Re: Sets of NSW Cars

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Roger Lloyd wrote:

> Help!
> I see many posts about various sets on the NSW suburban and interurban
> services. As an expat Sydneysider, can anyone expalin what the various sets
> are: V sets etc.
> I am aware of the following:
> Tangara

T set.  (G sets are the Outer Suburban ones with the toilet and yellow front)

> Douible decker interurban (Newcastle, Lithgow etc)

V set.

> Single decker as above - introduced circa 1957 (are these all withdrawn?)

U set.  Withdrawn.

> Double decker suburban (silver - fluted sides)

S, R, L sets.

> Double decker suburban (plain sides)

K, C, and some S, R, L sets.

> Single decker suburban (the last introduced were the S sets (Sputnicks) - I
> think the power cars were matched with double decker trailer cars but I
> think all have been withdrawn.

They were S sets which was reallocated to the Double Deck stock.  The single
deckers were then given Depot allocations ie B = Bankstown (Punchbowl) M =
Mortdale, F = Flemington, H = Hornsby.   Towards the end, they were all
allocated to Hornsby and all had H targets.   The single deckers with double
deck trailers were WorM sets.  W had power operated doors, M had manually
operated doors.

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