Powerhouse Museum Sydney Closure

On the 5th February Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo will close for approximately 3 years to undergo major works.

This will allow major works including a reoriented entrance facing the goods line which leads to Central station, more indoor space and works that will show off heritage facades of the original power station built in 1899.

There are many railway related exhibits in the museum as pictured in this post.

You can also see the video on my YouTube Channel from 4pm 16/12/2023.

Sydney Metro City & South East - Sydenham Station FIRST LOOK

The Sydney Metro City & Southeast project is an extension of the current line (Tallawong - Chatswood).

The extension runs from Chatswood to Sydenham.

This post includes a video link and a photo giving you all a first look at the brand new Sydenham Metro platforms.

https://youtu.be/fWwl4zOI5IY?si=h5jALVN_pDuf4I_s

This was during a community open day on Sunday 10th December 2023

Sydney Metro City & South East - Barangaroo Station FIRST LOOK

The Sydney Metro City & Southeast project is an extension of the current line (Tallawong - Chatswood).

The extension runs from Chatswood to Sydenham.

This post includes a video link and a photo giving you all a first look at the brand new Barangaroo Station.

https://youtu.be/UbPNMLTxuc8?si=4gDUsPnoygOaImwj

This was during a community open day on Sunday 26th November 2023.

Sydney Metro City & South East - Waterloo Station First Look

The Sydney Metro City & Southeast project is an extension of the current line (Tallawong - Chatswood).

The extension runs from Chatswood to Sydenham.

This post includes a video link and a photo giving you all a first look at the brand new Waterloo Station.

https://youtu.be/lX1u6f4F05g?si=vbVzLZYayep2a4gM

This was during a community open day on Sunday 29th October 2023.

New Sydney Light Rail Vehicles Enter Service

Hi all!

Sydney’s new CAF Urbos 100 Light Rail Vehicles have entered revenue service!

A few years back, 4 new Urbos 100 Light Rail Vehicles were ordered.

Throughout this year (2023) they were delivered, tested and are now in service.

The fleet numbers are 2125 through to 2128.

These new LRV’s look similar to the current Urbos 3 fleet however there are a number of changes.

Including:

New destination screens (shown below)

New internal screens (shown below)

And other new features which can be seen in the video in the link provided below

https://youtu.be/QYAq37FF7_s?si=6-gcbs-Dl0zLZ6Zp

Thank you for reading!

Enjoy the new LRV’s :)

Indian Pacific - New Livery!

Hi all!

Just a quick one today.

Last Wednesday i decided to head on over to platforms 1-3 at Central station to have a look at the Indian Pacific and noticed loco NR25 freshly painted in the new MkV Indian Pacific Livery.

I’ll add another couple of photo’s below.

Cheers for reading!

Brand New CAF Urbos 100 for Sydney Light Rail

Hi all!

So i was on my way home from work the other day and while waiting for my bus at Eddy Ave, Central i noticed one of Sydney’s new trams out and about undergoing driver training!

This one was numbered 2127 (photo below)

4 Brand New CAF Urbos 100 Trams will soon run the L1 Dulwich Hill Line.

These Trams are numbered 2125, 2126, 2127 & 2128 continuing on from the Urbos 3 numbers which are numbered 2112 then 2114 through to 2124.

There is no 2113. It is said that there is no 2113 because 13 is a bad luck number and will bring bad luck to those going to The Star.

NIF (Mariuyng) D Sets Not to Enter Service Until Late 2024

Sydney’s new fleet of Intercity Trains known as Mariyung, D Set or NIF (New Intercity Fleet) have had a rough trot.

With over 80 sets currently in Australia not one has entered service.

There are a number of safety issues that need to be rectified including the need for modifications to make the train suitable for Driver & Guard operation.

At this stage the trains are driver operated only until these modifications are complete.

A link to the news video will be added below.

https://youtu.be/Ha148Tb4CYs

In this video you will see and hear in detail what’s happening with these trains.

It is also made clear that these trains are getting the modifications needed and will not enter service until the later part of 2024.

A good thing in a way right?

More time with our V Sets 😁

These trains are way behind schedule due to the precious government making the silly choice to make them driver only.

They were meant to enter service on the:

Central Coast & Newcastle Line in 2019

Blue Mountains Line in 2020

South Coast Line in 2021

The colossal amount of sets here are stored throughout the network at places including

Broadmeadow Yard

Sulphide Junction

Wollongong Yard

Lithgow Yard

Lithgow Loco

Enfield Yard

Chullora Scrap Yard (my personal favourite)

The costs are crazy too!

Storage is exceeding the 10’s of Millions

Modifications will cost nearly a quarter of a Billion!

The modifications, understandably will take a while but at least the ball is finally rolling.

Cheers for reading 😊

Sydney Central Station - New and Improved Platform Numbering

New and improved platform numbering has been added to the newly opened Central Walk at Sydney Central Railway Station.

The Central Walk is a new passageway (spine) that connects passengers to nearly all platforms at Central Station.

When the Central Walk opened the platform numbers were small corflute signs.

The new and large numbers have been added on the Central Walk near escalators up to platforms 16 & 17, 18 & 19, 20 & 21 and 22 & 23.