New South Wales Tulloch suburban carriage stock
| Tulloch suburban carriage stock | |
|---|---|
Train lead by refurbished Tulloch motor carriage at Warwick Farm in 1984 | |
Refurbished interior | |
| Stock type | Electric multiple unit |
| In service | 1940–1993 |
| Manufacturer | Tulloch Limited |
| Built at | Rhodes |
| Constructed | 1940–1957 |
| Number built |
|
| Formation | 3, 4 and 8 carriages |
| Fleet numbers |
|
| Operators | |
| Depots | |
| Line served | All Sydney suburban except Eastern Suburbs |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 19.098 m (62 ft 7.9 in) |
| Width | 3,189 mm (10 ft 5.6 in) |
| Doors | 8 |
| Wheel diameter | 3000 series cars: 42 in (1,100 mm) 7000 series cars: 36 in (910 mm) |
| Maximum speed | 3000 series cars: 80 km/h (50 mph) (designed speed) 7000 series cars: 113 km/h (70 mph) (designed speed) |
| Traction system | 3000 series cars: 2 x Metropolitan-Vickers MV172 motors per carriage 7000 series cars: 4 x AEI149 motors per carriage Semi automatic electro-pneumatic resistance control, Series wound DC traction motors |
| Transmission | 3000 series cars: 58:18 Gear ratio. Straight cut gears. 7000 series cars: 74:17 Gear ratio. helical gears. |
| Power supply | 36 v DC |
| Electric system | 1,500 V DC catenary |
| Current collection | Single-pan diamond pantograph |
| Braking systems | Westinghouse, air |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The New South Wales Tulloch suburban carriage stock are a type of electric multiple unit operated by the New South Wales Government Railways and its successors between 1940 and 1993, serving the Sydney suburban network. In their later years, they, along with the Standard and W set trains, were nicknamed "Red Rattlers". The term was borrowed from Melbourne, originally referencing the Tait trains.