I've heard that the 80 series won't be scrapped for a long time and just mothballed at places like Kippa Ring or Robina Yard because if needed they could be used again.
It's hard to find out about the EMU electrical system, I can't quite figure out of its chopper control, but sounds like camshaft control. The QR network is all 25kva and eliminates the need for chopper control. I've heard, the emu's have regenerative breaking which is impressive for their age, they're good trains. All the newer trains have igbt inverter motors, however the older IMU100 and SMU200 series have GTO thyristor ac motors.
1. 0:19 SMU-227 + 240 @ Wooloowin, Shorncliffe service 2. 1:11 IMU-177 + 172 @ Wooloowin, Brisbane City and Roma Street service 3. 2:23 EMU-01 + 29 @ Wooloowin, Doomben service 4. 3:17 SMU-250 + 245 @ Wooloowin, Brisbane City and Cleveland service 5. 3:48 IMU-105 + 108 @ Wooloowin, Brisbane Airport service 6. 4:30 EMU-32 + 68 @ Wooloowin, Brisbane City and Ipswich service 7. 5:08 SMU-263 + 278 @ Wooloowin, Brisbane City and Gold Cost service 8. 5:22 EMU-80 + 69 @ Wooloowin, Shorncliffe service 9. 6:16 EMU-74 + 12 @ Wooloowin, Brisbane City and Cleveland service 10. 6:45 EMU-29 + 01 again @ Wooloowin, this time, it runs a Brisbane City and Park Road service 11. 7:13 SMU-273 + 269 @ Wooloowin, Brisbane Airport service 12. 8:27 IMU-170 + 176 @ Wooloowin, Caboolture-Nambour service 13. 8:57 SMU-201 + 203 @ Woolowin, Brisbane City and Ipswich-Rosewood service
I don't think I've seen Queensland's oldest electric train, EMU01 before. It's sad to think the EMUs are getting closer to being decommissioned because the distinctive sound they make is very iconic.
It could be retired from next year, no doubt about it. There’s no point in QR wasting anymore money on refurbishing these EMUs to have buttons fitted on the remaining units that have traditional handles. But it’s no doubt these trains helped QR push the boundaries in technology advancement in our fleet.
EMU trains are the oldest and they make the most noise. They also have 3 windscreens instead if 1. SMU trains have 2 types. SMU is like an emu train in it colouring and SMU 120 onwards are grey and red. IMU trains look like the first SMU trains except the doors pop out before opening and IMU 220 onwards have no visual differences to SMU 120 onwards. Finally NGR trains are the newest. They are light grey and their door buttons are in the middle. Their main defining features are the longer nose for aerodynamics, the door button being in the middle, and that none of them are 3 car units. They’re all 6 cars long rather than putting 2 together.
Next station north is Eagle Junction. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_ICsnHsPEYI.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z42-NMVymJI.html Next station south and west is Albion. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-B3MAz09xtXQ.html
