Australia: New South Wales: MU Classes and Vehicles

Resources
• NSW Trains Wiki, including set formation lists

Classes

Waratah (A & B sets)

C sets

Vehicle Types

C	S sets, K sets, C sets
D	S sets, K sets, Millennium, Tangara, Waratah
DCM	DDIU
DCT	DDIU
DIM	DDIU
DIT	DDIU
DJM	DDIU
DKM	DDIU
DKT	DDIU
EA	Xplorer
EB	Xplorer
EC	Xplorer
HM	Hunter
HMT	Hunter
LE	Endeavour
N	Millennium, Tangara, Waratah
OD	Oscar, Tangara
ON	Oscar, Tangara
ONL	Oscar, Tangara
T	S sets, K sets, C sets, Waratah
TE	Endeavour
XAM	XPT
XBR	XPT
XF	XPT
XFH	XPT
XL	XPT
XP	XPT

Vehicle Nos.

1001 - 1073	Millennium: D
1101 - 1141	Waratah B: D
1201 - 1241	Waratah B: D
1301 - 1341	Waratah B: T
1401 - 1441	Waratah B: T
1501 - 1573	Millennium: N
1601 - 1641	Waratah B: N
1701 - 1741	Waratah B: N
1801 - 1841	Waratah B: N
1901 - 1941	Waratah B: N
2000 - 2018	XPT: XP
2104 - 2113	XPT: XFH
2150 - 2158	XPT: XBR
2175 - 2182	XPT: XAM
2200 - 2224	XPT: XF
2228 - 2236	XPT: XL
2501 - 2508	Xplorer: EA
2511 - 2517	Xplorer: EB
2521 - 2528	Xplorer: EC
2701 - 2707	Hunter: HM
2751 - 2757	Hunter: HMT
2801 - 2815	Endeavour: TE
2851 - 2865	Endeavour: LE
3001 - 3080	S sets: C
3501 - 3580	K sets: C
3581 - 3608	C sets: C
3741 - 3765	S sets: C
3805 - 3986	S sets: C
4011 - 4095	S sets: D
4096 - 4099	K sets: D
4101 - 4170	S sets: T
4171 - 4246	K sets: T
4247 - 4274	C sets: T
4921 - 4987	S sets: T
5101 - 5285	Tangara: N
5301 - 5380	Waratah A: N
5401 - 5480	Waratah A: N
5501 - 5580	Waratah A: N
5601 - 5680	Waratah A: N
5801 - 5820	Tangara: ON
5821 - 5826	Oscar: ON
5851 - 5870	Tangara: ONL
5871 - 5876	Oscar: ONL
5901 - 5949	Oscar: ON
5951 - 5999	Oscar: ONL
6101 - 6289	Tangara: D
6301 - 6380	Waratah A: D
6401 - 6480	Waratah A: D
6501 - 6580	Waratah A: T
6601 - 6680	Waratah A: T
6801 - 6841	Tangara: OD
6843 - 6854	Oscar: OD
6901 - 6999	Oscar: OD
8021 - 8145	DDIU: DCM, DIM, DJM, DKM
9031 - 9191	DDIU: DCT, DIT, DKT

A and B sets / Waratah

Built: 2010-14 (A sets), 2017-21 (B sets), by CRRC/Downer
Power: electric
Formed: (D + N + N + T + T + N + N + D) - only N cars powered

Vehicles

Vehicle	Description	A Set Range	B Set Range
D	driving trailer	D6301 - D6380, D6401 - D6480	D1101 - D1141, D1201 - D1241
N	non-driving motor	N5301 - N5380, N5401 - N5480, N5501 - N5580, N5601 - N5680	N1601 - N1641, N1701 - N1741, N1801 - N1841, N1901 - N1941
T	non-driving trailer	T6501 - T6580, T6601 - T6680	T1301 - T1341, T1401 - T1441

Formations

Set	Formation
A1, A3 - A78, A80 [Axx]	(D63xx + N53xx + N55xx + T65xx + T66xx + N56xx + N54xx + D64xx)
B1 - B41 [Bxx]	(D11xx + N17xx + N19xx + T13xx + T14xx + N18xx + N16xx + D12xx)

NB. Sets A2 and A79 do not exist:
• "A2": there are no xx02 vehicles (set damaged beyond repair before delivery; A80 provided as a replacement).
• "A79": D6379 is in set A42, in place of D6342 (damaged beyond repair); D6479 is spare; there are no other xx79 vehicles.

