This article is about the rolling stock. For the actual service between Brisbane and Rockhampton, see Tilt Train.
Electric Tilt Train
"City of Maryborough" at Roma Street station
Interior
In service
1998–present
Manufacturer
Walkers Limited
Built at
Maryborough
Constructed
1997–1998
Entered service
6 November 1998
Number built
2
Number in service
2
Formation
6-car sets TTD1–TTT–TTM+TTM–TTT–TTD2
Fleet numbers
301/302 and 303/304
Operators
Queensland Rail
Depots
Mayne, Gracemere
Lines served
North Coast
Specifications
Car body construction
Stainless steel
Train length
136 m (446 ft 2 in)
Car length
23.4 m (76 ft 9 in) (TTD)
22.3 m (73 ft 2 in) (TTT, TTM)[1]
Width
2,837 mm (9 ft 3.7 in)
Height
3,615 mm (11 ft 10.3 in)
Floor height
1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)
Wheel diameter
810 mm (32 in)
Wheelbase
Per bogie: 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)
Between bogie centres: 16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Maximum speed
210 km/h (130 mph) (record)
160 km/h (99 mph) (service)
Weight
44 t (43 long tons; 49 short tons) (TTD1)
45 t (44 long tons; 50 short tons) (TTD2)
47 t (46 long tons; 52 short tons) (TTT)
43 t (42 long tons; 47 short tons) (TTM)
Traction system
Hitachi PWM 3-level IGBT–VVVF
Traction motors
16 × Hitachi 170 kW (230 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor
Power output
2.72 MW (3,650 hp)
Deceleration
1.05 m/s2 (3.4 ft/s2) (service)
Electric system(s)
25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead lines
Current collector(s)
Pantograph
UIC classification
Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
Braking system(s)
Regenerative electric and electro-pneumatic disc brakes
Track gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
The Electric Tilt Train is the name for two identical high-speed tilting trains operated by Queensland Rail for the Tilt Train service on the North Coast line from Brisbane to Rockhampton which entered service in November 1998.
^Hunter, Ross (21–23 May 2000). "Tilt Trains - The Queensland Experience". Adelaide: Conference on Railway Engineering. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
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