The Adelaide Metro 3000 Class DMU

In this video we take a tour of the Adelaide Metro 3000 & 3100 Class DMU's. Built by Commonwealth Engineering and Clyde Engineering, 70 of these railcars were built between 1987 & 1996 to replace the Redhen railcars which dated from the mid 1950's. Their design closely resembles Melbourne's Comeng EMU which Commonwealth Engineering was building at the same time, however these carriages were 2.3m longer and featured only 2 doors per side. There are two sub-classes to the train; the 3000 Class feature driving cabs on both ends, while the 3100 Class feature driving cabs on only one end.

The fleet received an internal refurbishment in the late 2000's featuring new seating, PID's, CCTV, push-button power operated doors and an repainted interior. The railcars also have some unique features including electro-magnetic track brakes and more crucially for trainspotters, a railfan window.

The railcars used to run network wide, but since the Seaford and Tonsley lines were electrified, the fleet now only runs on the Belair, Gawler, Grange and Outer Harbor lines.

In 2018 Adelaide Metro began a life extension project for these trains. New features include a new red livery (to match the 4000 Class EMU's), a new V8 engine (replacing the Mercedes Benz OM444LA and MTU Friedrichshafen 12V183 TE12 V12 engines), new traction motors, brakes, overhauled bogies, couplers and air conditioning. Because of these changes the newly refurbished railcars sound completely different from their older counterparts.

More detail about the fleet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3000_cl...

More detail about the life extension project:    • Upgrade to 3000 class diesel trains  

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