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Central Station 150th Exhibition On Saturday September 24, 2005, Central Station hosted the first of a two day display of locomotives, rollingstock and other paraphenalia that has comprised NSW Railways History over the 150 years of operation. On the Concourse was displays of Rail, dog spikes, tools and machinery used to build and maintain track; Signalling and Safeworking equipment; and miniature models of passenger and freight rolling stock. Platform 1 played host to steam & diesel locomotives, early electric passenger cars, wooden bodied passenger stock and four wheel freight wagons, most of which was supplied by the NSW Rail Transport Museum at Thirlmere. On Platform 4, Steam shuttles between Central and Hurstville were available every 45 minutes with trains comprising a push/pull combination of 3801/3526 and 3830/3112. From 11am to 2pm (Saturday Only), the Indian Pacific was available for inspection prior to its departure for Perth. Mortuary Station was open for viewing with CPH 1 & 7 available for rides along the Suburban Goods lines running via Meeks Road, Enfield & Chullora returning via the Inner West. Tempe Bus & Truck Museum were on hand to tranport spectators using Vintage buses on truncated routes 417 & 444 to "Railway Colonnade". | |||||
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(September 24th, 2005) 2705 with 2 water gins at Central. |
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(September 24th, 2005) Close up of 2705 at Central |
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(September 24th, 2005) 2705 at Central looking after the 2 water gins. |
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(September 24th, 2005) 3642 on static display. |
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(September 24th, 2005) Alco 4490 on display with General Electric 4306. |
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(September 24th, 2005) Saturated tank engine 3112 (privately owned) sits at Central on one of the trains performing the "Push - Pull" Hurstville shuttles. 3112 was team... |
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(September 24th, 2005) A huge time warp, tank engine 3112 meets XPT powercar 2017 "Melbourne" at Central during the 150th celebrations. |
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(September 24th, 2005) Country Link XPT powercar 2017 "Melbourne" at Central during the 150th celebrations. Note the "unofficial" 150yrs sticker made out of electrical ... |
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(September 24th, 2005) XPT powercar 2017 at Central with a nice gesture above the cab side window for the 150yrs of NSW Railways. |
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(September 24th, 2005) Another sign displayed on the new platform indicators near the ticket office on the main concourse. This one is for the Railmotor rides from Mort... |
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(September 24th, 2005) Railmotor Society "CPH 7" with "CPH 1' attached sits in the Mortuary station during loading for another trip along suburban freight lines which p... |
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(September 24th, 2005) CPH 7/ CPH 1 depart the Mortuary station on another suburban freight line shuttle. |
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(September 24th, 2005) 3112 seen crossing Wolli Creek as it returns to Central station from Hurstville. Loco 3830 is on the rear of the train. These push-pull shuttles ... |
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(September 25th, 2005) Big meets small, Australias oldest operational steam loco #1210 meets one of Australias most modern steam locos #3830 at Central. 1210 was on dis... |
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(September 25th, 2005) 1210 sits on platform 1 on display as tank engine 3112 passes by as it heads out on another shuttle to Hurstville hauled by loco 3830. |
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(September 25th, 2005) 1210 at Central. |
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(September 25th, 2005) 1709 at Central |
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(September 25th, 2005) 1709 with Central stations clock tower as a backdrop. |
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(September 25th, 2005) 1709 letting off some smoke. |
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(September 25th, 2005) 1709 on platform 1 with a string of vintage 4 wheel freight cars, a goods breakvan and passenger car resembling a mixed train. |