V/Line VLocity

The V/Line VLocity, sometimes called the VLocity 160, is a diesel multiple unit train built in Dandenong by Bombardier Transportation and, later, by Alstom, for V/Line, the regional rail operator in the Australian state of Victoria. Continuously in production since 2003, it is the highest-speed train in the V/Line fleet, with a top speed of 160 km/h, and as of August 2026 all 141 VLocity sets had entered service. To honour a commitment made when it was awarded the V/Line franchise, National Express requested tenders in early 2000 for 29 two-carriage diesel multiple unit trains; the order was awarded to Adtranz's Dandenong rolling stock factory in mid-November with a value of 410 million dollars and extended to 38 two-car units and an initial fifteen-year maintenance contract. By the time the first was delivered, Adtranz had been taken over by Bombardier Transportation. The design was an evolution of the Xplorer and Endeavour railcars, and the VLocity was designed concurrently with the B series being developed for Transperth. The first unit was completed in July 2004 and entered service on the Ballarat line on 22 December 2005, with Geelong and Bendigo line services following in early 2006; in 2005 it received an Australian Design Award, the first rail vehicle to do so.