V/Line VLocity

V/Line VLocity
V/Line VLocity
	VLocity set 3VL99 at Hawksburn station.
	Interior of a refurbished VLocity train
In service	2005–present
Manufacturer	Bombardier Transportation/Alstom
Built at	Dandenong
Constructed	2004–present
Entered service	22 December 2005
Number under construction	15 carriages (5 sets)
Number built	342 carriages (114 sets)
Number in service	336 carriages (112 3-car sets)
Number preserved	0
Number scrapped	1 (1129; accident damage)
Formation	3 semi-permanently coupled cars DM(D)–TM–DM (3VL, 3VR); DM(D)–TMC–DM (3VS);
Fleet numbers	3VL00–3VL28, 3VL30–3VL75, 3VR76–3VR79, 3VL80–3VL92, 3VL99–3VL114 (broad gauge); 3VS93–3VS98 (standard gauge);
Capacity	222 seats + 6 wheelchairs (per 3 carriage consist), formerly 140 seats + 4 wheelchairs (per 2 carriage consist)
Operators	V/Line
Depots	Southern Cross
Lines served	Albury; Ararat; Bairnsdale; Ballarat; Bendigo; Echuca; Geelong; Maryborough; Seymour; Shepparton; Traralgon;
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Train length	75.75 m (248 ft 6 in)
Car length	25.25 m (82 ft 10 in)
Width	2.92 m (9 ft 7 in)
Doors	4 per carriage (2 per side)
Maximum speed	160 km/h (100 mph)
Weight	171 t (168 long tons; 188 short tons) (3-car set)
Prime mover(s)	1 Cummins QSK-19R per carriage
Power output	559 kW (750 hp) per carriage
Transmission	Voith T312 hydraulic transmission
Acceleration	0.9 m/s2 (3.0 ft/s2)
Deceleration	0.95 m/s2 (3.1 ft/s2) (service); 1.12 m/s2 (3.7 ft/s2) (emergency);
Auxiliaries	Cummins 80 kW (110 hp) generator
Coupling system	Scharfenberg coupler
Track gauge	3VL, 3VR: 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge; 3VS: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge;

The V/Line VLocity, sometimes called the VLocity 160, is a diesel multiple unit train built by Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation) in Dandenong for V/Line, the regional rail operator in the Australian state of Victoria. Continuously in production since 2003, the VLocity is the highest-speed train in the V/Line fleet, with a top speed of 160 km/h (99 mph). As of December 2023 with set 114 entering service, 112 3-car sets are in revenue service, 2 collision damaged sets are in storage, and 5 more are under construction on the current order with a further 23 sets confirmed on the next order

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