Timetable Tuesday- 1996 Cumberland line 2

As promised last week, here is the timetable.

Weekdays southbound.

Weekdays northbound

Weekends southbound

Weekends northbound

Monday maps- first CityRail map

When CityRail was formed in 1989, a new map shortly followed. Here is the full network map, with the suburban network as a cutout. I hate it, microscopic text, ambiguous junctions, the bus services aren't diagrammatically represented.....

It wasn't to change until the Cumberland line opened in 1996.

Thursday ephemera

Here is an ad for Channel 9 that appeared on the back of the 1996 CityRail timetables.

Mortdale Maintenance Centre

A decade or so ago, CityRail hosted open days at it's depots. Here is a brochure picked up at one of them providing information about Mortdale maintenance centre. A V set is up on the hoist, despite being maintained at Flemington.

Timetable Tuesday- 1996 Cumberland line

In 1996, the 'Y Link' between Merrylands and Harris Park opened and the Cumberland Line was born. And a proper service it was too, not just the present few services a day. Here is the inaugural timetable. The cover and information pages are below, I'll post the actual timetable soon.

Monday maps- Sydney System

Here is a map of the suburban and interurban system from the 1980s.

Tangara- 21st Century travel years ahead of its time

It won't be long before the first of the Tangaras are 30 years old. With the arrival of the Waratah trains, its interesting to reflect on the promotion of the Tangaras when they were about to be introduced, in particular the championing of the Australian made components. A contrast to today when the partially Chinese built Waratahs are almost embarrassingly slipped into service.

A word from our leader (the other Barry)....

The mockup, note the desto....

Some bits ended up looking a bit different....

Companies were proud to be associated- BHP, Mitsubishi Electric Australia and of course Goninan. 

Heres a pic of the stainless steel construction....

And finally propaganda from the government on how well they are doing, note the Maldon-Dombarton line.