photo(s) (AUS) Sydney's transport - Trains & light rail.

[Pakenhamtrain]

In the final part of my look at Sydney's public transport I leave the best until last. Trains.

The train network is split into two parts.
A suburban network run by SydneyTrains and an Intercity and Regional network run by NSWTrainlink. Both are government run. Until recently the Suburban and Intercity networks were run under one name CityRail. With the name change it came to an end of the L7 logo which was used in various forms since 1975.

Its famous trait is the usage of double decker EMUs. Double decker cars have seen usage in various forms since the delivery of double decker trailer cars in 1964.

These cars were marshaled between two single decker motor cars to form a 4 car set. The original trailer cars(which were built by Tulloch limited) were withdrawn in 2004 due to asbestos. These trailer cars were followed by experimental Motor cars which formed the first all double decker train for Sydney: S10.
Sydney was the first city in the world with an all double decker EMU fleet.
 

Sydney trains:
SydneyTrains is the suburban network of Sydney and is made up of 7 lines. Numbered T1 to T7 with them broken up into smaller sections:

T1: Western, North Shore and Northern Line.
T2: Airport, Inner West & South Line
T3: Bankstown Line

T4: Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra Line

T5: Cumberland Line

T6: Carlingford Line

T7: Olympic Park Line.

 

Lets begin with the oldest first:

S sets:
These entered service in 1972 with the first batch made up of only Motor cars built by Comeng.  Additional contract saw the introduction of trailers and driving trailers. In 1978 an order was placed with Goinian for 150 additional cars. These differed slightly with a flat front on the driving cab as apposed to a slightly peaked one of the Comeng cars.
These sets are mashalled as a 4 car unit. C-T-T-C.

These cars were also used to make up L(C-D later C-D(or T)-C and R(C-T-T-C-T-C) sets which no longer exist.

These cars days on the system are numbered with the vast majority to be scrapped. There's only about 50 4 car trains left in traffic.

 

The vestibule of trailer car T4018. This particular car is a converted Driving trailer. As the need for two car trains declined a number of driving trailers were converted into trailers. Later on due to a shortage of trailer cars several 1st series motor cars were converted into trailers aswell. These can be distinguished by the lower part on the rear of the car where the pantograph used to be.

The lower deck of the train. These trains(and all sydney trains expect the tangara(Ex G set conversions aside) feature movable seating. In these the seat back somersaults to face the other way.

The former driving area of the car. This former car is from a series that didn't feature a full cab. It only had the driving compartment.

The upper deck.

An 8 car S set with a mix of Goinian built and Comeng built cars. The fluting on the side is a tell tale sign of the different cars.

S45(C3021-T4938-T4018-C3033) departs Olympic park bound for Lidcombe.

The destination equipment fitted was added in the 1990s as part of the Citydecker refurbishment.

S80(C3926-T4140-T4980-C3048) in Platform 1/2 of Olympic park.

T4031 showing the conversion outside.

S75(C3945-T4094-T4023-C3968) with another S at Museum

S148(C3851-T4962-T4036-C3960) with another S at Central. For some reason the target plate is missing with the set number only stuck on.

S113 is the trailing set on this service to North Sydney via Central at Penrith.

A close up of the conversion. This car had the full width driving cab.

While the driving compartments of the driving trailers were completely removed the 23 motor cars had a slightly more rushed conversion. They only removed the door separating the passenger and guards compartments. Leaving the stripped driving compartment in place.

Even the guards controls were left in place.

[Turbo19]

Nice set! Thanks for sharing!

[Pakenhamtrain]

K sets.

These sets entered service 1981-1985 and were built by Goninan. The first order 8 cars of the order featured air conditioned cars the rest didn't. The second order was modified to allow conversion to Air conditioning. The earlier cars needed extensive work to place air conditioning in the train. The air conditioning was fitted in 2000.

As a result of the air conditioning the pantograph normally placed on the Motor car was moved to the trailer car.

K 62 and K85 arrive at circular quay with a Hurstville service. The Hurstville service is actually a displaced service due to trackwork. Even more strange is a K set on the City Circle. K sets mainly see usage on the T1 lines only.
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K85 at Town hall

K68 is on the rear of a Hornsby via Macquarie Park service at Milsons point.

K73 at Circular Quay.

K75 at Wynyard.

K90 at Circular Quay.

 

C Sets:

Due to the late running of the Tangara program a need for more trains came about. As such a contract with Goninan for 56 cars came about. These were based around the K set set but featured Chopper control, air conditioning, fixed seating and a fiberglass front.

An 8 car C set arrives at Circular quay.

C11 on the rear.

[Cyberider]

Nice looking equipment and facilities.  Thanks for sharing!

[Minato ku]

The older double decker rolling stocks of Sydney.

I'm waiting on. 

