2000 Class Railcar

2000 Class Railcar

The "2000" class railcars are self-propelled diesel railcars which are used by TransAdelaide on the Adelaide metropolitan rail network. The body shell design was based on the Budd SPV2000, Metroliner and Amfleet cars but the 2000 class railcars have a slightly different curve to the Amfleet. They were built by Commonwealth Engineering and entered service in 1980. They acquired the nickname "Jumbos" due to the raised driving cab, similar to that of the Boeing 747 "Jumbo Jet". This raised cab was designed so that two passengers could sit at the front or rear window, or in a 3 car set look into the leading trailer.

There are 28 currently in operation. Power cars are Numbered #2001-#2012 while trailer cars are numbered #2101-#2118. According to the 2008-09 State Budget these trains will all be withdrawn from suburban service by 2018 and replaced by new trains.

Each power car currently contains two turbocharged Cummins 6-cylinder diesel engines under the floor driving a Voith hydraulic transmission; the original engine used throughout the 1980s and early 1990s was a V12 turbocharged MAN AG engine. The trains can be used in 2-car (power-trailer) or 3-car (trailer-power-trailer) configurations as well as multiple-set configurations as long as six cars. Five- and six-car sets were last used in 1995; today, the maximum length is four cars (2x 2-car sets).