Dandenong rolling stock factory

Dandenong rolling stock factory
Built	1954
Location	Dandenong South, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates	38°00′08″S 145°13′16″E
Products	Trams, Trains
Address	Frankston - Dandenong Road
Owner(s)	Alstom

The Dandenong rolling stock factory in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong South was opened in 1954 by Commonwealth Engineering. It has since been operated in succession by ABB, Adtranz and Bombardier and Alstom.

History

The Dandenong rolling stock factory was built by Commonwealth Engineering opening in 1954.^[1][2] In 1990, the plant was sold to ABB.^[3][4] It was included in the 1996 merger of ABB and the Daimler-Benz rail division, as Adtranz,^[5] the 2000 takeover of Adtranz by Bombardier,^[6] and the 2021 takeover of Bombardier by Alstom.^[7]

Output

Trains

• 180 Comeng EMU sets^[2]
• 20 3000 class railcars^[8]
• 4 New South Wales XPT power cars and 13 trailers^[9]
• 21 New South Wales Xplorer railcars^[10]
• 30 New South Wales Endeavour railcars^[11]
• 33 Indian Railway WAP-5 electric locomotives^{[12][self-published source?]}
• 222 Market–Frankford Line M-4 subway cars^{[12][self-published source?]}
• 109 V/Line VLocity sets^[13]
• 31 Adelaide Metro 4000 class sets^[14]

Trams

• 230 Z class Melbourne trams^[15]
• 70 A-class Melbourne trams^[15]
• 132 B-class Melbourne trams^[15]
• 100 E-class Melbourne trams^[16]
• 100 G-class Melbourne trams (production from 2024)^[17]
• 70 trams for the Hong Kong Light Rail^[18]

References

1. New Industry for Dandenong The Herald 18 June 1954 page 6
2. Dunn, John (2006). Comeng: A history of Commonwealth Engineering: Volume 1: 1921-1955. Rosenberg Publishing. ISBN 1877058424.
3. Here & There, Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, issue 633, July 1990, page 176
4. ASEA Brown Boveri Continental Railway Journal issue 84 December 1990 page 451
5. Merger approved Railway Gazette International December 1995 page 818
6. Bombardier agrees to buy Adtranz Railway Gazette International September 2000 page 601
7. A transformational step for Alstom: completion of the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation Alstom 29 January 2021
8. New Railcars for STA Catch Point issue 48 July 1985 page 13
9. Contracts Sealed for Trains Freight Rail & Countrylink Xpress issue 18 July 1991 page 1
10. New Explorer to be built in Victoria Australian Transport & Distribution Management February 1991 page 2
11. CityRail to have Explorers too Railway Digest May 1992
12. Wong, Marcus (2024-01-01). "The train that flew from Melbourne to India". Waking up in Geelong. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
13. Victorian Department of Transport orders and additional 12 VLocity DMU sets Railway Digest October 2022 page 13
14. Bombardier completes Adelaide EMU project Track & Signal February 2016 page 82
15. Wilson, Randall; Budd, Dale (2005). Melbourne tram book. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press. p. 32. ISBN 0-86840-646-5.
16. Alstom delivers 100th Flexity light rail vehicle to world's largest tram network in Melbourne Alstom 1 October 2021
17. "First Look At Melbourne's Next-Gen Trams". Premier of Victoria. 23 October 2023.
18. Dateline Hong Kong 8-8-88 Transit Australia January 1989 page 10