The last Sydney single deck suburban trains - "Red Rattlers" - Carlingford - 1992 to 1993.
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- After the withdrawal of most of the Sydney electric single deck suburban fleet early in 1992 a small number of sets still ran on the Carlingford branch. These scenes, recorded during 1992 and January 1993 show some of these trains in operation. Also includes a cab ride along the Carlingford branch. There is also footage from the very last day of regular use of single deck electric suburban rolling stock anywhere in Sydney which was on the Carlingford line on Friday January 22nd, 1993.
Very symbolic ending scene - The M set paralleling the Tangara!
Now the Carlingord line has gone and soone to be part of the Parramatta light rail.
Love the sound of the old dc traction motors.
Nice hi res vid, looks like it was still there, old jointed track on carlingford line, replacing with welded rails took away the country branch charm after this, now it will be soon tram squeal from parramatta tram. Caught this line with 2 car s set in 1980s when rydalmere and carlingford still had yards. Jm
Oh! What memories.
Agreed.
yea a old girls red rattlers a
There is a good example of one in a primary school at Davidson suprisingly on Sydney's northern beaches. It's on rails and there is a full-size railway signal to boot. When I've got time as it's late at night I'll Google Earth it. Maybe the school will let the rail buffs in to look at it
I Drove that M- Set on the Carlingford line in 1991. Believe it or not. 99% of the Drivers were very upset to see them go. They were the most reliable trains Sydney ever had. I actually cried and i was in my early 30s at the time. The new Coffin on wheels (TANGARA) was an electrical nightmare at the start, because they would often get a reduction in power the further out you took them, and sometimes just stop for no apparent reason. All of the trains today that run the Sydney system, will never ever perform in the way the Rattler did. Even though the Rattlers Had their problems. They were never like these new ones. The Government stated that they were Dangerous. It took the Government from 1926 to 1993 to come up with that excuse. To date there has been more incidents involving these new trains, than there ever was in the Rattlers history. The big wigs in Government have no idea. They've never been there and never done it. They started to upgrade the Rattlers with airbag suspension and air operated doors. That rendered them safe for the public. But no. they scrapped that idea after wasting Millions of taxpayer money, and said we will just replace then with new sets. When all the new sets were delivered, they had to upgrade the whole of Sydney's Electrical system to keep them running. Now every new set that comes along. the exact same thing has to happen. Now you no were your money went. waisted away by the people in power. I reckon they all came from sheltered workshops. Anyway, I gotta go. R.I..P The red Rattler.
Good looking interurbans - too bad they're gone. What was the track gauge?
These red trains were used for suburban services, the interurbans were stainless steel bodied with budd fluting, and were called U sets. Sydney uses Standard gauge (1,435 mm)
I dispute the claim that Sydney's single deck electric trains were GENERALLY called "Red Rattlers". While that name certainly belonged to Melbourne's TAIT trains, I NEVER heard it used in reference to Sydney's single deck trains till LONG AFTER THEY WERE GONE!
Ok and? That’s what people call them.
Everyone I speak to has always referred to them as red rattlers.
My father used to work for NSW Railway & he called them red rattlers long before they were gone.
Looks like someone mooning going past the crossing 🤣👍
Admit it. It was you wasn't it? 😉
@tmr4342 my backside isn't big enough to be seen from Scotland.🤣👍🏴
Those things were death traps. lol. people just hanging out of the open doors while the train was in motion or jumping out onto the platform before the train had even come to a complete stop. Amazed they were allowed to operate as long as they did given how unsafe they were.
People had more self responsibility back then , these days people will sue for something like that today, should an accident happen because someone decides to step or off whilst the train is still in motion...
The trains didn't make people do those things, people chose to do them. Ergo, the trains are not death traps.