Talk:Transperth C-series train

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Tren Y0rk3ds (talk) 05:05, 1 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Replaced"

I don't believe that they replaced any trains with these, as before they were made the only lines with A trains were Freo / Midland and Armadale but they still only use A and B trains. So far I think they mostly compliment the existing B trains on the Mandurah / Yanchep line. 111.220.38.189 (talk) 22:54, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The project definition plan says that the C-series trains are for the expansions under Metronet and to replace the A-series trains, although I don't believe enough C-series trains have been built yet to allow for the withdrawal of A-series trains. Steelkamp (talk) 05:11, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Design" Speed?

I believe we should remove the "160 km/h (99 mph) (design)" from the "maximum speed" value in the statistics block, ive been searching for a while now and i cant find any source that corroborates that claim. In fact, the cited source (https://www.alstom.com/sites/alstom.com/files/2024/06/20/Alstom_EPD_X%27trapolis_for_Perth_EN.pdf) states a "Maximum Design / commercial speed" of 130 km/h (page 7).

Ultimately, I would like to change the "maximum speed" attribute to read as:

Maximum speed

130 km/h (81 mph)

rather than the current:

Maximum speed

130 km/h (81 mph) (service)

160 km/h (99 mph) (design) ZytraX (talk) 04:09, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It seems the 160 km/h max speed was first introduced to the article in this diff back in 2015. It was then changed back to 130 km/h in this diff in 2018 and then to 130kp/h (160kp/h design) in this diff also in 2018. This was all before the contract was even awarded to Alstom though, and no sources were provided, so I think it should be changed to 130 km/h as you have suggested. Steelkamp (talk) 04:33, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I had thought this discussion was settled, however i have just come across a page on the PTA website that claims that the c series is indeed capable of 160kmh operations. Though this could be a case of a feedback loop where some intern at the PTA opened the wikipedia page for the C series in order to source that top speed, i would recommend reaching out to the PTA for further comment on the actual top speed of the C series trains before changing anything. https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/our-system/our-fleet ZytraX (talk) 14:24, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Change main photo?

I have taken a photo of a C-Series that i believe would be a better fit for the primary photo in the article, as it has better lighting, a better view of both the front and side of the train, and a less pronounced fish-eye effect. Ive attached the candidate image to this post, as well as the current primary photo for ease of comparison, let me know if you think it should replace the current image @Steelkamp.

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ZytraX (talk) 04:21, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that this image is better than the current one. The image could be better, namely if the overhead line equipment pole weren't in the way, but its better than any other C-series image on Wikimedia Commons. I have replaced the image with a cropped version of your image. Thanks, Steelkamp (talk) 09:10, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]