New Generation Rollingstock

The New Generation Rollingstock (NGR) is a class of individually-propelled carriages ("electric multiple units") manufactured by Bombardier Transportation in Savli, India for the Queensland Rail City network that entered service between December 2017 and December 2019.

In January 2014, the Queensland Government awarded a contract for 75 six-carriage electric multiple units to the Qtectic consortium of Aberdeen Asset Management, Bombardier Transportation, Itochu and John Laing under a 32-year public private partnership.

[3][4][5][6] They are the first QR electric multiple units manufactured overseas instead of in Maryborough by Downer Rail (formerly Walkers).

The NGRs feature high-backed seats, safety straps for bike storage, luggage space underneath the seats unlike the Interurban Multiple Units that have luggage racks, mobility toilet with baby changing table, free public WiFi and CCTV.

Work to rectify the non-compliant parts of the trains was performed by Downer Rail's Maryborough facility.

[33] After an exemption application to the Australian Human Rights Commission was rejected, the need for rectification was clear.

[34] It was determined that the position of the boarding ramps next to the train door was the reason for the toilet module not meeting DDA’s minimum size requirements.

[37] Labelling and other minor changes were made in the toilet module as well, such as the installation of lights that warn in the event of an evacuation.

Some changes were made to signage throughout the train on the advice of disability groups; purportedly as "better wording" but the differences would be minor to the average person - intended instead for the minority of people with literacy difficulties (see difference between green emergency door release wording above).

NGR702 under test at Bowen Hills in March 2017
NGR702 arriving at Wulkuraka in January 2017
NGR 719 after the disability upgrade has been completed. This train now has two toilets in the centre of the train (back to back in the middle two cars) and more priority seating throughout the train
The New toilet module (Left) versus the original toilet module (Right). Not only does it come further forward but the handle and signs have been rearranged. The boarding ramp was moved to behind the module