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V/Line Sprinter

The V/Line Sprinters are diesel railcars which are operated by V/Line on its Seymour line service with some also leased to Metro Trains Melbourne for its Stony Point line commuter service. They were built between 1993 and 1995 by A Goninan & Co in Broadmeadow, New South Wales.

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AAR wheel arrangement
920 mm (3 ft 0 in) new / 870 mm (2 ft 10 in) worn
Auxiliaries
Battery 24V 252Ah for 5 hours, charger Zener I/O 415V/24V. Auxiliary alternator Hitzinger Synchronous, variable speed shaft drive, 34 kW (46 hp) Auxiliary inverter/rectifier Eli…
Braking system
Davies and Metcalfe EBC/5 EP pneumatic disc
Built at
Broadmeadow
Capacity
88 fixed seats, 2 folding seats, 1 wheelchair position, 15 standees, 2.1 m2 (23 ft2) for luggage
Car body construction
25.0 m (82 ft 0 in)

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Design origins

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Service

Accidents and other problems

Refurbishment

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V/Line Sprinter

Nodes65
Edges64
Triples47
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030769
Components1

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V/Line Sprinter

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Lines served · 2
V/Line Sprinter → Seymour, Stony Point
AAR wheel arrangement · 1
V/Line Sprinter → 920 mm (3 ft 0 in) new / 870 mm (2 ft 10 in) worn
Auxiliaries · 1
V/Line Sprinter → Battery 24V 252Ah for 5 hours, charger Zener I/O 415V/24V. Auxiliary alternator Hitzinger Synchronous, variable speed shaft drive, 34 kW (46 hp) Auxiliary inverter/rectifier Eli…
Braking system · 1
V/Line Sprinter → Davies and Metcalfe EBC/5 EP pneumatic disc
Built at · 1
V/Line Sprinter → Broadmeadow
Capacity · 1
V/Line Sprinter → 88 fixed seats, 2 folding seats, 1 wheelchair position, 15 standees, 2.1 m2 (23 ft2) for luggage
Car body construction · 1
V/Line Sprinter → 25.0 m (82 ft 0 in)
Car length · 1
V/Line Sprinter → 25.9 m (85 ft 0 in)
Constructed · 1
V/Line Sprinter → 1993–1995
Coupling system · 1
V/Line Sprinter → Scharfenberg coupler

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service sprinters line melbourne seymour trains sprinter 1995 use 1993 bendigo car also new passenger station end stony point passengers

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V/Line SprinterAAR wheel arrangement920 mm (3 ft 0 in) new / 870 mm (2 ft 10 in) worn1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterAuxiliariesBattery 24V 252Ah for 5 hours, charger Zener I/O 415V/24V. Auxiliary alternator Hitzinger Synchronous, variable speed shaft drive, 34 kW (46 hp) Auxiliary inverter/rectifier Eli…1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterBraking systemDavies and Metcalfe EBC/5 EP pneumatic disc1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterBuilt atBroadmeadow1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterCapacity88 fixed seats, 2 folding seats, 1 wheelchair position, 15 standees, 2.1 m2 (23 ft2) for luggage1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterCar body construction25.0 m (82 ft 0 in)1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterCar length25.9 m (85 ft 0 in)1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterConstructed1993–19951.00infobox
V/Line SprinterCoupling systemScharfenberg coupler1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterCylinder count8 cylinders at 90 degree vee, capacity 12.7L1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterDecelerationminimum 0.73 m/s/s service, 0.83 m/s/s emergency1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterDepotSouthern Cross1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterDoors4 plug doors made by IFE, clear doorway openeing 800mm1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterEntered serviceDecember 19931.00infobox
V/Line SprinterFleet numbers7001–70221.00infobox
V/Line SprinterFloor height1.3 m (4 ft 3 in)1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterGear ratio1:2.7231.00infobox
V/Line SprinterHeight3.905 m (12 ft 9.7 in)1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterLines servedSeymour1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterLines servedStony Point1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterManufacturerA Goninan & Co1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterMaximum speed130 km/h (81 mph) in service Balance speed level track 100 km/h (62 mph) (1 engine) or 140 km/h (87 mph) (2 engines) Balance speed 1:50 slope 45 km/h (28 mph) (1 engine) or 85 k…1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterMinimum turning radius100 m (328 ft 1 in)1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterNumber built221.00infobox
V/Line SprinterNumber in service211.00infobox
V/Line SprinterNumber scrapped1: (7019) accident damage1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterOperatorsV/Line, Metro Trains Melbourne1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterPower output2x 235 kW (315 hp) at 2300rpm = 470 kW (630 hp). Idle 750rpm, high idle 1200rpm, 8 notches, Heinzmann electronic control1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterPrime movers2 × Deutz KHD BF8L513C four-stroke, with exhaust turbo charging and charged air cooling1.00infobox
V/Line SprinterSafety systemsPA system Stone McColl, data logger Fischer1.00infobox

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