Today's historic photo of the day: Exactly 40 years ago today, a 44 class diesel hauls a #train of non air-conditioned cars away from Central Station, Sydney, February 2 1985.
This train, which appears to include a motley collection of FS, MCE and related cars painted in Indian red and Candy liveries would have been headed for either the South Coast Line or the Southern Highlands line. This was before electrification had reached Wollongong so all trains down that way were diesel hauled.
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Note that all the carriages retain their original push-up windows, probably not as common then as the much hated Beclawat windows were becoming common by that time.
Since this photo was taken, locomotive hauled trains have been replaced by either electric multiple unit or diesel multiple unit trains.
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The South Coast line is nowadays electrified to Kiama, although the Southern Highlands line remains non-electrified. Non-airconditioned carriages have been withdrawn, and 44 class locomotives are mostly withdrawn and, apart from heritage tours, none have been used to haul passenger trains for many years.
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