Victorian Railways Railmotors - Vlocity, Sprinter, 280hp Walker Railmotor, 153hp Walker Railmotor, 102hp Walker Railmotor (Paperback)

Chapters: Vlocity, Sprinter, 280hp Walker Railmotor, 153hp Walker Railmotor, 102hp Walker Railmotor. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The VLocity 160 (normally just VLocity) is a high speed diesel multiple unit train manufactured by Bombardier Transportation (contract inherited from Adtranz) for use on regional rail lines in Victoria, Australia, running under V/Line. As of 2006 they are the newest in V/Line's fleet, the previous being the Sprinter manufactured by Goninan (now UGL Rail). The VLocity is an evolution of the Xplorer/Endeavour railcars built by ABB Transportation (now Bombardier Transportation) for CountryLink and CityRail, respectively, in New South Wales, themselves being derivatives of Transwa Australind railcars. National Express Group specified the NSW design as part of its bid to operate V/Line under the public transport privatisation scheme of the Kennett government in the late 1990s. The train was originally known as a V/Locity (with the slash character). The initial design called for a maximum running speed of 145 km/h, this was later modified to 160 km/h as part of the Regional Fast Rail project of the Bracks Labor government. Early concept art of the trains depicted them with blue stripes down the sides, red doors, and a yellow front. 38 VLocity two-car DMUs were ordered from the Bombardier Transportation plant in Dandenong. While the design was frozen before National Express Group exited its public transport contracts in 2003, following publicity, drinking fountains, previously not provided, were added to the specifications. Late testing revealed noise levels that were too high in the cabin, delaying the introduction of the trains into service while the completed sets were modified. The VLocity was introduced into servic...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=488757