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Electric Passenger Rolling Stock
Electric passenger trains (aka EMUs or Electric Multiple Units)
of the Melbourne suburban system
Double Decker
Tait Sets
The Tait trains, also referred to as the "Red Rattlers", were a
wooden bodied Electric Multiple Unit train that operated on the
suburban railway network of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They
were introduced in 1910 by the Victorian Railways as steam
locomotive hauled cars, and converted to electric traction in
from 1919 when the Melbourne electrification project was
underway. The trains derived their name from Sir Thomas James
Tait, the chairman of commissioners of the Victorian Railways
from 1903 to 1910. The first cars were built during 1909 with
the last entering service in 1951.
The trains were initially known as "Sliding Door" trains, as
opposed to the Swing Door then in service. They were later known
as "Red rattlers" or "Reds" from the 1950s when the blue painted
Harris trains were introduced.
(from
the Wikipedia article)