[Pakenhamtrain]

Tangara trains:
In the 80s an order of 450 cars was placed with Goninan for new trains. At the time the largest order in Australia. These were the first trains to be named. The name Tangara is from the aboriginal word meaning "to go"

The order of 450 was later changed to 370 suburban trains(T sets) and 80 outer suburban trains(G sets)
This train had differences compared to older stock. The motor equipment was moved from the driving cars to the trailer cars resulting in thier configuration being D-N-N-D (T set) OD-ONL-ON-OD (G sets) Even within the Tangara trains had differences. The G sets originally featured passenger operated doors, A slanted bottom front, Yellow panels on the front, A toilet, luggage racks and a return to movable seating(which T sets don't have)
They were the first trains to be fitted with a destination display. However these things are all but useless.

Very small and very hard to read. These days a working one is rare. The equipment has been removed on many of the sets.

While there has been attempts to make them more readable nothing concrete has ever been done. T69 is a perfect example of this. To this day the desto on one driving trailer says DAPTO. The controller for the desto I believe has been removed.

 

When the new H set trains entered service the G sets were converted to T sets for suburban running.

All but one was converted. G7. G7 was written off after the Waterfall train disaster.

In 2010 a refurbishment program was undertaken. These replaced the seat covers and new grab handles. Not all of these trains have been done.

Last year some of these trains featured a trail layout.

 

The station assistant watches on as T28 departs Town hall for Bondi Junction. The Yellow doors and front are a recent addition Having only being added in 2003-04. Originally everything that was yellow was black(The outer trim around the cab was grey)

T93 on the rear of a Richmond service at Lidcombe.
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T88 departing Lidcombe.

T103 Departs Martin Place. This is a former G set.

T45 arrives at Martin Place.
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T37 on the rear with a Cronulla service at Town Hall.

T91 departs town Hall with a Penrith train.

T41 on the rear of a Bondi Junction service at Wolli Creek.
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T48 departs Wolli Creek.

 

Millennium Trains.(M set)

 

These trains were ordered to replace the Tulloch cars. Built by EDI rail thier entry into service was far from great. With issues including thier amazing ability to keep signals at red after the train passed. In 2003 they were withdrawn and the problems were sorted out and they re entered service a few months later.

They had a return to movable seating and were the first trains to feature passenger displays which displayed the next stop and stopping pattern for the train.

M18 departs Central not in service.
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M15 departs Town Hall for Homebush.

[Pakenhamtrain]

Waratah trains (A set)

The A set is Sydney's newest train. 626 cars make up this new fleet which is still being delivered. While EDI was awarded the contract EDI decided that the shell of the train be built in China with final fit out and assembly done in Australia. These trains take a break from the taditional design of Sydney trains with them being a total 8 car set.

The configuration for a set is  D63xx-N53xx-N55xx-T65xx-T66xx-N56xx-N54xx-D64xx The last two numbers correspond to the set number.

The trains are the first in the world to feature all LED lighting. They also feature smart airconditioning which ajusts to according to the outside temp and the number of passengers. They feature some 98 CCTV cameras.

After many delays and they begain service in 2011. Whilst the original intention was to replace all S set cars some will remain for the South West Rail link.

 

The Upper deck

The new PID. These have smaller LEDs

A25 arrives at St James.

A23 sits at Parramatta

A51 departs Circular Quay

A33 arrives at Wynyard

A32 departs Chatswood

A24 departs Town Hall

A55 departs Town Hall. Of note in on the rear headwall of the cab you can see the CCTV camera screens. These are used by the guard to see down the train along with his own visual checks.

[Around the Horn]

Fantastic shots!

[Pakenhamtrain]

NSW TrainLink.

 

NSW TrainLink is the regional provier of rail and Coach services. Made up of the former Cityrail Intercity network and the Countrylink Network they operate a fleet of electric and diesel trains. All over NSW and interstate.

They operate V sets, H sets, Endevours, Hunter Railcars, Explorers & the XPT.

The network is broken up as:
INTERCITY

South Coast Line(Bondi Junction or Central to Kiama or Port Kembla. Diesel trains run Kiama to Nowra)
Southern Highlands(Campbelltown or Central(peak only) to Goulburn)
Blue Mountains Line(Central to Lithgow/Bathurst)
Central Coast and Newcastle line(Central to Newcastle via Strathfield or T1 North Shore line(peak only))
Hunter Line(Newcastle to Scone or Dungog)

REGIONAL:
Southern region.

Sydney to Griffith.

Sydney to Melbourne Southern Cross

 

Western region.

Sydney to Broken Hill

Sydney to Dubbo

 

North West region.

Sydney to Armidale

Sydney to Moree

North Coast region.

Syndey to Brisbane Roma Street.

