In Service
Since 2003, all Tangaras have been updated with a new CityRail corporate appearance. This involved the fitting of yellow panels on the front, yellow painted passenger doors and the end carriages receiving yellow paint surround for the benefit of visually impaired passengers. Blue and yellow stripes along the bottom of the carriages were replaced by a single yellow stripe and new fuzzy CityRail logos were placed on the driving cars.
In 2010 a program to refresh the Tangara interiors was announced. The upgrades include reconfigured seating next to the vestibule area, new seating upholstery and new handrails; as of 2012 this has not yet been completed.
The following Tangara carriages have been scrapped due to damage:
- Tangara Motor Cars: N5127, ON5816 and ONL5866
- Driving Trailer Cars: D6114, D6127, D6274, OD6831 and OD6832
The following are replacement carriages:
- D6285 and N5285 are replacing written-off cars D6127 and N5127.
- D6286 is on set T99 (replacing written-off D6274)
- D6287 is on set T73 (replacing written-off D6114)
- D6108 is on set T16 (replacing D6241 for unknown reasons)
- D6288 is on set T71 (replacing D6108 which is replacing D6241)
- D6289 is on set T24 (replacing D6148 which is replacing D6106)
- D6184 is on set T37 (repaired set back to normal)
- OD6841 is currently used in Outer Suburban Tangara set G21 (replacing OD6807 for unknown reasons)
- D6148 is on set T1 (replacing D6106 because D6106 has been stripped for parts)
Motor car N5127 and Driving trailer car D6127 were both involved in the Wentworthville train derailment on 27 December 1989, Cityrail's first major accident involving the Tangara fleet. Trailer Car D6127 was an immediate write off, due to its collision with the platform. Motor car N5127 was withdrawn from service following the accident, and was sent to Dunheved Railway Station. C3866, was used on the Ropes Creek line for training fire fighters. Both the N5127 and the C3866 were subsequently destroyed by vandals, and were moved to Auburn-Clyde rail yard for either rebuilding or use for spare parts.
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