C sets

Built: 1986-87 by Goninan
Power: electric
Formed: (C + T half-sets - only C cars powered

Vehicles

Vehicle	Description	Range
C	driving (control) motor	C3581 - C3608
T	non-driving trailer	T4247 - T4274

Formations

half-set

C3581 - C3608

T4247 - T4274

Half-sets paired randomly to form four-car sets: (C + T + T + C)

G sets / Tangara outer suburban

Built: 1994-95 by Goninan
Power: electric
Formed: (OD + ON + ONL + OD) - only ONL and ON cars powered

Vehicles

Vehicle	Description	Range
OD	"Outer suburban, Driving"	OD6801 - OD6841
ON	"Outer suburban, Non-driving"	ON5801 - ON5820
ONL	"Outer suburban, Non-driving, Lavatory"	ONL5851 - ONL5870

Probable Formations
actual unit numbers do not match vehicles

nom. unit	OD (odd)		ON		ONL		OD (even)
1 - 20 [n]	6800 + (2n-1)	6801 - 6839	5800 + n	5801 - 5820	5850 + n	5851 - 5870	6800 + 2n	6802 - 6840
spare		6841

NB. All G sets converted to Tangara "suburban" T sets 2009-10: OD cars recoded to D; ON and ONL cars recoded to N; numbers retained

H sets / Oscar

Built: 2006-12 by United Group Rail
Power: electric
Formed: (OD + ONL + ON + OD) - only ONL and ON cars powered

Vehicles

Vehicle	Description	Range
OD	"Outer suburban, Driving"	OD6901 - OD6999, OD6843 - OD6854
ON	"Outer suburban, Non-driving"	ON5901 - ON5949, ON5821 - ON5826
ONL	"Outer suburban, Non-driving, Lavatory"	ONL5951 - ONL5999, ONL5871 - ONL5876

Probable Formations
not entirely clear from Wikipedia and NSW Trains Wiki

Unit	OD (odd)		ONL		ON		OD (even)
H1 - H10 [Hn]	6900 + (2n-1)	6901 - 6919	5950 + n	5951 - 5960	5900 + n	5901 - 5910	6900 + 2n	6902 - 6920
H11 - H48 [Hn]	6900 + (2n+1)	6923 - 6997	5950 + n	5961 - 5998	5900 + n	5911 - 5948	6900 + (2n+2)	6924 - 6998
H49		6921		5999		5949		6922
H50 - H55 [H5n]	6844 + (2n-1)	6843 - 6855	5871 + n	5871 - 5876	5821 + n	5821 - 5826	6844 + 2n	6844 - 6856
spare		6999

Future conversion from "outer suburban" to "suburban": OD cars recoded to D; ON and ONL cars recoded to N; numbers retained

J sets / Hunter railcar

Built: 2006-07 by United Group Rail
Power: diesel-hydraulic
Formed: (HM + HMT) - both cars powered

Vehicle	Description	Range	Pattern
unit		J1 - J7	Jn
HM	"Hunter motor"	HM2701 - HM2707	HM2700 + n
HMT	"Hunter motor toilet"	HMT2751 - HMT2757	HMT2750 + n

K sets

Built: 1981-85 by Goninan
Power: electric
Formed: various - only C cars powered

Vehicles

Vehicle	Description	Range
C	driving (control) motor	C3501 - C3580
D	driving trailer	D4096 - D4099
T	non-driving trailer	T4171 - T4246

Formations

two-car	C3501 - C3504	D4096 - D4099
half-set	C3505 - C3580	T4171 - T4246

Half-sets paired randomly to form four-car sets: (C + T + T + C)

M sets / Millennium

Built: 2002-05 by EDI
Power: electric
Formed: (D + N + N + D) - only N cars powered

Vehicles

Vehicle	Description	Range
D	driving trailer	D1001 - D1041, D1043 - D1060, D1062 - D1073
N	non-driving motor	N1501 - N1540, N1543 - N1560, N1562 - N1573

