Transperth Second Generation A-series train

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Transperth Second Generation A-series

Entered service	1998
Built by	Adtranz/Walkers
Built / In service	5 / 5
Fleet numbers	44 - 48
Depots	Claisebrook
Weight
Tare	? t
Dimensions
Length	43 m
Width	2.9 m
Height	3.1 m
Articulated sections	2
Motors	6

The Transperth Second Generation A-series trains are electric trains that run on the Transperth system in Perth, Western Australia.

1 History
2 Differences to first generation
3 Parts
4 Timetable and Storage
5 References

[edit] History

The second generation A-series trains started service when the Perth rail system needed more railcars due to more demand.

[edit] Differences to first generation

The sole difference is that the second generation trains are quieter and has some additional features, like a LED screen which displays messages such as Doors Closing.

At 2006, Transperth Trains has begun replacing the electronic destination displays to a brighter LED and a new destination panel has been installed to provide a more detailed information for passengers, as well as the recorded public announcements, which they are either in female or male voice.

[edit] Parts

The second generation A-series run on every line in 2 or 4 car sets. The Second Generation A-series is the second generation of the first series to operate on the electric rail system in Perth. They contain 2 parts - A drivers carriage (pictured), and B drivers carriage.

[edit] Timetable and Storage

The second generation A-series serves 3 of four lines in conjunction with the first generation. It formally shared the Joondalup line with the B-series, where at train stations on the Joondalup line, every second train would be a different one to the one that preceded it, and the one that would succeed it. However, A-Series trains are only seen a few times a day on the Joondalup Line, now.