4001 impressivly stands at Sydney Central station on the point of the 'Mini' Southern Aurora tour around Sydney - 9/9/2013
The NSW Rail Transport Museum brought 2 Heritage Steam locomotives (3642 & PHMs 3265), 3 Heritage Diesel Locomotives (4001-4306-4520) and assorted "Southern Aurora" and normal wooden excursion cars to Central. For the Queens Birthday long weekend under the "Great Train Expo".
Where 3642 & 4520 push pulled between Central & Clyde/Hurstville on shuttles and 3265 was on display at platform 5.
4001 & 4306 ran a 'Mini' Southern Aurora tour on the Saturday and Sunday nights around the outskirts of Sydney for 4 hours.
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4001 and 4306 sit on display at the NSW Rail Museum.
4001 is currently operational.
4306 is currently stored pending traction motor repairs. It is expected to return to traffic again during 2019.
Sunday 7th October 2018
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4001 leads the descent towards Picton with the first shuttle of the day from Thirlmere as part of the annual Thirlmere Festival of Steam weekend. Beyer-Garratt locomotive 6029 was at the other end to lead the uphill journeys.
4001 was built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in Canada for the New South Wales Department of Railways in 1951 and is based on the ALCO RSC-3 design. It was the first mainline diesel-electric locomotive to be built for New South Waled, with the class lasting only 20 years in service, all retired by 1971 due to their low power output and major electrical work being required.
Today it is preserved by the NSW Rail Museum and unfortunately doesn't run often, making it very special when it does hit the tracks.
Sunday 19th May 2024
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4001 heads for Picton after just departing Thirlmere with a shuttle run as part of the 2024 Festival of Steam. Beyer-Garratt locomotive 6029 was at the other end to lead the uphill journeys.
4001 was built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in Canada for the New South Wales Department of Railways in 1951 and is based on the ALCO RSC-3 design. It was the first mainline diesel-electric locomotive to be built for New South Waled, with the class lasting only 20 years in service, all retired by 1971 due to their low power output and major electrical work being required.
Today it is preserved by the NSW Rail Museum and unfortunately doesn't run often, making it very special when it does hit the tracks.
Sunday 19th May 2024
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