Alstom X'Trapolis 100 (Melbourne)
Capacity	264 seated, 133 standing per 3-car unit[1]
Running configuration(s)	Currently two 3-car sets (motor-trailer-motor)
Maximum running speed	Max 130km/h by design, 115km/h allowed. Currently limited to 90km/h due to a computer problem.
Replaced/Preceded by	'Hitachi/Silvers'
Built by	Alstom, La Rochelle, France (complete first 10 units), Alstom La Rochelle France (bodyshells for unit 11 onwards)+Alstom Ballarat, Australia (final assembly and fitout)
In construction	0
Built	58
In Service	58
Fleet numbers	851M-1626T-852M, through 965M-1683T-966M
Depots	Most 'Connex North' depots
Weight
Tare	43 tonnes (Motor car), 35 tonnes (Trailer car)
Dimensions
Length	24.46m (Motor car), 22.75 (Trailer car)
Width	3050mm
Height	4210mm
Articulated sections	Between all carriages in unit
Power
Motor	4x Alstom ECA 1836
Electrical	1500V DC overhead
Propulsion

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Melbourne

Melbourne Transport Enterprises (MTE), now known as Connex Melbourne, was required to replace Hitachi/'Silver' rollingstock as part of its original contract to operate the 'Hillside' network, one of two operations that the Melbourne's suburban railway system had been split into. Connex Melbourne contracted to Alstom to maintain the trains and infrastructure so that Connex could concentrate on the service, so X'Trapolis trains were ordered. In comparison, National Express, who gained the franchise for the other half of the system, ordered Siemens MOMO rollingstock to operate their Bayside/M>Train franchise. (Connex Melbourne now operates the entire network, including the Siemens trains) Connex Melbourne is wholly owned by French company, Veolia Environnement. ... 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. ... Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, has a long history of railway development. ... Alstom (formerly GEC-Alsthom) (Euronext: ALO) is a large French company whose businesses are power generation and manufacturing trains (e. ... National Express is the brand under which the majority of long distance bus and coach services in the United Kingdom are marketed, and also the company that manages this network and operates some of the services. ... 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. ... M>Train was the former operator of half of Melbournes suburban railway network. ...

Construction

Around 58 three-car trains were ordered (56 to replace Hitachi stock, plus two to replace the failed experimental double deck train). The first ten units were completely assembled at Alstom, La Rochelle in France, however, from unit 11 onwards, only body shells were assembled at La Rochelle, with the rest of the train being assembled in Victoria at Alstom's Ballarat plant. The 4D on the Flinders Street viaduct The 4D (standing for Double Deck Development and Demonstration) was a prototype double deck electric train built for the Public Transport Corporation of Melbourne, Australia. ... Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... Location of Ballarat in Victoria (red) Ballarat Base Hospital For the electoral division in the Australian House of Representatives, see Division of Ballarat. ...

The last X'Trapolis train was introduced to service in Melbourne on 17 December 2004. It ran a special trip from Flinders Street to South Kensington and back to mark the event. December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. ... South Kensington Station South Kensington (station code: SKN) is a small unmanned railway station with very basic waiting facilities on the Werribee, Sydenham and Williamstown lines in Melbourne, Australia, initially opened in 1891. ...

Operation

X'Trapolis trains currently do not operate on former M>Train, or 'Connex South' lines in revenue service, although they have and do operate on some of those lines for testing and driver training. Although Melbourne's trains operate as either one or two 3-car units, the X'Trapolis trains have so far not normally operated as single-units, but did so during the power shortages on 16 January 2007, when decreased voltage slowed the network to a crawl and trains were decoupled to increase service frequency. These trains only operate on Epping, Hurstbridge, Belgrave, Lidydale, Alamein and Glen Waverly lines. 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

Characteristics

The trains have power-operated doors that open when a button on the door is pressed and are closed by the driver. This system is shown to be very effective to assist the frail or disabled to board and leave the trains and have allowed the doors to open wide to the door frames (the older trains have handles to manually open the doors, and this does not allow the doors to open as wide).

The X'Trapolis trains are the only trains in Melbourne with external destination displays on the sides of the trains, but the external destination displays on the ends of the trains are harder to read than ones on Siemens rollingstock ordered by M>Train. 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. ...

Several trains were given names, mostly by schools winning a naming competition. The names are: Croydon West, Don Corrie, Flash, Flinders Flyer, Iramoo, Melbourne Rocks, and Westernport.

External links

• ALSTOM Transport
• X'Trapolis official site at ALSTOM Transport
• X'Trapolis Train Photos at Railpage Australia
• X'Trapolis Train Photos at Gran Valparaiso (in Spanish)

Reference

1. ^ X'Trapolis, vicsig.net, http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=suburban&traintype=X'Trapolis, accessed 15 September 2006