Dandenong rolling stock factory

The Dandenong rolling stock factory in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong South was opened in 1954 by Commonwealth Engineering. It has since been operated in succession by ABB, Adtranz and Bombardier and Alstom.

Dandenong rolling stock factory
Built	1954
Location	Dandenong South, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates	38°00′08″S 145°13′16″E
Products	Trams, Trains
Address	Frankston - Dandenong Road
Owner(s)	Alstom

History

The Dandenong rolling stock factory was built by Commonwealth Engineering opening in 1954.^[1][2] In 1990, the plant was sold to ABB.^[3][4] It was included in the 1996 merger of ABB and the Daimler-Benz rail division, as Adtranz,^[5] the 2000 takeover of Adtranz by Bombardier,^[6] and the 2021 takeover of Bombardier by Alstom.^[7]

Output

The lists below are in chronolgoical order.

Trains

• 180 Comeng EMU sets^[2]
• 20 3000 class railcars^[8]
• 4 New South Wales XPT power cars and 13 trailers^[9]
• 21 New South Wales Xplorer railcars^[10]
• 30 New South Wales Endeavour railcars^[11]
• 33 Indian Railway WAP-5 electric locomotives^{[12][self-published source?]}
• 222 Market–Frankford Line M-4 subway cars^{[12][self-published source?]}
• 109 V/Line VLocity sets^[13]
• 31 Adelaide Metro 4000 class sets^[14]

Trams

• 230 Z class Melbourne trams^[15]
• 70 A-class Melbourne trams^[15]
• 132 B-class Melbourne trams^[15]
• 70 Phase 1 LRV trams for the Hong Kong Light Rail^[16]
• 7 Variotrams for the Sydney Light Rail^[17]
• 100 E-class Melbourne trams^[18]
• 100 G-class Melbourne trams (production from 2024)^[19]