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Murrurundi, NSW - April 1972

The loco has been modified for the film "Ned Kelly", starring Mick Jagger.

 

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Chullora - circa 1973

The second engine is an example of the hundreds of Sydney's suburban locos before electrification. After electrification of the system, many were converted from tank engines to tender engines, and sent out to rural areas. 3025 in the photo above this one is an example of one of the converted 30 Class tank engines.

The lead engine is a 13 Class tank loco, converted from a tender engine. 1243 was the type of tender engine that the 13 Class were converted from. They were mainly used on rural short lines, like Yass junction to Yass, or the old Picton - Mittagong line via Thirlmere.

 

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SMR Railcars at Cessnock Station, NSW - 1961

Built by Tulloch engineering of Ryde. They had Rolls Royce engines.

Originally, they were intended for the Blacktown to Richmond line, but NSWGR refused to accept them, so South Maitland Railways bought them for the Cessnock line. This is the entire fleet of three cars. They could run as single units.

 

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The Garratt sidings at Gosford. These locos are waiting to take over Northern line freights from 46 Class electric locos. They will go as far as Broadmeadow.

 

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Between Strathfield and Homebush -1989

I was involved in running the "Scottie" when it was here in 2000. It was a smaller engine than our 3801, but had a good turn of speed and pulled better on the grades than we expected. It has three cylinders (the same as our much larger 57 Class freight engines). That gave it a distinct three beat chuff, instead of the usual two beat.

The 44 Class beside it actually had the same road number as the Scottie, 4472, which is why it was used it for this trip.

The Scottie's cab is tiny compared to our mainline engines, and there is a corridor through the tender leading back to the train. The corridor was for changing crews on the non-stop London-Edinburgh expresses. The corridor is only 18" wide. Our crews couldn't fit through it.

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

1972

 

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Richmond Road, Blacktown - 1931

 

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Gardiner's Garage, Princes Highway, Loftus - circa 1950s

 

[The DoggFather]

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Colonel Sanders, at Harry's Cafe De Wheels, Wooloomooloo, Sydney - 1973

I'd rather a Harry's pie than any shit the Colonel calls food.

 

[Punchbowl Dog]

How many can remember the Raindrop Fountain at Roselands?

It was Sydney's first mega shopping mall, and was built on the Roselands Golf Course.

Remember it well, I used to find lost golf balls before the shopping centre was built

 

[Punchbowl Dog]

I'd rather a Harry's pie than any shit the Colonel calls food.

A pie there after a night on the piss

 

[Chris Harding]

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1972

The new bridge replaced the old John Whitton bridge which didn't allow trains to pass, as it was only wide enough for one train in either direction.
When the new bridge opened, Como station was relocated away from the river. The remains of the old platform are still visible as you come off the bridge on the southern (Sutherland) side, just on the left.

 

[The DoggFather]

The new bridge replaced the old John Whitton bridge which didn't allow trains to pass, as it was only wide enough for one train in either direction.
When the new bridge opened, Como station was relocated away from the river. The remains of the old platform are still visible as you come off the bridge on the southern (Sutherland) side, just on the left.

Your knowledge on all things trains is amazing!

Kudos sir!

 

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Lithgow - 2023

 

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East Hills - 2023

 

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HMAS Canberra

 

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Rose Bay, Sydney - 1974

 

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King Street, Newtown - 1959