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)
The C Set trains operate as four-car sets, with a driving motor car at each end and two trailer cars in the middle. Two sets are combined to form an eight-car train. Entering service from 1986, they 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 Set trains typically operate on the Airport, South, Bankstown, Cumberland and Olympic Park lines. They are maintained at Flemington depot.