Sydney Electric Train Society

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

Sydney Electric Train Society
LocaleSydney
Website
www.sets.org.au

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operated its first tour with single deck stock across the CityRail suburban network, the last of which were about to be withdrawn.[1]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 2003-9 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 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]
8606 1983 Commonwealth Engineering purchased February 2003,[4][5] based at Lithgow Locomotive Maintenance Centre, 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 Werris Creek, to be restored to operational condition in 2019[9]

Electric Multiple Units
Number Image Year Manufacturer Notes
C3082 1921 Ritchie Brothers 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 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
  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. "Eligible Preservation Groups Car Allocations" Railway Digest December 1998 page 39
  4. Sargent, John (2008). Under the Wires - New South Wales 85 & 86 Class Electrics. Pinewood: Train Hobby Publications Australia. ISBN 9781921122170.
  5. Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 303, 387, 393. ISBN 9781921719011.
  6. 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. NSW 86 Class Electric Locomotive 8606 Sydney Electric Train Society
  10. Howarth, Ryan (2010). Sydney Suburban Standards - the Leeds Forge Cars C3101 to C3150: A First in Australian Railway Carriage Design. Bow River Publishing. ISBN 978 0646530116.
  11. Rolling Stock Railway Digest February 1999 page 29
  12. Under the Wires Sydney Electric Train Society
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