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Steaming at Carlton
Best in original size.
The blue and yellow " bubbles" on the platform edges are tactile strips to give a warning to visually impaired people about the location of the platform edge. As well, announcements are made to " Stand behind the Yellow line" for all passengers as stopping and non stopping trains approach.
There have been a few days of real Spring weather in Sydney of late. Thursday saw a warm 33 C, followed by a change to showers and temperatures less than half that maximum.
This morning ( Sunday 4 October) was cool, dull and wet, but I ventured out on a train photography session at Carlton. My principal subject was to be the recently restored steam locomotive 3265 on its second public outing.
Here 3265 is climbing at 1 in 60 through Carlton 13 kms from Sydney.
Beyer Peacock built 50 P class 4-6-0s for NSW in 1891. These were large locomotives for the time, and eventually the class numbered 191, and all were in service until the mid 1950s when the first withdrawal was a result of accident damage.
These locomotives were incredibly versatile and worked as express, suburban, goods and shunting locos.
One of the 1891 built locos worked the last regular steam hauled passenger train in Australia in 1971.
This loco was built in 1902 by Beyer-Peacock as part of the second order . It is is the only survivor of the original " low frame" version of the original design and has been preserved by the Powerhouse Museum.
Now it has been restored to operation after 40 years, and it carries the striking maroon and black livery it carried in the 1930's when it worked the accelerated " Newcastle Express" services . It was also named " Hunter" ( the river which runs through Newcastle).
Named steam locomotives were very rare in NSW.
Steaming at Carlton
Best in original size.
The blue and yellow " bubbles" on the platform edges are tactile strips to give a warning to visually impaired people about the location of the platform edge. As well, announcements are made to " Stand behind the Yellow line" for all passengers as stopping and non stopping trains approach.
There have been a few days of real Spring weather in Sydney of late. Thursday saw a warm 33 C, followed by a change to showers and temperatures less than half that maximum.
This morning ( Sunday 4 October) was cool, dull and wet, but I ventured out on a train photography session at Carlton. My principal subject was to be the recently restored steam locomotive 3265 on its second public outing.
Here 3265 is climbing at 1 in 60 through Carlton 13 kms from Sydney.
Beyer Peacock built 50 P class 4-6-0s for NSW in 1891. These were large locomotives for the time, and eventually the class numbered 191, and all were in service until the mid 1950s when the first withdrawal was a result of accident damage.
These locomotives were incredibly versatile and worked as express, suburban, goods and shunting locos.
One of the 1891 built locos worked the last regular steam hauled passenger train in Australia in 1971.
This loco was built in 1902 by Beyer-Peacock as part of the second order . It is is the only survivor of the original " low frame" version of the original design and has been preserved by the Powerhouse Museum.
Now it has been restored to operation after 40 years, and it carries the striking maroon and black livery it carried in the 1930's when it worked the accelerated " Newcastle Express" services . It was also named " Hunter" ( the river which runs through Newcastle).
Named steam locomotives were very rare in NSW.