Railways and Tramways of Australia
Urbos 100 Class (Newcastle)
Urbos 100 Light Rail Vehicle 2153 heading from Newcastle Interchange to Newcastle Beach, near Queens Wharf station, 14 April 2019.
Road numbers:
2151–6
Operator:
Newcastle Transport
Gauge:
1435 mm
Year of entry into service:
2019
Number built:
6
Type:
Five-section articulated light rail vehicle
Manufacturer:
Construcciones y Auxiliar Ferrocarriles
Manufacturing location:
Zaragoza, Spain
Motors:
Unknown
Weight:
40.0 t
Length:
33.0 m
Seats:
60
The Urbos 100 Light Rail Vehicles entered service in Newcastle to inaugurate the light rail line in February 2019. They are similar to the Urbos 3 LRVs that operate on the Sydney Light Rail L1 line. Since the Newcastle light rail line does not have overhead wires, the Newcastle Urbos 100 vehicles have on-board energy storage that can be recharged at stations. They have a low floor throughout, and include luggage racks and surfboard racks. Their possible maximum speed is 80 km/h, but in service they are restricted to 40 km/h.