Re: 80th anniversary of suburban 1500 V dc electrification

[patrick_dunford@caverock.net (Patrick Dunford)]

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Behold, on 30 May 1999 07:33:13 GMT in
misc.transport.rail.australia-nz:<01beaa6c$5a6aef60$1c2e11cb@rodsmith>,
Roderick Smith (rodsmith@werple.net.au) didst uttereth:

>While aus.rail people spent the weekend at keyboards refining definitions,
>many people went out and celebrated the 80th anniversary of the
>commencement of public heavy-rail services using emus running on 1500 V dc
>on lines built originally for trains hauled by steam locos.  ElecRail ran a
>well-patronised six-car Tait (the four-car PTC set which has been kept at
>Seymour, plus two of its own).  I accepted my own challenge and traversed
>the system (starting at 4.40, and finishing at 1.14), with just the
>Essendon - Brighton Beach portion aboard the special.

So when did electrification start in Australia?

Coincidentally or not, at about the same time electrification started in NZ - 
the Arthurs Pass to Otira scheme started about 80 years ago. It finished last
year when they dieselised it.

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