Siemens
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Capacity	264 seated, 258 standing per 3-car unit[1]
Running configuration(s)	One or two 3-car sets (motor-trailer-motor)
Maximum running speed	Max 130km/h by design, 115km/h allowed
Replaced/Preceded by	'Hitachi/Silvers'
Built by	Siemens_AG
In construction	0
Built	72
In Service	34
Fleet numbers	701M-2501T-702M, through 843M-2502T-844M
Depots	Any 'Connex South' depot
Weight
Tare	41.5 tonnes (Engine) 37.8 tonnes (Trailer car)
Dimensions
Length	24.1m (Engine) 23.8 (Trailer car)
Width	2948mm
Height
Articulated sections	Between all carriages in unit
Power
Motor
Electrical	1500V DC overhead
Propulsion

The Siemens MOMO Train (Modular Metro, originally NEXAS, but more generally Siemens train) is a type of electric train that operates on the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia. Introduced to service in 2003 and built by Siemens AG, the electric multiple unit trains are the newest in the city's suburban fleet. A Hitachi train (left) and newer XTrapolis (right) at Flinders Street Station Hitachi on a Belgrave service The Hitachi train (often called tachis or Silvers) is a type of electric train that operates on the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia. ... Siemens AG (FWB:SIE, NYSE: SI) is the worlds largest electronics company. ... A typical North American steam train In rail transport, a train consists of rail vehicles that move along guides to transport freight or passengers from one place to another. ... Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, has a long history of railway development. ... Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Siemens AG (FWB:SIE, NYSE: SI) is the worlds largest electronics company. ... A classic Belgian multiple unit of type 74 A multiple unit (MU) is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive, and can be coupled with other similar units to operate together, in...

The trains

Like all of Melbourne's suburban electric trains, the single-deck Siemens trains operate as M-T-M (motor-trailer-motor) sets of three carriages, and two of these sets are generally coupled together to form a 6-carriage train when run in revenue service, though a single set may be run when demand does not merit a full train. Each 3-carriage set can carry 522 people and is 71.9 m in length. They have a stainless steel body, and can be seen in a number of different liveries, owing to the changes in ownership that have occurred while the trains were entering service. Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, has a long history of railway development. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... The 630 foot high, stainless-clad (type 304) Gateway Arch defines St. ... A livery is a uniform worn by a civilian person. ...

Siemens trains use passenger-operated power doors.

Changes to the Siemens trains are due to the Connex takeover of all of Melbourne's public transport network, which has caused the M>Train livery to be changed. Trains delivered after the Connex takeover have Connex livery on front panels (the Connex logo and name in blue on a dark yellow background). All front panels include the dark yellow background but the Connex labels may still be missing on some panels.

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Differences with other Melbourne trains

There are several notable differences between the Siemens trains and other trains which operate in Melbourne. These include:

• 2+2 [two and two] seating. All other trains had 2+3 seating.
• Two doors per carriage per side. Significantly wider they were theorised to be slightly more efficient in loading and unloading passengers. However, this has not been the case, according to some sources ^[2], leading to longer platform dwell times. All other Melbourne trains have three smaller doors.
• Open articulation. Passengers can freely move from carriage to carriage without opening doors—the first such train with this configuration in Melbourne.

History

The Siemens trains were first ordered by the now defunct M>Train^[3], one of two private operators which ran the network at that time. (The metropolitan network is now run wholly by the other operator, Connex Melbourne. Ownership of the Siemens trains was transferred in April 2004.) The Siemens trains, along with the Connex-ordered X'Trapolis trains, were intended to replace the ageing Hitachi trains, of which only six 6-carriage trains now remain. M>Train was the former operator of half of Melbournes suburban railway network. ... Connex Melbourne is wholly owned by French company, Veolia Environnement. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths in April • 18 Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara • 19 Norris McWhirter • 22 Pat Tillman • 24 Estée Lauder Other recent deaths Ongoing events EU Enlargement Exploration of Mars: Rovers Haiti Rebellion Reconstruction of Iraq – Occupation & Resistance Israeli... The XTrapolis 100 is a single deck electric passenger train, one of Alstoms XTrapolis family of trains, used in Melbourne, Australia and Valparaiso, Chile. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

