XPT design and construction Design and construction During the design phase, different bogies were tested for the trailer cars. Two SDS cars were fitted with new bogies to test the ride quality. SDS2245 received the prototypes of the Comeng CT22 bogie, and SDS2252 received imported British Rail BT10 bogies.
All photos below are builder's photos.
Click on the thumbnails to enlarge. Prototype CT22 under SDS2245. Production CT22 at Granville factory. XPT power car being designed on computer. Automated drawing production on the CAD plotter.