page_title: Rail rolling stock in New South Wales
section_title: Waratahs
hierarchical_section_title: Rail rolling stock in New South Wales / Suburban passenger rolling stock / Current Stock / Waratahs
caption_attribution_description: English: Sydney Metro Alstom Metropolis unit no. 0402 following its arrival at Chatswood railway station after operating a Metro North West Line service from Tallawong
context_page_description: The railways of New South Wales, Australia, use a large variety of passenger and freight rolling stock.
context_section_description: The Waratah sets (also called A sets) are a double-decker, air-conditioned train based on the Millennium train, the order being for 78 sets of eight cars per train. The body shells were constructed in China and completed at Newcastle, New South Wales by a joint venture between the NSW Government, Downer Rail, and other companies under a public–private partnership, with delivery between 2011 and 2014 to replace the now withdrawn 6-8 car R & S Set trains. The first set went into regular service on 1 July 2011 on the Macarthur–East Hills–Airport line with the last set delivered by mid-2014.
  
  The New South Wales Government announced on 1 December 2016 that 24 new suburban trains had been ordered. Known as the Sydney Growth Trains during development, the trains are officially classified as B sets and are also known as Waratah Series 2 trains. The $1.7 billion contract was awarded to Downer EDI. CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles manufactured and delivered the bodies of the trains to Downer EDI, which assembled them. More than 90 percent of the design is shared with the original Waratahs. The first B set was unveiled in Auburn in March 2018. After undergoing months of testing, Set B2 was the first to enter revenue service on 7 September 2018. The B sets replaced the remaining S sets by the end of June 2019. In February 2019, a further 17 B sets were ordered with deliveries to start in September 2020, but due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the trains are likely to enter service in 2021.
caption: Alstom Metropolis at Chatswood Station
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