Railways and Tramways of Australia
V Set
Sets V22 and V16, Central station in Sydney, 5 October 2024.
Road numbers:
DCT9031–3, DCT9035–40, DCT9042–4, DET9216, DIM8038–47, DIM8049–59, DIM8061–6, DIM8068–92, DIT9101–26, DIT9128–30, DIT9132–84, DJM8093–106, DJM8108–20, DJM8122–6, DJM8129–33, DJM8135–8, DKM8139–45, DKT9185–91
Set numbers:
V1–51
Operator:
NSW TrainLink
Gauge:
1435 mm
Year of entry into service:
1977
Number built:
246
Manufacturer:
Commonwealth Engineering
Manufacturing location:
Granville, NSW
Weight:
46.0 t (DCT: trailer car, DET: trailer car); 61.0 t (DIM: driving motor car, DJM: driving motor car, DKM: driving motor car); 44.0 t (DIT: trailer car, DKT: trailer car)
Length:
23.5 m (DCT: trailer car, DET: trailer car, DIM: driving motor car, DJM: driving motor car, DKM: driving motor car); 23.2 m (DIT: trailer car, DKT: trailer car)
Seats:
94 (DCT: trailer car, DET: trailer car); 96 (DIM: driving motor car, DJM: driving motor car, DKM: driving motor car); 112 (DIT: trailer car, DKT: trailer car)
The original New South Wales double-deck interurban trains entered service in 1970. They were built to operate services to the Blue Mountains and Central Coast, but later saw service on the South Coast line following the extension of the electrified network. A later adaption, the V Sets, first entered service in 1977, and several series of the trains were ordered, with the last being introduced in 1989. The V Set trains operated as four-car sets, with a driving motor car at each end and two trailer cars in the middle. Two sets were combined to form an eight-car train. They were maintained at Flemington depot. The V Sets were withdrawn from service after the last revenue run on 30 January 2026.