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There are 78 A-sets in total, all are maintained at Auburn, in western Sydney. These trains first entered service on the NSW rail network in 2011, and the final set was delivered in May 2014. A42 came into service in May 2013.

A42 was a double-deck electric multiple-unit train, consisting of an eight-car set. It had a driving car at each end, two motor cars located next to each driving car, and two trailing cars in the centre of the train (Figures 6 and 7).