Railways and Tramways of Australia

Road numbers:

EA2501–8, EB2511–17, EC2521–8

 

Operator:

NSW TrainLink

 

Gauge:

1435 mm

 

Year of entry into service:

1993

 

Number built:

23

 

Manufacturer:

ASEA Brown Boveri

 

Manufacturing location:

Dandenong, Victoria

 

Engine:

Cummins KTA-19R

 

Traction power:

552 kW

 

Weight:

63.0 t (EA: First class driving power car); 57.9 t (EB Economy class intermediate power car); 61.8 t (EC: Economy class driving power car)

 

Length:

25.3 m (EA: First class driving power car; EC: Economy class driving power car); 24.7 m (EB Economy class intermediate power car)

 

Seats:

42 (EA: First class driving power car); 66 (EB Economy class intermediate power car); 48 (EC: Economy class driving power car)

The Xplorer Diesel Multiple Units entered service in 1993 and were refurbished in 2007–08. Sets usually consist of two or three carriages but have operated occasionally with four. Some services operate with two and three car sets coupled to form a five-car train. They operate between Sydney and Canberra, Griffith, Broken Hill, Armidale and Moree. The maximum speed of the Xplorer cars is 145 km/h. They are mechanically the same as the Endeavour Diesel Multiple Units. Cars EA2508 and EC2528 originally entered service as Endeavour cars, but were converted to Xplorer cars.

 

 

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