H set | |
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![]() H49 at Newcastle Interchange | |
![]() Interior (upper deck) | |
In service | 2006–present |
Manufacturer | UGL Rail |
Built at | Broadmeadow |
Replaced | |
Constructed | 2006–2012 |
Entered service | 15 December 2006 |
Number built | 221 |
Number in service | 220 |
Successor | D sets (for Intercity services only) |
Formation | 55 4-car sets |
Fleet numbers |
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Capacity | 432 |
Operators |
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Depots | |
Lines served | |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Stainless steel with fibreglass end bonnets |
Train length | 81.55 m (267 ft 6+5⁄8 in) |
Car length |
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Width | 3,034 mm (9 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Height | 4,403 mm (14 ft 5+3⁄8 in) |
Doors | Plug-style, 2 per side |
Maximum speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) |
Weight | 201 t (198 long tons; 222 short tons) |
Traction system | Mitsubishi 2-level IGBT–VVVF |
Traction motors | 8 × Mitsubishi 200 kW (270 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor |
Power output | 1,600 kW (2,146 hp) |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC (nominal) from overhead catenary |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
UIC classification | 2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′ |
Braking system(s) | Automatic air, electropneumatic and regenerative (Faiveley Transport) |
Coupling system | Dellner |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The NSW TrainLink H sets, also referred to as the OSCAR (Outer Suburban Car) trains, are a class of electric multiple units currently operated by NSW TrainLink. Built by UGL Rail in Broadmeadow, the H sets first entered service under the CityRail brand in December 2006, with the last in December 2012. Their introduction allowed for the retirement of some V set carriages (DCM and DCT).[1] As long-distance trains, the H sets share a similar overall layout and design to the previous G sets. Currently operating as 55 four-carriage sets,[2] the H sets now operate between Sydney, Central Coast and Newcastle and between Sydney and the South Coast.