car due to the positioning of the multiple-unit couplings, however, T4702, T4703, T4708, and T4709 were modified so they could be positioned in either direction. The latter two also had their driving compartments removed, and operated similarly to the T40xx style converted driving trailers. All of the converted cars were not fitted with cab air conditioning, except for C3822 (T4717). A large number of the carriages converted were from Flemington Maintenance Centre due to both the introduction of Millennium trains and the number of Tulloch trailers withdrawn from Sector 2.
Converted trailer T4716 is marked as C4716. The program was scheduled to progress to T4728, however as of October 2005 the program is discontinued.
[edit] Gallery
 R set (1987) #43 at Berowra station. |
 L set (1972) #2 awaits its departure at Kiama. |
 An R-set upper deck. |
 A 4 car S-set. |
[edit] References
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- CityRail
- Comeng L, R & S set control motor
- Comeng L, R & S set trailer carriage
- Goninan R & S set control motor
- Goninan R & S set trailer carriage
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