C Set

Set C7 forms a Down test train, Leightonfield, 22 December 2017.

Road numbers:

C3581–3608, T4247–74

 

Set numbers:

C1–14

 

Operator:

Sydney Trains

 

Gauge:

1435 mm

 

Year of entry into service:

1986

 

Number built:

56

 

Manufacturer:

Goninan

 

Manufacturing location:

Broadmeadow, NSW

 

Weight:

52.0 t (C: driving motor car); 43.0 t (T: trailer car)

 

Length:

19.1 m (C: driving motor car, T: trailer car)

 

Seats:

104 (C: driving motor car); 115 (T: trailer car)

Entering service from 1986, the C Sets were the first Sydney suburban trains to be fitted with Chopper control, which provided smoother acceleration. They entered service as K Sets but were later re-targeted as C Sets. The C Sets have now been withdrawn from regular service.

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