Re: [NSW] A few more questions...

["Jonathan Boles" <jaboles@bigpond.com>]

Thanks very much for all this info.

Are there any good websites out there with this kind of information? Also,
when were the DEB and 620/720 sets and loco services replaced with
Endeavours?


--
--
Rgds
J. Boles
Sydney, Australia

jaboles AT bigpond DOT com
decoy.address@spam.trasher.com

"Graham Smith" <dysonsmith@idx.com.au> wrote in message
3af48433@news1.idx.com.au">news:3af48433@news1.idx.com.au...
> South Coast services
>
> Loco-hauled - South Coast Daylight express began as steam-hauled CUB set,
> then loco-hauled air-conditioned cars, before the railcars. Stopping
trains
> were mostly 32 class with end platform cars or lightweight compartment
cars
> in the steam era, then 48 class in the diesel era.
>
> A bit of  family loco hauled history - My grandfather used to drive the
> South Coast back in the steam days, and he used to tell the story of a
bloke
> who caught the train from Austinmer to Syndey every day in the late 40's
> early 50's. This bloke lived across the road from the station and used to
> wait until the last minute mainly running up the ramp and causing the
train
> to wait and thus lose time. Came the day my granddad got tired of the
game,
> the guard blew his whistle, the 32 class was given its head, and our
friend
> was left standing at the bottom of the station ramp. Called before the
Chief
> Mechanical Engineer later that day to explain following a complaint, my
> Granddad gave him the full details, and was told he'd done the right
thing.
>
> The advantage for him driving the South Coast was that he could whislte
his
> special signal on passing through Tempe and my grandmother knew when to
> expect him home for tea!.
>
> Railcars - Don't forget the CPH rail motors, which sometimes used to
operate
> the Wollongong-Kiama services.
>
> Graham Smith
> "James C." <james_ccj@optusnetdotcomdotau> wrote in message
> 3af40c11$0$25478$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:3af40c11$0$25478$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> >
> > > * What loco-hauled passenger trains run or used to run on the South
> Coast,
> > > and what motive power did they have?
> >
> > It used to call "South coast daylight express"
> > 44 class, 422 class locos mainly incharged, I was lucky enoguh to took a
> > ride before they cancelled it.
> > The carriages were mostly refurbished old railcars such as Budd, FTH
> class(I
> > can't remember the classification of this railcar in NSW, but I know in
> > Victoria  is DRC)
> >
> > > * What kinds of railcar (other than 620/720) ran on the South Coast
> before
> > > the Endeavours?
> >
> > 930 class railcar
> >
> > By the way many 1990 edition of Railway Digest have feature articles
about
> > South Coast service , if you can access archieve you might want to check
> it
> > out.
> >
> > Cheers
> > James
> >
> >
>
>