City Rail C Set - in Service

In Service

The chopper cars were originally known as the K sets and for a while when they entered service originally, they ran together with the earlier force-ventilated cars (then known as R set). This however caused problems as force-ventilated cars were fitted with camshaft control and this caused some "jerking" while the train was accelerating.

When the CityRail fleet was reorganised in the 1990s, the R set designation was given to the older non air-conditioned six-car sets, while the force-ventilated cars were given the K set designation. In turn, the chopper cars were remarshalled into six-car sets and was given the C set target. From 2001, the C sets were once again operating as 4 and 8 car sets. Since late 2006, a 6 car C Set has been operation. This is due to car T4262 being seriously damaged by an arson attack at Villawood in October 2006 and has now returned to service.

As of October 2005, all C-Sets are operating on Sector 2 and maintained at Flemington maintenance depot (as indicated by the blue target plate). C sets operate on the following lines:

• Bankstown Line: Town Hall to Lidcombe / Liverpool
• Inner West Line: Museum to Liverpool via Regents Park
• Airport and East Hills Lines: Town Hall to Macarthur via Airport
• South Line: Museum to Campbelltown via Granville
• Olympic Park Line: Lidcombe / Olympic Park
• Cumberland Line: Blacktown to Campbelltown
• Carlingford Line : Clyde to Carlingford
• North Shore Line and Western Line: Emu Plains to Berowra / Srathfield to Hornsby