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.

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!

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.

A V Set at Circular Quay!?

On Sunday 9th January i was out and about in Sydney’s City.

For some reason i checked NextThere to see if anything abnormal was going to pass Circular Quay in the coming hours.

Sure enough a V Set was shown in the list of trains!

So i walked up to Circular Quay to wait for the V Set.

I filmed a number of trains while waiting. About 40 minutes after arriving, there it was, set V14 arrived into Platform 1 bound for Katoomba.

Here’s the video if you want to check it out!

https://youtu.be/UMEuKnasAyI

Cheers for reading! :)

More New Mariyung Trains Delivered for Sydney

On the night of Monday 17th January 2022 two more Mariyung D Sets were transferred from Inner Harbour to Eveleigh.

The new sets are D24 and D124 and were delivered behind locomotive 8049.

The video linked below features the transfer of these sets plus a few other trains at Erskineville station.

We now officially have enough D Sets in Australia to wipe out the V Set fleet.

However this may not happen for some time due to some unresolved issues.

Cheers for reading! :)

Newcastle Interchange - The First Trains

Hi all.

12am on the morning of Sunday 15th October 2017 the concourse area of the new Newcastle Interchange station opened.
1:30am on the dot the 3 brand new platforms opened.

The very first passenger train out of the station departed soon after 1:30am.
It was a Fassifern service run by OSCar set H24 and it departed from platform number 1.
Not too long after H24 departed, Hunter set J4 formed the first Hunter Line service out of the new station.
It was bound for Telarah and departed from platform number 2.

I finished the night by catching the 2:45am service back to Sydney which was an OSCar and departed from platform number 3.

The photo's in this blog show the concourse, the other shows the first trains side by side.

Here is the link to the video:
https://youtu.be/AcA6eaDyx1g

Thanks for reading.

The Last Transperth B Series Transfer!

Typed on: Tuesday 25th May 2016

Hi all and welcome to another STV Blog.

In this Blog I want to talk about the final Transperth B Series transfer.

Before I do, for those who don't know what a Transperth B Series set is.

The B Series is the newest type of passenger train to be delivered and service Perth's rail network in WA Australia.

There is a photo of one above.

The final B Series Set has been delivered to Perth. The set is B116.

I filmed it pass East Maitland on 17/5/2016.

For the video please visit the link below:

https://youtu.be/_VCdLhNIAYc

The photo on the top of this topic shows the final set on transfer through East Maitland in the Hunter region of NSW.

B116 is the final set to be delivered until the second half of 2017 when 10 new B Series sets will start production.

The set numbers will be 117 through to 126.

117 is expected to be delivered in late 2017 or early 2018.

Thank you for reading!

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Phil,

Sydney Trains Vlogs

Transperth B Series Transfer Process

Typed on: Saturday 16th August 2016

Hi all and welcome to another STV Blog.

When i upload videos of Transperth B Series sets on the back of freight trains on transfer through Sydney a few of you ask why there is a B Series set in Sydney.

Well i thought id explain it.

Well ill do my best anyway.

For those who don't know what a Transperth B Series train is.

They are the newest passenger trains that operate in Perth on the Transperth Train Network.

Here's a photo of Transperth B Series set 115 being transferred through Thornleigh just north of Sydney with one of Sydnes new trains 'Waratah' next to it.

The B Series trains are built by Downer EDi in Maryborough in QLD.

The B series is transferred from the EDi plant in Maryborough to Acacia Ridge in South East QLD where it's put on standard gauge transfer bogies and attached to a freight train from Acacia Ridge to Morandoo Yard in NSW near Newcastle.

From Morandoo it's put on the back of a steel train and transferred to Port Augusta in South Australia via the Central Coast, Sydney & Goulburn etc.

Im sure it's put onto another train for the remainder of the journey from Port Augusta to Perth.

Happy Easter!

Friday 25th March 2016:

Hey all and welcome to another STV Blog!

I want to wish you all a very happy easter!

I hope you all have an amazing day.

Most of all stay safe and be careful on the roads.

I won't be doing much over the easter long weekend.

Today i filmed a video at Summer Hill featuring over 60 trains in just over 23 minutes.

That will be uploaded tomorrow (26/3/2016).

Im also working on a video featuring Olympic Park easter show event trains at a few locations so that should be an action packed Vlog.

Let me know in the comments what you are up to this easter!

Thank you all for reading another STV Blog!

Phil,

Sydney Trains Vlogs.

DL44 With National Rail Livery

Wednesday 3rd February 2016:

Hello everyone and welcome to another STV Blog.

Photo (above): DL44 at Central (i) aka Sydney Terminal on Platform 3.

On this day NR42 & DL44 lead the Indian Pacific into Central.

DL44 has the National Rail Livery which i have never seen up close and in person before.

NR42 was taken off the Indian Pacific and NR27 took over.

Another interesting thing about today's Indian Pacific is NR42 doesn't have the Indian Pacific Livery, it has the Pacific National Livery.

If any of you have any suggestions for Blogs let me know by leaving a comment!

Thank you all for reading, keep checking back for more Blogs.

Phil, Sydney Trains Vlogs.

Sydney Superstorm Train Disruptions

Friday 29th January 2016

Today i decided to go to Campbelltown to film a somewhat lengthy Vlog for Sydney Trains Vlogs.
By lengthy i mean over 10 minutes.

By the time i got to Campbelltown the BOM (Bureau of Meteorology) issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.

