Sydney Growth Trains Keep up with passenger demand. Surging ridership, which is expected to increase 21 percent by 2021, means Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) must replace aging vehicles with modern electric multiple unit trains. The Solutions LTK Australia is overseeing CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd, which is manufacturing the double-deck Waratah Series 2 EMU trains with modifications designed and engineered by the Downer Group in Sydney. The new fleet is based on the existing Waratah trains, which entered service between 2011 and 2014, and includes air conditioning with temperature control, high-definition customer information screens, and an extended closed-circuit TV system. The trains are also equipped with a passenger counting system and have the ability to retrofit

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