Keywords: transport for nsw transportfornsw train link trainlink interurban set interurbanset intercity nsw australia The NSW State Government has announced the four consortia invited to bid for new generation trains to serve the Hunter, Central Coast, Illawarra and Blue Mountains regions of the state. New intercity trains planned for NSW could come equipped with Wi-Fi and bike storage, NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance has said. There will be 65 trains and 520 carriages in all, with the first due to be delivered by 2019 and the rest being delivered through to 2024. The four groups invited to tender are Alstom Transport Australia; a consortium of Sydney's Downer EDI Rail and CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles from China; Swiss company Stadler Bussnang; and a collaboration of multinational UGL Rail Services, Mitsubishi Electric Australia and China's CSR Corporation. Illustration: Transport for NSW The NSW State Government has announced the four consortia invited to bid for new generation trains to serve the Hunter, Central Coast, Illawarra and Blue Mountains regions of the state. New intercity trains planned for NSW could come equipped with Wi-Fi and bike storage, NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance has said. There will be 65 trains and 520 carriages in all, with the first due to be delivered by 2019 and the rest being delivered through to 2024. The four groups invited to tender are Alstom Transport Australia; a consortium of Sydney's Downer EDI Rail and CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles from China; Swiss company Stadler Bussnang; and a collaboration of multinational UGL Rail Services, Mitsubishi Electric Australia and China's CSR Corporation. Illustration: Transport for NSW |