The 4D was a prototype double deck electric multiple unit built for the Public Transport Corporation in Victoria, Australia, for operation on the Melbourne railway system. It remains the only double deck train to have ever operated in Melbourne. The train's name stood for "Double Deck Development and Demonstration." [3]

The X'Trapolis 2.0 is a series of electric multiple unit (EMU) trains to be used for Metro Trains Melbourne, part of Alstom 's X'Trapolis family. Construction of the trains started in 2024, [6] with testing set to begin in 2025. [7] The X'Trapolis 2.0 will replace the ageing Comeng fleet on the Craigieburn, Upfield, and Frankston lines. [8]

The new X’Trapolis 2.0 trains will provide more reliable journeys, better passenger information, and improved accessibility, energy efficiency and comfort. They will enable the gradual retirement of our longest-serving Comeng trains on the Craigieburn, Upfield and Frankston lines.

2024年10月2日 · Victorians can expect to see the first X’Trapolis 2.0 trains testing on the network from 2025. These trains will be gradually introduced on the Craigieburn, Upfield and Frankston lines as we retire our long-serving Comeng Fleet. For more information X'Trapolis 2.0 - modern trains for a modern Melbourne(opens in a new window)

2024年11月19日 · The first of 25 new X’Trapolis 2.0 trains has been built at Ballarat, the state government announced on Tuesday. The first train is part of a $986 million spend on the fleet – which will replace the 1980s-era Comeng trains and travel on the Craigieburn, Upfield and Frankston lines – as well as major upgrades to the Craigieburn Train ...

2024年12月18日 · They will replace the trains built by the local train builder, Comeng, in the 1980s. The X’Trapolis can carry 10% more passengers (1,225), has a 15 km/h higher maximum speed (130 km/h) and a 0.4 m/s 2 bigger acceleration (1.2 m/s 2).

2024年12月13日 · Alstom expects the X’Trapolis 2.0 to be fully operational in Melbourne’s network by late 2025. This upgrade enhances commuter comfort and efficiency while meeting modern environmental standards.

You'd be forgiven for thinking that X'Trapolis 2.0 is the name of an extraterrestrial spacecraft, but it's actually the name of a fancy new fleet of trains hitting the tracks across Melbourne...

2022年10月24日 · Work is ramping up to deliver Melbourne’s most modern trains – the X’Trapolis 2.0 – as part of an investment by the Andrews Labor Government to deliver a modernised fleet to meet the needs of all Victorians. Melburnians had their first sneak peek of a life-size mockup of one of the X’Trapolis 2.0 carriages in Tullamarine today.

2024年11月19日 · The Victorian Government has unveiled the first of 25 state-of-the-art X’Trapolis 2.0 trains, built in Ballarat as part of a $986 million investment aimed at enhancing the reliability and accessibility of public transport.