Re: [NSW] Moss Vale to Wollongong train services via Robertson

["Chris Stratton" <stratton.chris.cp@nospam.bhp.com.au>]

"Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Chris Stratton wrote in message
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> >It was only loco hauled cars from the mid-late 80s, before that it was
CPH
> >railmotor.
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> It was only a CPH motor from the late 1960s or early 1970s, before that it
> was a 30 class and cars. IIRC, this was the last scheduled NSWGR steam on
> the Illawarra.
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> Barry Campbell
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>From the opening of the line on 22/8/32 services were provided by rail motor
on Mon to Sat. From about 1938 steam hauled trains shared the services with
rail motors. Several years later (don't know exactly when) all services were
steam hauled. The Sunday train was diesel loco hauled from Dec 64. The last
steam service was on the morning of 20/2/67 from Moss Vale, the return
service in the evening was provided by CPH35. Late in 1968 the diesel hauled
Sunday train was also replace by a rail motor.