Go to the Thirlmere Railway Museum just past Picton. They have a shitload of cool trains, paytrain, prison, steam and diesels must be close to a hundred a newly rebuilt complex with heaps of cool stuff to look at. Top day out and not too expensive to get in.
I too remember the blue and white stiped ones, why did they repaint them, or were they a different model. I loved standing or sitting in the open doorways, sometimes hanging out of the door. We used to ask the drivers if we could ride in the front with them, and mostly they would say yes. Mostly caught them between Pymble and Town Hall.
Yar not an Aussie if yar havent road a Red Rattler some time in yar life ! The longest trip i ever did in one was from Parkes NSW to Central Sydney 1976 to sit for a Army Apprenticeship test in plumbing and gas fitting only to find out it was a sneaky Sign yar up to the Regular Army with yar oldies permission. and that didnt happen !
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I remember riding them from Penrith into Central station in Sydney in the mid 80s. It Always amazed you could leave the doors open while moving.
The best trains. I went to high school on these. Most things in Sydney went to shit in the 90's, the rail network being the first.
Why?
Go to the Thirlmere Railway Museum just past Picton. They have a shitload of cool trains, paytrain, prison, steam and diesels must be close to a hundred a newly rebuilt complex with heaps of cool stuff to look at. Top day out and not too expensive to get in.
I too remember the blue and white stiped ones, why did they repaint them, or were they a different model.
I loved standing or sitting in the open doorways, sometimes hanging out of the door.
We used to ask the drivers if we could ride in the front with them, and mostly they would say yes.
Mostly caught them between Pymble and Town Hall.
Im so sick of all these Tangara and Millenium trains lookalikes. They end up painting the oscar train doors all yellow making them look hideous
The Passing of the Red Rattlers is Not something to be Pleased about.
Bing them back.😢
Done. Two weekends' time - 19th December. A few tix left. www.123tix.com.au/events/12500/southern-nights-christmas-tour
They actually sold most of the carriages to private buyers for as sheds, motel rooms, etc.
What's the Music/Name of the Song playing at 0:08-0:16?
No idea... file footage copyright free stuff pulled from the seven news archive no doubt.
Keith Nichols - Handy Blues ruclips.net/video/JuD8k8ssWCU/видео.html
I seen one in someones backyard in Newbridge NSW the other day
Farrk, i would have smoked pot on one of these
Funny, the same situation is approaching with the tangaras soon.
Yar not an Aussie if yar havent road a Red Rattler some time in yar life !
The longest trip i ever did in one was from Parkes NSW to Central Sydney 1976
to sit for a Army Apprenticeship test in plumbing and gas fitting
only to find out it was a sneaky Sign yar up to the Regular Army with yar oldies permission.
and that didnt happen !
now tangara's are trash.