Sydney - Suburban Gallery

S & R Sets
Contructed between 1972 & 1980 by both Commonwealth Engineering (Comeng) & Gonninan's these cars are forced air ventilated individual twin deck Power and Trailer cars. They can be marshalled into practically any consist but are usually seen in traffic as a single 6 car 'R' or 2x 4 car 'S' sets. The ability to comprise 2 car sets has been removed over the years as most of the driving trailer cars have been converted to non-driving trailers.

An R set drops off Sydney Harbour Bridge towards Milsons Pt. 01/1990.	R37 pulls away from North Sydney Station. 01/1990.	The prototype CityDecker S Set arrives Strathfield. 10/12/1991.
C3035 in the dock platform at East Hills. 16/01/1992.	R27 awaits departure from Campbelltown. 16/01/1992.	S23 arrives Central in the early morning of 27/12/1992.
The inside of a Comeng suburban trailer car prior to reburbishment to the 'Citydecker' standard. 06/1993.	R31 accelerate's past Macdonaldtown on the down suburban line. 11/1993.	S49 arrives at Platform 17 at Central Station's Suburban platforms. 10/08/1994.
City-bound S86 Arrives at Blacktown,. 12/12/1995.	S37 Passes Newtown on the Up Suburban. 13/12/1995.	R41 arrives at Strathfield on the down local line. 10/12/1995.
R31 on Down Shore between Milsons Pt & Nth Sydney. 14/05/1996.	S85 Northbound between Milsons Pt & Nth Sydney. 14/05/1996.	S59 at Olympic Park. 20/09/1998
S39 at Campbelltown. 01/01/1999	S61 at Campbelltown. 01/01/1999	S82 at Eastwood. 03/02/1999
S84 at Denistone. 06/02/1999	R40, on the Down Shore at Milsons Point. 15/02/2002	6 Car R25 in a siding at Campbelltown. 31/12/2002.
S6 arriving at Heathcote. 08/10/2003.	S107 arriving at Heathcote. 08/10/2003.	R5 shown about to depart Kings Cross. 03/11/2003.
Trailing end of S109 at Edgecliff. 03/11/2003.	S2 heads south out of Heathcote. 08/11/2003.	S100 on Platform 17 at Central. 08/11/2003.
The interior of C3856. 10/11/2003.	S101 departs Sutherland for Cronulla. 10/11/2003.	3 suburban sets are stabled at Central on New Years Day 2004.
S6 arrives at Heathcote while heading for Waterfall. 20/03/2004.	S22 brings up the rear of S6 above. 20/03/2004.	R4 arriving at Heathcote southbound. 05/06/2004.
C3743 leads its S set into Platform 6 at Sydenham. 02/10/2004.	S22 stops at Heathcote on its way to Bondi Junction. 24/10/2004.	S29 stops at Heathcote on its way to Bondi Junction. 25/08/2006.

K Sets
A refinement of the earlier batch of Goninan constructed cars, the K Set Class cars were built from 1981-1985. Delivered in 2 batches over the four years, the first 6 cars became the prototype air-conditioned train for Sydney. The balance of the first batch were delivered with forced air ventilation as previous orders. The second batch became the first production Suburban EMU's in Sydney to be delivered with full air-conditioning and fully sealed windows.

K68 heads towards Wynyard on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. 01/1990.	K60 and C46 at Central Station. 01/1990.	K79 with a C & R set stabled in Hornsby Station Yard. 12/1992.
K11 has just arrived at Wollongong. Today it is rare to see these K sets away from their Northern, North Shore & Western Line stamping grounds. 10/08/1994.	K87 departing Eastwood. 23/06/1999	K80, on the Up Shore at Lindfield, 03/02/2002
K94 at Central. 08/11/2003.	K79 awaiting departure from Berowra. 20/03/2004.	K74 arriving at Seven Hills. 05/06/2004.

C Sets
Delays in the delivery of the all new Tangara in the 1980's led to a further refinement of the K type cars. The C sets based heavily on the previous K set body used the same type of Chopper Control electronics that are found in the Tangara and the later DJM & DKM type V set Inter-urban cars. The C sets gained the 'Chopper' nickname as a result of this. They were also the first Sydney Suburban EMU's to be delivered with the unpopular fixed seating arrangement.

C8 at Hornsby Platform 4. 10/12/1991.	C7 arrives Central Platform 16. 16/01/1992.	C1 speed's past Macdonaldtown towards Redfern on the up suburban line. 11/1993.
Un-targetted C Set, on the Down Main at Strathfield, 09/03/2002

T Sets
The T Sets are known as the 'Tangara' EMU's. Advertised when launched in 1987 with the slogan 'Soon everyone in Sydney will be able to travel first class' they certainly have not aged well and have suffered numerous problems, cracked bogies being discovered on many of them soon after delivery. Delivered from 1987 - 1994 they provide much of the backbone off-peak/weekend work and as a result they are often the filthiest cars in service - hardly first class at all. They are the 2nd and so far final cars with the fixed seating arrangement while the climate control can often be temperamental, ranging from sauna like to arctic like conditions.

T13 at Central Platform 17. 01/1990.	T69 running parallel with the S set carrying the author at Ashfield. 31/12/1992.	T81 slips out of Lidcombe. 20/12/2003.
T1 arrives Platform 1 at Wolli Creek. 24/10/2004.	T42 stops at Heathcote on its way to terminate at Waterfall. 24/10/2004.	T47 arrives Platform 2 at Wolli Creek. 24/10/2004.

M Sets
The latest M Sets are known as the 'Millenium Train'. Originally intended to be in service for the 2000 Olympic Games, the first set did not appear in regular service until mid 2003. They have been plagued with technical problems and were removed from service abruptly in mid 2003 following a series of embarrasing breakdown that caused wide-spread disruption across much of the network. Since these problems have been largely ironed out, they have been mostly confined to the Southern, East Hills and Bankstown lines. They are a comfortable unit to ride as a passenger and the return to reversible seating is to be commended.



M10 departing from Miranda. 20/12/2003.	M15 stopping at Heathcote. 29/07/2004.

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