Railways and Tramways of Australia
H Set (Oscar)
Oscar Set H24 and another Oscar set, Central, 5 October 2024
Road numbers:
OD6843–54, OD6901–99, ON5821–26, ON5901–50, ONL5871–6, ONL5951–99
Set numbers:
H1–55
Operator:
NSW TrainLink; Sydney Trains
Gauge:
1435 mm
Year of entry into service:
2006
Number built:
222
Manufacturer:
United Group Rail
Manufacturing location:
Broadmeadow, NSW
Weight:
42.3 t (OD: driving trailer car); 50.1 t (ON: motor car); 50.1 t (ONL: motor car with toilet)
Length:
19.4 m (OD: driving trailer car, ON: motor car, ONL: motor car with toilet)
Seats:
102 (OD: driving trailer car); 118 (ON: motor car); 110 (ONL: motor car with toilet)
The Oscar trains are similar to the Millennium trains but are designed to run services to destinations in the interurban area. They operate as four-car sets, with a driving trailer car at each end and two the non-driving motor cars in the middle. The driving trailer cars are also power cars and each has a pantograph. Two sets are combined to form an eight-car train. They resemble the M Set (Millennium) trains. The Oscar trains typically operate on the Central Coast & Newcastle line, the Eastern Suburbs line and the South Coast line. Oscar refers to ‘outer suburban car’.