U-Boats and Bogies

Saturday 10th January 2004 saw two unusual train movements by SETS. A pair of 46-class bogies were collected from Chullora to be placed in storage as spares at Goulburn Roundhouse. The opposite journey was utilised by transferring two single-deck electric intercity ("U-boat") cars to Sydney for restoration appraisal. The train to Sydney was marshalled at Goulburn Roundhouse on Friday 9th January, with the final consist being: locomotive 4807, CF5021, CF5003, FS2021, SCN1740, BHM1738. After leaving the U-boat cars at Hornsby, the bogies were collected from Chullora. The locomotive and three passenger cars straddled the 46-class bogies for the trip to Goulburn. For further detail about the movements, refer to the article in the April 2004 edition of Under the Wires. Photographs by Matthew Doyle except as noted.