Formations

unit	D		N		N		D
M1 - M20 [Mn]	D1000 + (2n-1)	D1001 - D1039	N1500 + (2n-1)	N1501 - N1539	N1500 + 2n	N1502 - N1540	D1000 + 2n	D1002 - D1040
spare		D1041
M21 - M29 [Mn]	D1000 + (2n+1)	D1043 - D1059	N1500 + (2n+1)	N1543 - N1559	N1500 + (2n+2)	N1544 - N1560	D1000 + (2n+2)	D1044 - D1060
M30 - M35 [Mn]	D1000 + (2n+2)	D1062 - D1072	N1500 + (2n+2)	N1562 - N1572	N1500 + (2n+3)	N1563 - N1573	D1000 + (2n+3)	D1063 - D1073

NB. D1027 in set M14 replaced with D1041 in 2011 due to damage in a shunting accident.

N sets / Endeavour

Built: 1994-96 by ABB / Adtranz
Power: diesel hydraulic
Formed: (TE + LE) - both cars powered

Vehicle	Description	Range	Pattern
unit		N1 - N15	Nn
TE	"toilet"	TE2801 - TE2815	TE2800 + n
LE	"luggage"	LE2851 - LE2865	LE2850 + n

Conversions
20xx? TE2815 and LE2865 converted to Xplorer cars EA2508 and EC2528, not necessarily in order

P sets / Xplorer

Built: 1993 by ABB
Power: diesel hydraulic
Formed: (EA + optional EB + EC) - all cars powered

units are not fixed-formation

Vehicle	Description	Range
EA	driving, first class	EA2501 - EA2508
EB	non-driving, economy class	EB2511 - EB2517
EC	driving, economy class	EC2521 - EC2528

Conversions
20xx? EA2508 and EC2528 converted from Endeavour cars TE2815 and LE2865, not necessarily in order

S sets

Built: 1972-80 by Comeng / Goninan
Power: electric
Formed: various - only C cars powered

Vehicles

Vehicle	Description	Range
C	control (driving) motor	C3001 - C3080
C	control (driving) motor	C3741 - C3765
C	control (driving) motor	C3805 - C3986
D	driving trailer	D4011 - D4095
T	non-driving trailer	T4101 - T4170
T	non-driving trailer	T4921 - T4987

T sets / Tangara suburban

Built: 1987-1997 by Goninan
Power: electric
Formed: (D + N + N + D) - only N cars powered

units were in consistent formations, but have been extensively reformed

Vehicles

Vehicle	Description	Range
D	"driving"	D6101 - D6289
N	"non-driving"	N5101 - N5285

Probable Formations

nom. unit	D (odd)		N (odd)		N (even)		D (even)
1 - 92 [n]	6100 + (2n-1)	6101 - 6283	5100 + (2n-1)	5101 - 5283	5100 + 2n	5102 - 5284	6100 + 2n	6102 - 6284
spare		6285, 6287, 6289		5285				6286, 6288

see also Tangara G sets - converted to T sets 2009-10

V sets / DDIU

Built: 1976-88 by Comeng
Power: electric
Formed: various

Vehicles

Vehicle	Description	Range	Series
DCM	driving motor	DCM8021 - DCM8036	2
DIM	driving motor	DIM8037 - DIM8092	3, 4
DJM	driving motor	DJM8093 - DJM8138	5 - 7
DKM	driving motor	DKM8139 - DJM8145	8
DCT	driving trailer	DCT9031 - DCT9044	2
DIT	non-driving trailer	DIT9101 - DIT9184	3 - 7
DKT	non-driving trailer	DKT9185 - DKT9191	8

X sets / XPT

Built: 1982 by Comeng / ABB
Power: diesel electric
Formed: (XP + optional XAM + XL + XBR + XF + XFH + XP) - only XP cars powered

units are not fixed-formation

Vehicle	Description	Range
XAM	first class sleeper	XAM2175 - XAM2182
XBR	first class seats, "buffet"	XBR2150 - XBR2158
XF	economy seats	XF2200 - XF2224
XFH	economy seats, luggage	XFH2104 - XFH2113
XL	first class seats, "luggage"	XL2228 - XL2236
XP	power car	XP2000 - XP2018

Last update: 2023-11-08 03:13 GMT