Railways and Tramways of Australia
Electric Tilt Train
Class leader TTD5301, City of Maryborough, leads the northbound electric Tilt Train, Caboolture, 14 January 2018.
Road numbers:
TTD5301–4, TTM6301–4, TTR7301–4
Set numbers:
301–4
Operator:
Queensland Rail
Gauge:
1067 mm
Year of entry into service:
1998
Number built:
12
Manufacturer:
Walkers Limited
Manufacturing location:
Maryborough, Qld
Weight:
44.0 t (TTD: driving motor car); 43.0 t (TTM: non-driving motor car); 47.0 t (TTR: trailer car)
Length:
136 m per six-car set
Seats:
310 per six-car set
Two six-car electric Tilt Trains operate between Brisbane, Bundaberg and Rockhampton. Each set consists of a driving motor car at each end, a trailer car next to each of the driving motor cars, and two non-driving motor cars in the middle. The Tilt Trains have a maximum speed in regular service of 160 km/h. They are maintained at the Mayne depot in Brisbane.