{"id":133884,"date":"2024-09-27T08:54:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T22:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=133884"},"modified":"2024-09-27T08:54:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T22:54:46","slug":"new-double-decker-regional-trains-for-australia-debut-at-innotrans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=133884","title":{"rendered":"New Double-Decker Regional Trains for Australia Debut at InnoTrans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the InnoTrans exhibition in Berlin, a new generation of double-decker regional trains for Australia, developed jointly by Hyundai Rotem, Mitsubishi Electric Australia, and UGL Rail, is being showcased, this is reported by the railway transport news portal&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railway.supply\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Railway Supply<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" id=\"attachment_119766\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_7677-1024x777.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_7677-1024x777.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_7677-300x228.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_7677-768x583.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_7677.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Railcolornews, Stilgherrian\/flickr, \u304a\u306b\u304e\u308a\/X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The leading car of the D-series electric train (Mariyung) demonstrates a modern level of comfort and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trains are manufactured at Hyundai Rotem\u2019s plant in Changwon, South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the 2016 contract and the 2021 option, the delivery of 122 trains is planned, including 61 six-car and 61 four-car sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the configuration, the trains can carry between 642 to 982 passengers, reaching a maximum speed of 160 km\/h. Acceleration reaches 0.8 m\/s\u00b2, ensuring quick acceleration and smooth movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interior of the cars is adapted to meet the needs of passengers with disabilities, as well as for transporting strollers, wheelchairs, bicycles, and luggage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The introduction of the trains in New South Wales is expected by the end of December, four years later than originally planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The delay was caused by defects identified during the testing phases, which required modifications and corrections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" id=\"attachment_119763\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_7678-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_7678-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_7678-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_7678-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_7678.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Railcolornews, Stilgherrian\/flickr, \u304a\u306b\u304e\u308a\/X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless, the new rolling stock is expected to significantly improve passenger transportation quality in the region, providing comfort and high capacity for passengers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trains are manufactured at Hyundai Rotem\u2019s plant in Changwon, South Korea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":133885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,177],"tags":[5026,13598],"class_list":["post-133884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rail-news","category-transport-for-nsw","tag-nsw","tag-ugl"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=133884"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133888,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133884\/revisions\/133888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/133885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=133884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=133884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=133884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}