Comments on: Cityrail – Suburban http://trackside.wordpress.com A View From Behind the Lens of NSW Railways Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:17:11 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: raichase http://trackside.wordpress.com/railcorp/cityrail-suburban/#comment-229 raichase Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:44:16 +0000 http://trackside.wordpress.com/?page_id=29#comment-229 G'day Alex, Thanks for the kind words! The K-Set you see is one of the four Newcastle K-Sets. These differ from the Sydney K-Sets in that the drivers cab you see is normally the long vestibule in the number two end of the Sydney K-Sets. So, vestibule areas where the second and third cars meet, this is a driver cab on the Newcastle K-Sets. These are the only driver trailers still in regular service on the CityRail network, with the L-Set driver trailers now just intermediate cars - still with controls, just not used to drive the train. The Newcastle K-Sets are numbered K1 to K4, and run local shuttles from Newcastle to Morisset during the day Mon-Fri. Occasionally one set will come down to Sydney for maintenance, and a 4-car set will be sent up to replace it. During the afternoon peak, a number of the 2-car K-Set services are extended to Gosford from Newcastle, and one early morning departure from Sydney Terminal (around 0500) is a 2-car K-Set stopping all stations to Newcastle from Berowra, iirc. Thanks for your comment! Regards, Trent G’day Alex,

Thanks for the kind words! The K-Set you see is one of the four Newcastle K-Sets. These differ from the Sydney K-Sets in that the drivers cab you see is normally the long vestibule in the number two end of the Sydney K-Sets. So, vestibule areas where the second and third cars meet, this is a driver cab on the Newcastle K-Sets. These are the only driver trailers still in regular service on the CityRail network, with the L-Set driver trailers now just intermediate cars – still with controls, just not used to drive the train.

The Newcastle K-Sets are numbered K1 to K4, and run local shuttles from Newcastle to Morisset during the day Mon-Fri. Occasionally one set will come down to Sydney for maintenance, and a 4-car set will be sent up to replace it. During the afternoon peak, a number of the 2-car K-Set services are extended to Gosford from Newcastle, and one early morning departure from Sydney Terminal (around 0500) is a 2-car K-Set stopping all stations to Newcastle from Berowra, iirc.

Thanks for your comment!

Regards,
Trent

]]> By: Alex http://trackside.wordpress.com/railcorp/cityrail-suburban/#comment-228 Alex Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:27:17 +0000 http://trackside.wordpress.com/?page_id=29#comment-228 Wow, the K set in the second picture looks kinda weird. It's in a 2 car config and no desto. Is that train still here nowadays? Nice photos Cheers, Alex Wow, the K set in the second picture looks kinda weird. It’s in a 2 car config and no desto. Is that train still here nowadays?

Nice photos

Cheers,
Alex

]]> By: Somebody http://trackside.wordpress.com/railcorp/cityrail-suburban/#comment-41 Somebody Sun, 25 May 2008 11:28:50 +0000 http://trackside.wordpress.com/?page_id=29#comment-41 To be specific re: the last part, the reason for Cowan being the boundary is that some time ago (1980s or early 1990s I think?) it used to be the terminus for suburban services. Ceased being the terminus due to the short platforms not able to fit an 8-car set and the lack of patronage - which is why Berowra was chosen as the 'new' terminus. Useless facts :-) To be specific re: the last part, the reason for Cowan being the boundary is that some time ago (1980s or early 1990s I think?) it used to be the terminus for suburban services. Ceased being the terminus due to the short platforms not able to fit an 8-car set and the lack of patronage – which is why Berowra was chosen as the ‘new’ terminus. Useless facts :-)

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