From The Age:
Along with this order Cragieburn Train Maintenance Facility will be modified to accommodate the new fleet.
Each train will be a fixed 6 car unit.
The article does show the older render.
https://transport.vic.gov.au/our-transp ... ram-orders
The new render shows the nose all squashed in.
I would expect more orders in the future. Theres 89.5 6 car Comeng trains to replace. The HCMT is only getting rid of so many.
Twenty-five new Ballarat-built trains will be running on Melbourne’s suburban network within five years under a deal with French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom worth $986 million.https://www.theage.com.au/national/vict ... 57svs.html
Two days before the state budget, acting Premier James Merlino and Public Transport Minister Ben Carroll unveiled plans on Tuesday to start building the X’Trapolis 2.0 trains at Alstom’s Ballarat factory next year and have them running on the network by 2026
Along with this order Cragieburn Train Maintenance Facility will be modified to accommodate the new fleet.
Each train will be a fixed 6 car unit.
The article does show the older render.
https://transport.vic.gov.au/our-transp ... ram-orders
The new render shows the nose all squashed in.
I would expect more orders in the future. Theres 89.5 6 car Comeng trains to replace. The HCMT is only getting rid of so many.
