3000 Class Railcar

3000 Class Railcar

The "3000" class railcar diesel electric diesel multiple units are the main workhorse of TransAdelaide's suburban passenger operations in Adelaide, South Australia. There are two variants: 3000 series, featuring a cab at each end and capable of running as a single car, and the 3100 series with one cab which are semi-permanently coupled into two car sets. Seventy cars were introduced into service between 1987 and 1996 with the first 20 built by Comeng between 1987 and 1989 numbered #3001-#3008 and #3101-#3112, and the remaining 50 built by Clyde Engineering between 1992 and 1996 numbered #3009-#3030 and #3113-#3140. All 70 cars were built in Dandenong, Victoria.

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