Sutherland, Illawarra Line, Sydney. CityRail Trains May, 2009. Three C class Hauling Coal. In HD

Trains on Sutherland Bank near pedestrian footbridge. This section of line is used by local and interurban Electric passenger sets, as well as diesel hauled freight. Thus, it is very busy at all times of the day and night.
All passenger car sets are represented here except for Millennium Trains. Millennium sets overload the wiring in the Sutherland to Cronulla Branch, at present being upgraded to two lines.

Freight is mainly coal, track ballast , container and starch. Starch trains are shown in another video.
Garretts vs 1960's Diesel Electric Locos on 1 in 40 Bank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-g1a7OtsTw&feature=email

Some years ago. electric locos, mainly class 85 and 86, were used for coal haulage but has ceased on the scrapping of these locos. Economics I guess ?

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Autos & Vehicles

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• trains
• millennium
• oscar
• tangara
• intercity
• electric sets
• double decker

[PROFLOP1]

Sorry, I cheated a bit on specs for Tangaras. These are for last batch made for semi- interurban work They have a lot better seating and have toilets.

The older Tangaras are showing signs of wear. Inter carriage couplings are noisy, either from wear or lack of maintenance. Automatics doors between carriages cease to work, probably from misuse.

The old non air conditioned sets seem to still function OK. I think high maintenance costs are their ulimate downfall.

Greetings from The Shire,

Ernie

[PROFLOP1]

Glad you like the information. Just takes a bit more effort. Only wish other train videos would have similar data.

[erniepond1]

@DjTommyKx

Sorry about the change in identity.

Just a hobby in my retirement.

Thanks for the comment.

[DjTommyKx]

@PROFLOP1 Hey dude do you work on the railways or just an avid fan?

[erniepond1]

Thanks for information.

I guess like New York and London subways, the cost of changing to AC would be too great. Anyway, the modern variable frequency AC traction motors in the Millennium and the Oscar sets seem to have solved most of the problems associated with the older DC motors in the Red Rattlers.

[faulcon1]

Your partially right on the reason for the demise of the electric locos. When Freight Rail was corporatised they had to pay for power for the 85's and 86's, also a lot of the 86's had cracked frames. Today Pacific National uses only diesels as apart from Clarence colliery none of the others are wired for electric locos.

It may be environmentally good to use electric locos but it doesn't make economic sense. We still have the out of date 1500 v DC instead of 2500 kv ac. A political decision.

[yscb1]

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[Skyhawk501]

i like how u have the info on the Tangaras and other units in cityrail fleet. And the info on the EMDs