Welcome to the SETS Library. Use this section as a reference to the resources related to electric
trains that are available through the society. We have historical articles, technical documents and
indices available online, plus books, documents and our journal Under the Wires, available
through the SETS Shop. Some of the links below will take you to other sections of this site.
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Features
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NSWGR Centenary Publicity - 1955 Leaflets
Eastern Suburbs Railway ... A Reality! Film on the Eastern Suburbs Railway made for its opening on 23rd June 1979
Go Electric Film on the early 1980s extensions to NSW railway electrification (reaching Newcastle and Port Kembla)
From Steam To The X2000 Tilt Train First promotional video for the Swedish X2000 tilt train trials in 1994/5
Leaning Towards The Future Second promotional video for the X2000 trials, noting the Canberra service starting 23 April 1995
SRA Trackfast Television Commercial - circa 1982 Freight services 60s commercial
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Articles
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SAR Class 1E electric locomotive - Metrovick 46 class design origins
The Sputnik Cars - Prepared by Stephen Halgren.
Notes on Double Deckers - Prepared for the Double Decker History Tour
(14th February 1998) by John Horne.
The Granville Disaster - The story of New South Wales' worst rail accident.
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Books
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Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co. Ltd. 1899 - 1949 by John Dummelow M.A., A.M.I.E.E. Metrovick was the major British electrical engineering industrial firm that supplied traction equipment to the NSW Government Railways from the mid-1920s to 1960. This included for all single-deck suburban electric cars, u-set interurban electric cars and the 46 class electric locomotives. This book was produced for the firm's golden anniversary in 1949. It details the early history up until the early post WW2 period. Its 250 pages were originally digitised by Jim Lawton around 2008. Select "The Book" from main menu page and use the links on the Contents page or navigation buttons at top right of each book page to move through the book.
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Maldon-Dombarton-Port Kembla Railway
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This is the Enviromental Impact Statement (EIS) report prepared by external consultants for the State Rail Authority of NSW in 1983, before construction of the Maldon to Dombarton to Port Kembla railway was commenced in December 1983. To place this new railway in period context, the 86 class electric locomotives were delivered from February 1983 and the EIS dates from October 1983. The EIS, in four volumes, details the design of the railway line, factors considered in making the decisions and its impacts. About half this railway line was completed but it remains unfinished, after construction was cancelled by a new government in June 1988.
The report was prepared by Dames & Moore (Volumes 1-3) and Louis A. Challis and Associates Pty Ltd (Volume 4) with additional input from Sinclair Knight & Partners Pty Ltd and the State Rail Authority of N.S.W.
EIS Volume 1 - Maldon to Dombarton section (17.2 MB)
EIS Volume 2 - Dombarton to the Port Kembla Coal Loader sections (10.1 MB)
EIS Volume 3 - Technical Appendix A (32.3 MB)
EIS Volume 4 - Accoustic Report (22.9 MB)
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Documentation
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NSW Electric Locomotives Documentation - A complete index of the operating
and technical manuals produced for NSW electric locomotives available to SETS' archives. A number of
these are available for download (in Acrobat PDF) from this site. Some full resolution printed versions
are available for sale through the SETS Shop.
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2010 Railcorp Train Operating Conditions Manual (Complete Set)
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These documents are for historical reference only and are not current. They record the NSW Railcorp Network, including rolling stock, as it existed in 2010.
General Instructions
Northern Section
Western Section
Illawarra Section
Metropolitan Section
CityRail Section
Coal Train Section
Track Diagrams
XPT Xplorer Running Times
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SETS ACNC Charity Reporting
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SETS 2024 ACNC Return
2024 Financial Summary
SETS 2023 ACNC Return
2023 Financial Summary
SETS 2022 ACNC Return
2022 Financial Summary
SETS 2021 ACNC Return
2021 Financial Summary
SETS 2020 Regenerated Return
2020 Financial Summary
SETS 2019 Regenerated Return
2019 Financial Summary
SETS 2018 ACNC Return
2018 Financial Summary
SETS 2017 Corrected Return
2017 Financial Summary
SETS 2016 Corrected Return
2016 Financial Summary
SETS 2015 Regenerated Return
2015 Financial Summary
SETS 2014 DoFT Return
SETS 2013 DoFT Return
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See also:
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Under the Wires index - A complete list of issues of SETS' newsletter.
Current and back issues in print form are available for purchase.
SETS Fleet Listing - Descriptions and histories of the vehicles that comprise
the society's fleet of electric rollingstock.
The SETS Shop - A selection of books and locomotive manuals reprints are
available through the SETS Shop, in addition to a variety of related merchandise.
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