Consists & Car Types // The Makeup of Melbourne Suburban Trains!

Melbourne's electric suburban trains run in standard 'sets' of carriages, with different types of cars playing different roles in the function of the train. This video takes a look at the situation today in 2024, as well as a bit of history to show how we got here. Want to help support the channel, get early access to new content and exclusive behind the scenes videos? Join me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Taitset All photographs and video footage are by Martin Bennet (me), with the exception of the short clip of double-ended Tait motor 472M, which is by Alexander Jamieson, check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@melbournesparks3828 The animated graphic trains are by myself, with the exception of the Comeng and Hitachi sets, which are by Alexander Jamieson. The credit music in this video is by my brother Cian, who also provides the equipment and expertise to record my voiceovers. Check out his music here: https://hyperfollow.com/cianbennetmusic Chapters: 00:00 - ..how many cars? 01:04 - Car types, a brief history 02:44 - Standard Blocks & Units 04:04 - Some other sets 05:13 - Along comes the Hitachi 05:36 - East end, West end 06:42 - Comeng arrives, MTM is cool now 07:53 - Equipment distribution 09:04 - Six car sets today 10:35 - Three car sets today 11:50 - The move towards fixed trains 12:13 - A Sydney distraction 13:43 - HCMT classification chaos 15:28 - ..do I need to know any of this? 17:46 - The end part of the video #trains #melbourne #railway #transport