Sydney in 2006
11th August 2006

Sydney is Australia's largest city and features an extensive urban rail network, including a small network of freight-only lines. The main lines carry a mixture of suburban and intercity double deck electric passenger trains, long distance passenger trains (both the loco hauled Indian-Pacific and XPT and Xplorer services) as well as freight trains worked by diesel-electric locomotives of widely varying models, ages and colour schemes. These photos depict a cross-section of train working around the Sydney metropolitan area in 2006.

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They started life as CL class units but were rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen in the early 1990s into CLP class units for use on Australian National's passenger trains. Over a decade later, the locos have been sold more than once and are now in the hands of their latest owner, QR National. The two units are working train No. 5982 through Marrickville en route to Bomaderry, site of the Manildra plant on the south coast.
They started life as CL class units but were rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen in the early 1990s into CLP class units for use on Australian National's passenger trains. Over a decade later, the locos have been sold more than once and are now in the hands of their latest owner, QR National. The two units are working train No. 5982 through Marrickville en route to Bomaderry, site of the Manildra plant on the south coast.
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 Veteran 'bulldog' unit GM27 leads Alco 4471 at the head of local freight service T176 on the Goods Line at Hurlstone Park on 17 May 2006.
Veteran 'bulldog' unit GM27 leads Alco 4471 at the head of local freight service T176 on the Goods Line at Hurlstone Park on 17 May 2006.
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