Veteran of the network, S105, drops down into Circular Quay station as 41-D to Lidcombe, whilst one of the newest trains on the network, B2, complete with "The Waratah Series 2 has arrive" and Waratah decals, watches on.
To compair the pair, motor car C3048 entered service sometime during 1978, whilst B2 was hauling revenue trains from the 7th of September 2018, some 40 years later.
Sydney Trains during early 2019 will phase out the "S Set" suburban trains during the introduction of 24 (now extended to 41) Waratah Mk2 "B Set" trains.
Friday 15th February 2019
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Progressively being replaced by the new Waratah Mk2 "B Sets", S123, a 1970's non-air-conditioned suburban train, rolls into Panania with a service to the City as 17-C.
To the left is B11, proudly advertised as "1 of 24 New Trains", is a new Waratah Mk2 train, heading for Macarthur with an all stations service.
24 B Sets were ordered in December 2016 to replace the 24 8 car S sets operating on the network and in January 2019, a further 17 were ordered as growth trains.
March 2019
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With a wave from the driver, S142 drops down into Panania with a Macarthur via the East Hills line service.
Tuesday 25th September 2018
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Heading for Liverpool as 881-H, C3986 leads S28 into Yennora with the SETS (Sydney Electric Train Society) "Farewell S-Set" charter.
Following the "Three Generations Run", SETS chartered the 8 car S set for an afternoon run across the network. Starting out at Sydney Terminal, the S set ventured north to Hornsby, West as far as Emu Plains, down South to Liverpool before then trekking across the Harbour Bridge and down to Lavender Bay, marking an end to their 47 years of service on the Sydney Suburban network.
Sunday 21st July 2019
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Motor car C3889 as part of S107, heads through Padstow during a wave of torrential rain as 21-E to the City via the airport from Macarthur.
The non-air-conditioned "S Set" trains are expected to be retired over the next 2 months, with all remaining sets being phased out with the arrival of the new "B Set" Waratah Mk2 trains, in fruition giving Sydney an all air-conditioned fleet of suburban trains.
S107 was sent for scrap on the 28th of February.
Friday 8th February 2019
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