Sydney CityRail Miscellany 5 - Harbour Bridge

Filmed in the days before the metal screens were erected to protect trains and road traffic from people throwing stones, this film shows various types of CityRail trains - including Tangara and Tulloch - on the Sydney Harbour Bridge plus views out of open windows (and doors!) of trains which are crossing the bridge.

Many scenes were also filmed from the side of the bridge which is only meant to be for cyclists, although a couple of views were taken from the other side - if only to show why filming from there was not worthwhile - and to see the Sydney Opera House.

When the bridge was first built the other side of the bridge featured a pair of tracks for the trams, but following 'transport policy' advice from the so called 'experts' who were in charge of transport in London the clean electric trams were replaced with fume belching diesel buses.

However as if as a memento some of the former tram overhead wire supports remain on the bridge and can be seen in this film.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Sydney
• Harbour
• Bridge
• train
• railway
• railroad
• rail
• Opera
• House
• Tangara
• Tulloch
• bi-level
• double
• deck
• decker

[Hazboy666]

back then were Tangaras rare to see?

[citytransportinfo]

@Hazboy666 yes, they were still quite new.

[Hazboy666]

hey I saw a red rattler! Awesome they're so old and I've only seen one in a museum.

[citytransportinfo]

@Hazboy666 some of my other Sydney films have them as well - including a ride inside :-)

[cityraildude]

How come number 5 comes before number 4?

[citytransportinfo]

Yes, I should have started with film 1, then 2, etc., but then I found that I had so much videotape that it was not working out how I wanted.

I was going to make film 4 my super 8 cine films from 1988, but now this will probably be film 6. At present however my film projector is not working & until the repair shop can get a new drive belt I cannot digitise anything.

I can only digitise films in our winter, as in the summer it gets dark too late and the noise annoys people who are in bed.

[designline21]

Wow so awesome to see the red rattlers& Tulloch trailers look so new!

[CMCHRYSLERVALIANT]

@zordmaker yes it was more of a thrill going for a train ride back then, now its just getting from A-B I use to love the smells and the noises of the old red rattlers

[TeeDeeCommunications]

I watched all 5 of your Sydney City Rail videos from 91 - brought back some great memorys for me Simon - glad you managed to dig up the 20 yr old footage. I agree with so many of the comments especially about being able to stand at an open door while the "Red Rattlers" were at full speed over the bridge or between Redfern and Strathfield. Top Job - thanks again for the memorys!

[zordmaker]

My definition of true freedom : Standing at the open doorway of a Sydney single deck 2 motor power car as it thunders it's way from Wynyard and over the harbour bridge. A 20 year old feeling my kids will never get to experience.

[MrChowTheTroll]

@Bails992 Some tangaras have the M and H set seating now.....

[Scoinsoffaterocks]

How come it is on the right side and not in the left? I know I am Canadian but at least I know that down there they drive on the left (plus I can see the cars driving on the left).