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Skitube Alpine Railway Cars

Skitube Alpine Railway train at the bottom terminal, Bullocks Flat, 12 July 2017.

Road numbers:

1–4, 11–14, 21–3

Set numbers:

Sets 1–4

Operator:

Skitube Alpine Railway

Gauge:

1435 mm

Year of entry into service:

1987

Number built:

Manufacturer:

Commonwealth Engineering

Manufacturing location:

Granville, NSW

Weight:

37.7 t (motor car); 17.4 t (driving trailer car), 16.4 t (trailer car)

Length:

16.7 m (motor car, driving trailer car); 17.1 m (trailer car)

Seats:

52 (motor car, driving trailer car); 56 (trailer car)

These cars were designed in Australia for use on the Skitube Alpine Railway, which is a rack railway line from Bullocks Flat to Blue Cow. The eleven-car fleet is usually divided into two two-car sets, one three-car set and one four-car set. They have a maximum speed of 40 km/h. The width of these cars at 3.7 m is among the widest in the world.