Procurement of 24 Waratah Series 2 electric multiple unit trains

Stainless-steel, double-deck cars

AUD 1.3 billion project

Challenges

Sydney’s 166-year-old train network is struggling to keep up with surging demand
Sydney’s population is over 5 million and, according to a report, an additional 1.4 million people are forecast to arrive in the city by 2031

Hatch LTK oversaw CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd., which manufactured the double-deck Waratah Series 2 electric multiple unit trains in China.
Hatch LTK’s team included quality engineers on-site at the manufacturing facility in Changchun, who were responsible for monitoring vehicle production and undertook quality assurance.
Hatch LTK provided subject matter expertise in systems engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, quality assurance and quality control, safety and security, propulsion and brakes, and signaling and train control.

The Sydney rail network carries more than 1 million passengers each business day
Sydney’s train network has 506 miles of track with 178 stations over eight lines