Re: White Bay power station and Menangle Milk siding

["John Lambert" <jalambert@metrolink.net.au>]

>From "Trolley Wire" in June 1976.
Article: 50 years of Electrification (Sydney Railways)

The NSW Railways owned and operated three large coal fired power
stations prior to the introduction of electric trains, two in Sydney
and one in Newcastle, which supplied power for the tramways and
railway workshops in the two cities and coal wharf cranes in
Newcastle.  Some power was also sold commercially.
White Bay generated 25Hz and 50Hz AC   with Ultimo generating 600V DC
and 25Hz AC.
 At a later date a frequency converter (25Hz to 50Hz) was installed at
White Bay.
Sorry about dates.


Philip Shortus <Shortus@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> Hey, I have two questions although one is doesn't have really
anything too
> do with the railways
>
> 1) I was at White Bay the other day and saw the power station, does
anybody
> know when it was closed and decommisioned? I heard it was once used
to
> supply power too the trains?
>
> 2) I was looking at a train book the other day and I saw a photo of
3802 at
> Menangle Milk siding in 1965, can anyone tell me where this siding
was, when
> it was closed and is there anything left?
>
> Thanks for all your help
> Bye
> Mark Shortus
>
>