Just as i finished finished filming the Campbelltown Vlog i boarded K63 which was bound for Schofields via the Cumberland Y Link the storm hit and it hit hard.

Once i alighted from K63 at Liverpool the rain was so heavy it was hard to see.

About 10-15 minutes passed and K63 was still sitting at Liverpool.

It was at that time once of the station attendants made an announcement saying that lightning strikes had damaged overhead wiring at Warwick Farm. Thats when everything fell apart.

As the storm cleared more delays came to light such as a track equipment failure at Chatswood causing the suspension of the Epping to Chatswood Rail Link.

There were also delays on the Central Coast & Newcastle Line due to an issue at Hawkesbury River.

Below is a photo showing the delays on each line caused by the severe weather conditions.

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Photo Below: K63 sitting at Liverpool Platform 1.

Photo Below: K63 departing Liverpool as an empty train to the Up Storage Track.

Photo Below: The river next to Liverpool Station overflowing due to the large amount of rain that had fallen.

Thank you all for reading.

Phil, STV.

Which 48 Class Livery Do You Like Best?

Hey all.

Here is a photo of 3 different 48 Classes in 3 different Liveries.

Which one do you like best?

Top: 4819 in the Sydney Trains/Railcorp Livery

Middle: 48162 in the Pacific National Livery

Bottom: 4807 in the Indian Red Livery

Here is another photo that i took at Otford.

It is a bit blurry however i like to call it motion blur ;)

48120 is in the Freightcorp Blue Livery.

Let me know in a comment what livery you like best.

Thank you all for reading.

Phil, Sydney Trains Vlogs

A Huge Variety of Trains at Ourimbah

Hey all.

Welcome to another STV Blog.

In this edition id like to tell you all about a day i spent at Ourimbah recently and the huge variety of trains i filmed and photographed.

First off we have the usual suspects

(V Sets and Oscars).

Photo (below): Oscar set H46 bound for Hamilton.

Unfortunately i never got a photo of a V Set during my time here.

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Photo (below): ATP/DTRS Test sets Y1 & Y2 heading south through Ourimbah bound for Flemington Maintenance Centre.

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Photo (below): BRM001 and G514 Light Engine Movement heading to Broadmeadow.

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Photo (below): CM3301 (Red Handed) leads a freight train north.

The other 2 locos with CM3301 were,

GL102 (Sunline) below:

And GL111 (Galilee) below:

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Photo (below): VL356 on a light engine movement heading south.

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Photo (below): How about this for a rare sight.

Endeavour set 3 leads endeavour set 5 north through platform 2.

Endeavour set 3 is taking Endeavour set 5 to Broadmeadow for repairs.

Later on in this blog you will see a photo or 2 of Endeavour set 3 returning south.

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Photo (below): 3 C Class loco's thundering through platform 1 heading south.

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Photo (below): NR6 leads a freight train south through platform 1.

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Photo (below): Aurizon Superfreighter lead by LDP006 & 6024 heading north.

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Photo (below): NR102 leads a freight train north through platform 2.

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Photo (below): 82 Classes lead a coal train north through platform 2.

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Photo (below): 8105 leads a freight train north through platform 2.

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Photo (below): Here we have Endeavour set 3 returning towards Sydney after dropping Endeavour set 5 off at Broadmeadow.

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Photo (below): Here is an unusual consist.

Freightliner CF4408

Glencore XRN016

Freightliner CF4407

These locos and the containers were headed north through platform 2.

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I hope you all enjoyed this Blog.

Please share it to as many social media sites as possible.

Thank you for reading.

Phil, Sydney Trains Vlogs.

An hour at Dulwich Hill

An Hour At Dulwich Hill:

On Monday 9th November 2015 right after seeing The '01 Trio at Erskineville i travelled to Lakemba on the Bankstown line to film a few trains there.. After that i went to Dulwich Hill and stayed there filming for about an hour.

Within that hour i filmed and photographed a variety of trains such as Waratahs, M Sets, K Sets, C Sets, S Sets and even a couple of freight trains.

In this Blog i thought id share a couple of todays photos :)

Photo (below): C2 & C13 on Platform 1 at Dulwich Hill bound for the City Circle.

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Photo (below): S103 & S12 arriving into Dulwich Hill Platform 2 on a service to Bankstown.

Note: S103 has recently re-entered serivce after receiving a major overhaul.

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Photo (below): NR41 leads a freight train passing through Dulwich Hill.

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Photo (below): C2 & C13 return to Dulwich Hill on Platform 2 for a service to Lidcombe via Bankstown

Thank you all for reading :)

Please share.

Phil, Sydney Trains Vlogs.

DTRS Y Sets at Central

DTRS Y Sets:

On Wednesday 4th November 2015 DTRS sets Y1 & Y2 made a visit to Central.

These sets have recently received the NSW Trainlink Livery.

Y1 leading without decals sitting at Central Platform 5 (above).

Upon departure from Central i snapped a shot of trailing set Y2 which has "ATP TEST TRAIN" decals on the fibreglass front. (Below).

What's odd about this is that the Y Sets have completed the ATP testing.

For those who dont know, ATP stands for Automatic Train Protection and DTRS stands for Digital Train Radio System.

The Y Sets are 3 cars in length and there are only 2 of them... Y1 & Y2.

Please share.

Thank you.

Phil, Sydney Trains Vlogs.