Former passenger railway service in New South Wales
Silver City Comet
Power van PH 101 at Sydney Central on a test run to Moss Vale in 1937
Overview
Service type
Passenger train
Status
Ceased
First service
27 September 1937
Last service
3 November 1989
Former operator(s)
State Rail Authority
Route
Termini
Parkes Broken Hill
Distance travelled
920 km (570 mi)
Line(s) used
Main Western Broken Hill
The Silver City Comet was a train service that operated from September 1937 until November 1989 between Parkes and Broken Hill in western New South Wales.[1] It was the first air-conditioned train in Australia.
^Railway Service Provision New South Wales Government Archives
The SilverCityComet was a train service that operated from September 1937 until November 1989 between Parkes and Broken Hill in western New South Wales...
the 50th anniversary of the SilverCityComet in 1987, it reverted to the original silver livery. The SilverCityComets were withdrawn in 1989. The majority...
discontinuation of several country passenger services (the Canberra XPT, the SilverCityComet to Broken Hill and various diesel locomotive hauled services) and...
rail service to Broken Hill which had lost its rail service when the SilverCityComet was replaced by a road coach service in November 1989. Unofficially...
between 1988 and 1995, initially under the State Rail Authority and later on CityRail. The T sets were built as "third-generation" trains for Sydney's rail...
Passenger trains west of Broken Hill before 1986 The SilverCityComet power cars Why was the Silvercitycomet important? "Western Report" Railway Digest February...
Australia's first diesel railcars were the NSWGR 100 Class (PH later DP) SilverCityComet cars in 1937. High-speed vehicles for those days' possibilities on...
country passenger services ceased over the next few years including the SilverCityComet, Northern Tablelands Express, Canberra XPT, Brisbane Limited, Pacific...
hauled by steam locomotives, the Monday to Thursday was taken over by SilverCityComet stock from October 1939 for a few years when increasing demand necessitated...
2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022. "Sydney news: Union says state's new InterCity trains a danger for passengers". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
Historical Society NSW Division. ISBN 0-909650-23-3. Marsden, Colin (2001). HST Silver Jubilee. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-711028-47-8. "XPT Australia's train...
Australian Railways from Port Pirie to Broken Hill, in 1888 to serve its silver and lead mine, which was becoming the largest and richest of its kind in...
SilverCityComet passenger express had a head-on collision with a stationary Indian Pacific train at Borenore, near Orange. The driver of the Comet and...
Railways including American suburban carriages, Bradfield suburban, SilverCityComet, 500 class trailers and 72 foot carriages. It also built D and N class...
direct link to Sydney was completed. In 1937 the NSWGR placed the SilverCityComet into service – the first air-conditioned train in Australia, which...
replace defective controls in the DCMs. In 1990 DCT 9034 was refurbished by CityRail as a lounge car with lounge chairs and a kitchen for use as a charter...
31 July 1975 SilverCityComet New South Wales Government Railways Orange – Broken Hill 27 September 1937 – 3 November 1989 SilverCity Limited Australian...
Metro North West Line. 23 more sets are gradually being rolled out for the City & Southwest extension, to commence service in 2024, expanding the Metropolis...
entered service in 1981 operating under the State Rail Authority, and later CityRail. The carriages are of stainless steel, double deck construction and share...
Built by UGL Rail in Broadmeadow, the H sets first entered service under the CityRail brand in December 2006, with the last in December 2012. Their introduction...
service to Broken Hill as the Outback Xplorer, originally known as the SilverCity Xplorer. Each car is powered by a Cummins KTA-19R diesel engine rated...
brand new NCR rolling stock was introduced. A coal miners strike saw SilverCityComet diesel rolling stock operate the services in 1940. In January 1943...
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