Sydney's Waratah train

You'll enjoy a wide range of new comfort, safety and accessibility features aboard our Waratah trains, which will be progressively introduced from late 2010.

The 626 new carriages - equivalent to 50% of the current suburban fleet - will be delivered through the NSW Government's $3.6 billion rolling stock public-private partnership with the Reliance Rail consortium.

Key features

• smart air-conditioning which automatically adjusts to the temperature and number of passengers;
• improved internal and new external CCTV security;
• new on board passenger information displays and communication systems;
• additional emergency help points in each vestibule;
• improved disability access including additional handrails, priority seats with more wheelchair spaces - 16 per eight carriage train;
• new carriage configuration so passengers can walk through the entire train for emergency evacuation from either end of the train in an emergency.

Find out more about the Waratah train and RailCorp's rolling stock public-private partnership.