Railways and Tramways of Australia
NGR (New Generation Rollingstock)
New Generation Rollingstock (NGR) Set 701 with an Ipswich service, Bowen Hills railway station, Brisbane, 14 July 2020.
Road numbers:
DMA3701–75, DMB8701–75, MA5701–75, MB6701–75, TA4701–75, TB7701–75
Set numbers:
701–75
Operator:
Queensland Rail
Gauge:
1067 mm
Year of entry into service:
2017
Number built:
450
Manufacturer:
Bombardier Transportation
Manufacturing location:
Savli, India
Weight:
260.0 t per six-car train
Length:
25.1 m (DMA: driving motor car, DMB: driving motor car); 24.0 m (TA: trailer car, TB: trailer car); Unknown (MA: intermediate motor car, MB: intermediate motor car with toilet)
Seats:
454 per six-car train
Queensland’s New Generation Rollingstock trains began trials in 2016 and eventually entered service in December 2017. The fleet consists of 75 six-car sets, representing a total of 450 carriages. They are serviced at the maintenance centre at Wulkuraka (near Ipswich). The New Generation Rollingstock are similar to Adelaide’s 4000 Class trains, and have a maximum speed of 140 km/h.