X'Trapolis 100
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First order X'Trapolis 100 863M-1632T-864M-M-T-M in Metro Trains Melbourne livery in November 2009
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2nd generation X'Trapolis 100 interior in February 2010 with 2+2 seating
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| Manufacturer | Alstom |
| Built at | La Rochelle, France (complete first 10 units), La Rochelle, France (bodyshells for unit 11 onwards) and Alstom Ballarat, Australia (final assembly and fitout) |
| Replaced | Hitachi trains |
| Constructed | 2002–2019 |
| Entered service | 2002 |
| Number under construction | 48 3-car trains |
| Number built | 164 3-car trains |
| Formation | 3-car sets (driving motor, trailer, driving motor) |
| Fleet numbers | 851M–966M, 1M–288M, 1626T–1683T, 1301T–1444T |
| Capacity | 264 seated (3-carriage set) |
| Depot(s) | Bayswater, Craigieburn, Epping and Newport Workshops |
| Line(s) served | Alamein, Belgrave, Frankston, Glen Waverley, Hurstbridge, Lilydale, South Morang, Werribee, Williamstown |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | Driving motor: 24.46 m (over couplers) Trailer: 22.76 m (over couplers) |
| Width | 3.05 m |
| Height | 3.65 m (not including roof equipment) |
| Floor height | 1.19 m |
| Articulated sections | Between all carriages in unit |
| Maximum speed | 143 km/h (89 mph) |
| Weight | 43.34 tonnes (Driving motor), 35.47 tonnes (Trailer) |
| Traction system | IGBT-VVVF (Alstom ONIX 1500) |
| Traction motors | 4 x Alstom 180 kW (240 hp) 4ECA 1836 (per motor car) |
| Acceleration | 1.2 m/s2 |
| Deceleration | 1 m/s2 |
| Electric system(s) | 1.5 kV DC Overhead line |
| Coupling system | Scharfenberg coupler |
| Track gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) |
| X'Trapolis 100 (Valparaíso) | |
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| Manufacturer | Alstom |
| Number in service | 27 two-car sets |
| Formation | One or two 2-car sets (motor-trailer) |
| Capacity | 144 seated per 2-car unit |
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| Articulated sections | Between all carriages in unit |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
The X'Trapolis 100 is a single deck electric multiple unit. It is part of Alstom's X'Trapolis family of trains, and is operated in Melbourne, Australia and Valparaíso, Chile.
In 2000 Connex Melbourne ordered 58 X'Trapolis 100 trains to fulfill a franchise commitment to replace its fleet of Hitachi trains. The first ten units were completely assembled at Alstom's, La Rochelle factory in France, however, from unit 11 onwards, only the body shells were assembled at La Rochelle, with the rest of the train being assembled in Victoria at Alstom's Ballarat facility.
The trains differ from earlier trains on the Melbourne network in the following ways:
The first X'Trapolis 100 entered revenue service on 27 December 2002, the last in the first order on 17 December 2004. It ran a special trip from Flinders Street to South Kensington and back to mark the event.
The X'Trapolis 100 trains are currently being ported to the former M>Train, or ‘Metro South’ lines for revenue service, as the X'Trapolis trains were confined to the former Hillside Trains network before the two networks merged in 2004. Although Melbourne's trains operate as either one or two 3-car units, it was not until September 2007 that the X'Trapolis 100s were permitted to operate as single-units in revenue service.
The trains have power-operated doors that open when a button on the door is pressed and are closed by the driver or closed automatically after approximately two minutes. The X'Trapolis 100s are the only suburban trains in Melbourne with external destination displays on the sides of the trains, however this feature is also on the Sprinter and VLocity rail motors. By 2013 all first-generation X'Trapolis 100s had been fitted with a newer display system.
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