V/Line VLocity
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The V/Line VLocity, sometimes called the VLocity 160,[lower-alpha 1] is a diesel multiple unit train built by Bombardier Transportation and later Alstom[1] in Dandenong for V/Line, the regional rail operator in the Australian state of Victoria. Continuously in production since 2003, the VLocity is the highest-speed train in the V/Line fleet, with a top speed of 160 km/h (99 mph). As of February 2024 with set 114 entering service, 112 3-car sets are in revenue service, 2 collision damaged sets are in storage, and 25 more are under construction on the current confirmed orders.[2]
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In service | 2005–present |
Manufacturer | Bombardier Transportation/Alstom[1] |
Built at | Dandenong |
Constructed | 2004–present |
Entered service | 22 December 2005 |
Number under construction | 77 carriages (25 sets) |
Number built | 342 carriages (116 sets) |
Number in service | 342 carriages (112 3-car sets) |
Number preserved | 0 |
Number scrapped | 1 (1129; accident damage) |
Formation | 3 semi-permanently coupled cars
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Capacity | 222 seats + 6 wheelchairs (per 3 carriage consist), formerly 140 seats + 4 wheelchairs (per 2 carriage consist) |
Operators | V/Line |
Depots | Southern Cross |
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Car body construction | Stainless steel |
Train length | 75.75 m (248 ft 6 in) |
Car length | 25.25 m (82 ft 10 in) |
Width | 2.92 m (9 ft 7 in) |
Doors | 4 per carriage (2 per side) |
Maximum speed | 160 km/h (100 mph) |
Weight | 171 t (168 long tons; 188 short tons) (3-car set) |
Prime mover(s) | 1 Cummins QSK-19R per carriage |
Power output | 559 kW (750 hp) per carriage |
Transmission | Voith T312 hydraulic transmission |
Acceleration | 0.9 m/s2 (3.0 ft/s2) |
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Auxiliaries | Cummins 80 kW (110 hp) generator |
Coupling system | Scharfenberg coupler |
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