The first service to operate with a Siemens train was the 8:43 AM service from Flinders Street Station to Pakenham station, on April 3, 2003, 13 days after the official launch. The first set was delivered to the Newport railway workshop on April 27, 2002. The 12-hour clock is a timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem (a. ... Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. ... Pakenham railway station platform. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Melbourne's original order was for 62 3-car sets, with an additional ten trains ordered by Connex Melbourne in August 2005 ^[4]) The last of these was delivered in February 2006. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in August August 31: Michael Sheard August 26: Lord Fitt August 24: Jack Slipper August 24: Maurice Cowling August 24: Dr. Tom Pashby August 23: Brock Peters August 22: Lord Lane August 21: Robert Moog August...

The shuttle service between Williamstown station and Newport station was replaced with 3-carriage (M-T-M) Siemens trains on October 11, 2005. From around the same time, the Siemens trains could regularly be seen off peak and peak on the Caulfield Group (that is the Pakenham, Cranbourne, Frankston, and Sandringham lines), running as 3-car sets in off peak periods and 6-car sets in peak periods. Like the Connex X'Trapolis trains running exclusively on lines owned by Connex prior to gaining ownership of M>Train's lines, the Siemens trains never run revenue services on lines owned by Connex prior to the merger. Williamstown is a railway station (station code: WIL) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, has a long history of railway development. ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pakenham railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Cranbourne railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Frankston railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Sandringham railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Braking Issues

This section documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses.

In late 2006 the trains suffered a number of brake failures while in service; 14 trains overshot platforms in the space of three days. The 15 units involved in these overshoots were withdrawn from service for checks, and instructions were issued to driver to minimise further occurrences^[5]. By mid-January 2007, a total of 24 three-carriage trains had been impounded for testing after 20 further incidents of over-running stations since 22 December 2006. The Age newspaper reported^[6] that the incidents were being inspected by Victoria's independent transport safety auditor, and that the trains' braking system had been sent to Britain for tests. Connex had hired an independent consultant to oversee a review. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Age is a broadsheet daily newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. ...

From 13 January 2007, Connex stopped running the Siemens trains as 3-car sets until the braking issue was resolved, with the result that all services (including evenings and weekends) on the Caulfield Group were operated by 6-car trains. On 29 January 2007, Connex cancelled 37 peak-period services until further notice, due to the shortage of operational trains.^[7] January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

As of 1 February, 38 three-car sets have been withdrawn due to continuing braking failures, meaning that almost half of the Siemens fleet (or around ten percent of the total fleet) is out of revenue service^[8]. Amidst the media reporting an escalating problem with the risk of the entire fleet potentially having to be suspended, Siemens issued a statement on 31 January saying that they believe there has been no evidence during investigations of the braking failures that would require the entire fleet of trains to be withdrawn from service^[9]. February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Of interest, these trains operate using a braking system sourced from the same manufacturer as Connex's X'Trapolis and V/Line's VLocity trains, which have had no major issues with their brakes.^{[verification needed]} The XTrapolis 100 is a single deck electric passenger train, one of Alstoms XTrapolis family of trains, used in Melbourne, Australia and Valparaiso, Chile. ... V/Line is the name of the regional train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. ... 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, running under V/Line. ...

Images

A city bound Siemens train at Newport station Image File history File links Common Flinders Street Siemens Fleet train at Newport Station. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ...

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External links

• SIEMENS AG: Siemens Transportation Systems wins major contract in Australia
• Siemens trains at VICSIG
• See Page 16 and 17, Siemens Mass Transit Reference List, http://references.transportation.siemens.com/mediapool/user/showMediadataList.do?rubrik_id=73.

References

1. ^ Siemens, vicsig.net, http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=suburban&traintype=Siemens, accessed 16 September 2006
2. ^ [1][2]
3. ^ Suburban Trains - Siemens Trains for M>Train (VicSig.net)
4. ^ Newsrail
5. ^ http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/11/15/1163266640138.html?page=fullpage
6. ^ http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/01/15/1168709680269.html
7. ^ Anger as 37 services derailed, Herald Sun, 30th January 2007
8. ^ [3]
9. ^ http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/01/31/1169919403511.html?page=fullpage