Sydney Electric Train Society

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The Sydney Electric Train Society is a railway preservation society in Sydney, Australia. It specialises in NSW electric traction and particularly NSW electric locomotives.

History

The Sydney Electric Train Society (SETS) was established in 1991. In January 1992, it operated its first tour with single deck stock across the CityRail suburban network, the last of which were about to be withdrawn.[1]

On 20 April 1998, SETS purchased 46 class electric locomotive 4615.[2] Later in 1998, it purchased four Tulloch power cars from the State Rail Authority along with some U set stock.[3] It has since expanded its collection with 85 and 86 class locomotives, one Bradfield and two Suburban power cars acquired from RailCorp and the only complete Sydney Monorail set.[4][5][6]

SETS rolling stock has at various times been on static display at various public railway museums; Lithgow State Mine Heritage Park & Railway, the Goulburn Rail Heritage Centre and Junee Roundhouse Railway Museum. From 2003 to 2009, SETS operational electric locos and interurbaban cars were housed at Hornsby Maintenance Depot. Having had all of its rollingstock stored away from the electrified network (at Junee) since 2009, in June 2018, 4615, 8606, CF5003 and CF5021 were transferred to Lithgow with 8606 returned to service to haul infrastructure trains on the Sydney Trains underground network.[7]

Collection

Electric Locomotives

Number Image Year Manufacturer Notes
4615 100px 1956 Metropolitan-Vickers purchased April 1998,[5] at Lithgow Locomotive Maintenance Centre for re-activation as at May 2019[8]
8501 1979 Commonwealth Engineering stored at Werris Creek,[4][5] one compressor temporarily swapped with 8649. Planned to be restored to operational condition.
8606 8606 in FreightCorp livery at JRM.jpg 1983 Commonwealth Engineering purchased February 2003,[4][5] based at Enfield Yard, restored to operational condition in 2018 as a heritage loco and for Pacific National to use on Robel infrastructure trains on the Sydney Trains underground network[9]
8649 1985 Commonwealth Engineering purchased July 2018, based at Enfield Yard, restored to operational condition in 2020-21 as a heritage loco and as a second loco for Pacific National to use on Robel infrastructure trains on the Sydney Trains underground network[9]

Electric Multiple Units

Number Image Year Manufacturer Notes
C3082 1921 Ritchie Brothers acquired 2008 stored indoors at Bilpin
C3104 1925 Leeds Forge Company acquired 2008[10] stored indoors at Bilpin
C3444 1937 Clyde Engineering stored indoors at Bilpin
C7489 1950 Tulloch acquired 1998[11]
C7510 1950 Tulloch acquired 1998[11]
C7512 1950 Tulloch acquired 1998[11]
C7513 1950 Tulloch
CF5003 100px 1958 Commonwealth Engineering acquired 1998[3] currently at Lithgow
CF5021 1958 Commonwealth Engineering acquired 1998[3] currently at Lithgow
CF5022 1958 Commonwealth Engineering acquired 1998[3]
TF6010 1958 Commonwealth Engineering acquired 1998[3]
ETB6037 1958 Commonwealth Engineering acquired 1998[3]

Monorail

Number Image Year Manufacturer Notes
Von Roll Mk3 Set 4 1988 Von Roll Holding acquired 2013[6]

Publication

The society publishes Under the Wires, a bi-monthly magazine.[12]

References

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  1. ↑ "The Farewell Single Deck tour" Railway Digest March 1992 page 117
  2. ↑ SETS Obtain 46-Class Locomotive Motive Power issue 3 December 1998 page 25
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Eligible Preservation Groups Car Allocations" Railway Digest December 1998 page 39
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Remember Sydney Monorail Harbourlink
  7. ↑ 86 Class Electric Reactivated Motive Power issue 120 November 2018 page 7
  8. ↑ NSW 46 Class Electric Locomotive 4615 Sydney Electric Train Society
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 NSW 86 Class Electric Locomotive 8606 Sydney Electric Train Society
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Rolling Stock Railway Digest February 1999 page 29
  12. ↑ Under the Wires Sydney Electric Train Society
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