Final FarewellS
After 47 years of service the last S set carriage was withdrawn from service on June 28. Sydney Trains, Transport Heritage NSW, Sydney Electric Train Society and Historic Electric Traction banded together to arrange a final farewell even for the S set trains on July 21.
Starting out of Central in the morning 3 generations of electric rollingstock lined up for a parallel run through to Strathfield and St Mary's.
Vintage Electric single deck train F1 heads down the main with 880B to St Marys, S sets S56 and S28 on the down suburban with 881B and the newest delivery, B24 on the local with 882B to Strathfield and Leppington.
The F and S set continued through to St Mary's before returning to Central where the S set then ventured out on an afternoon tour of the suburbs.
The S set consist comprised of: S28 - C3986, T4050, T4013, C3765, S56 - C3001, T4101, T4961, C3862.
These cars will all be retained for preservation. There are approximately 8 more S set carriages out of the remaining 28 to to go to scrap.
2019-07-21 Sydney Trains 3 Generations Parralel run at Croydon 880B 881B 882B
Final FarewellS
After 47 years of service the last S set carriage was withdrawn from service on June 28. Sydney Trains, Transport Heritage NSW, Sydney Electric Train Society and Historic Electric Traction banded together to arrange a final farewell even for the S set trains on July 21.
Starting out of Central in the morning 3 generations of electric rollingstock lined up for a parallel run through to Strathfield and St Mary's.
Vintage Electric single deck train F1 heads down the main with 880B to St Marys, S sets S56 and S28 on the down suburban with 881B and the newest delivery, B24 on the local with 882B to Strathfield and Leppington.
The F and S set continued through to St Mary's before returning to Central where the S set then ventured out on an afternoon tour of the suburbs.
The S set consist comprised of: S28 - C3986, T4050, T4013, C3765, S56 - C3001, T4101, T4961, C3862.
These cars will all be retained for preservation. There are approximately 8 more S set carriages out of the remaining 28 to to go to scrap.
2019-07-21 Sydney Trains 3 Generations Parralel run at Croydon 880B 881B 882B