 

The XPT

The XPT(eXpress Passenger Train) was the result of a Comeng tender to the NSWPTC who in 1971 was asking for 25 new railcars but the tender allowed other trains to be put in. Comeng came up with a design based around the British HST. While the power cars are british based the passenger cars were based off a budd design.

They entered service in 1982 with the striking red, black and Orange livery.

These cars due to some of the routes they run on feature a sleeping car for overnight passengers.

 

Inside first class car XL2230. The car I spend 11 odd hours in on the overnight Melbourn Sydney run.

On the Pointy end was XP2009

One overnight journey later(to which I got about 2 hours sleep) XP2000 is on the other end. XP2009 is facing the buffers at the other end.

 

 

Intercity V sets.

These are another Comeng product. Spread over 8 different batches from 1970 these are one of the best products Comeng built. While they were one a staple on many of the Intercity trains thier roles these days are limited to Blue Mountains and some Newcastle trains. Trains (the DCF,DDC,DTF,DTC,DCM & DCT) of the series one and two era have been withdrawn along with a few that have had accidents along the way. They also have a door system in which when released two handles must be pulled to open the doors. One for each leaf.
 

V16 showing off the new NSW trainlink livery. Inside the seating and flooring has been redone from a green to "Bush plum" (A lighter purple)

V15 arrives at EMU plains with a Mt Victoria service. On the Citybound track you can see the stopping mark for an 8 Car V set. What it doesn't show it that it's off the platform buy half a car! Many of Sydney's platforms can't cater for such a long train. Redfurn for instance 1 and a half cars hang off the platform.

 

H sets(OSCAR)
The OSCAR(Outer Suburban car) was a new train built by United Group(Gonnian). The inital contract was for 41 cars. Another 81 was added in 2005 and another 99 over stages in 2011. These were the first trains on the intercity network to feature PIDS and new safety features such as selective door opening. With many sets now in service it allowed Cityrail at the time to remove many of the older V sets from service.

 

H19 leaves Central.

Inside OD6933. A driving trailer. Sets are mashalled OD-ON-ONL-OD(The toilet is located in the ONL)

H22 departs Wolli Creek for Central

 

Sadly I didn't get pictures of the Xplorer, Endevour and Hunter railcars.

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

METRO LIGHT RAIL
 

While Sydney had one of the largest tramway networks in the world it was closed in 1961. Many years later as a result of urban renewal transport was needed around the Prymont area a disuesed part of the Metropolitian goods line was converted to light rail usage. The first section opening to Wentworth Park in 1997 followed by Lilyfield in 2000.  In 2012 the then private operation was purchased by the NSW Government.

The route runs from Central Station to Lilyfield Using part of the old tram loop at Central before running onto the former goods line.
Currently an extension of the line to Dulwich Hill is under construction

 

At the current end of the line Lilyfield (Cathrine Street)

 

Departing the Convention stop is 2105.

 

Rounding the curve into Central station is tram 2101. A Variotram built in Dandenong Victoria. A fleet of 7 trams are used on the line. The tram numbering takes off from the old numbers of the former system

The light rail extention means that 7 trams can't offer 10-15 minute service currently. New trams are required. A fleet of 4 leased trams and 6 new trams are coming. 2108 and 2109 are the first of the leased trams from CAF. These are from the line in Velez-Malaga. CAF are also building the 6 new trams aswell. These feature the new livery for Light Rail vehicles.

Bits and bobs:
 

The Intercity and Country departures screens at Central. A far cry from the old board used many years ago.

A standard PID at Circular Quay. These Blue PIDS are mainly seen in the City and a few select places outside the city.  These have the destenation of the next train, The stopping pattern, the stopping nature of the train, How far the train is away, the number of cars and the Following two trains.
This destination(Hurstville) from Circular Quay is only seen when trackwork is on of the T2 or T3 train lines.  In this case it is a Bankstown line train that is effected. The limited stops nature is because it skips the normal stops between Sydenham and Hustville.

A version of a repeating Signal. This type is not as common as the normal signals used as repeaters.

Town Hall station has a rather unusual layout. Both levels feature an island platform and an independent platform next to it.

St James features a rather large island platform to the untrained eye. However on closer inspection you see the former platform face. St James originally had 4 platforms. The outer two were used while the inner two were to be used for the Eastern Suburbs line. Which was never built as Dr Bradfield intended.

The Olympic Park Sprint platform at Lidcombe or as it's also known Platform 0.

It's just after the evening peak and the Afternoon Curfew for freight trains has been lifted. As such Pacific National 8128 leads it's classmate through Penrith with a Container train.

Thundering through Emu Plains with a loaded coal train is 8222 with 3 other classmates. Coal trains like these are common along the Blue mountains line. The number on the left(56) is the wagon rake number. In this case it's rake 56.
 

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