The Dsets which will replace these have fixed seating with half facing forward and half facing the rear which I think is a big mistake especially for journeys of up to 4 hours.
I can never understand why Tasmania withdrew passenger rail services throughout the state and I can remember catching a train from Devonport to Hobart which connected with the ferry from Melbourne back in 1974.
Trains were great to ride on. Comfy as, relatively quiet. No good though if you had mobility issues/wheel chair, a baby's pram or anything else needing some extra space or width.
They are the most comfortable in all the fleet and they look and sound amazing, however, they don't comply with the standards required for the disabled and must be replaced. The train is not easily accessible for wheelchair and mobility scooters and the toilets are not suitable for wheelchair access.
Has there been any new fleet on their way to Australia (D1/D101, D21/D121, D28/D128 and D31/D131 all the way to D61/D161)? And any updates on progress like testing and finalising? It's been a while since someone updated. I can't really trust the Transport for NSW website because it didn't really update since October 2021.
The new NIF fleet has been seen around Sydney being shunted. There was a deal between the union and TfNSW in February (I think) so hopefully they will be in operation soon
Are the V carriages same length as suburban stocks? eg 8 cars V sets same length as 8 cars B sets? What about OSCAR are they also intercity fleet, but seems to appear in suburban runs as well?
No 8 car v sets are longer than the other 8 car sets. So long that 8 car v sets get the SP6 (short platform, rear 6 cars) for platforms that could fit an 8 car oscar.
Very true, the retirement of these is creeping up soon, to think my daily driver for a couple of years could be a heritage ride in 20 years or so is such a crazy thought. Some of the ones running on the Gosford line are increasingly becoming neglected, some I’ve seen a whole carriages seats ripped out a couple weeks ago. Sad to see them on their last years in such a way.
Thanks for the walk through. The purple interior of these sets is so iconic! I seem to remmber an olive colour scheme too....or am I dreaming? It is a few years since I caught an Intercity train in NSW.
They redid the livery on the inside a couple of times, olive was the original I believe. They changed it to purple sometime in the aughts or early tens
Really is, many of my treasured memories and god even my fathers memories were ones on this fleet. To think it’ll be either rotting in a train yard or being used for heritage rides is such a weird feeling. Great for shorter trips. As for the xpt, can’t say the same, I recently took one in first class and it’s not retrofitted for the time at all, the countrylink/cityrail era blue and white signs were a treat though to look at
Hey Phil, A guy just commented on my video on RUclips and wrote “crappy fake Sydney Trains Vlogs”. can you address this please? You said you were fine with the way my channel is similar to yours.
@@nswtrainsvlogs I'm sorry I didn't mean to offend you at all, you have good quality in your videos, maybe your intro but don't worry about what people say, if it doesn't bother Phil don't worry about anyone else. Only change it if you want to, do worry what anyone says including me.
Hi Phil. Great video. Can you please do a walkthrough of the K set as well before it retires. Cheers. I personally myself call d sets something else… see if you can guess 😂
Thanks Phil. You showed the one thing we lack in Vic and that is the movable back seats, so you can face forward if you want.
The Dsets which will replace these have fixed seating with half facing forward and half facing the rear which I think is a big mistake especially for journeys of up to 4 hours.
Being in Tasmania its always nice to see what's going on up there in Sydney with the trains. Thanks Phil for the tour its much appreciated.
I can never understand why Tasmania withdrew passenger rail services throughout the state and I can remember catching a train from Devonport to Hobart which connected with the ferry from Melbourne back in 1974.
Used to love the look of the golden tinted windows in the old days Phil
i like the v sets. its one of the rare older sets that i like to go on.
Trains were great to ride on. Comfy as, relatively quiet. No good though if you had mobility issues/wheel chair, a baby's pram or anything else needing some extra space or width.
I remember when the V sets were furnished with green and orange seats! I’m that old!😮
i remember riding these trains on my holiday in Sydney many years ago. thanks for the memories.
I ride these more than I go to work
Nice video phill with forward and back seating
many thanks for the tour. Looks very nice I must say. Not a lot of leg room by the looks of it. thanks very much
Why are they replacing these? just because they are getting old? as they still seem like great trains, very quiet and comfortable
They are the most comfortable in all the fleet and they look and sound amazing, however, they don't comply with the standards required for the disabled and must be replaced. The train is not easily accessible for wheelchair and mobility scooters and the toilets are not suitable for wheelchair access.
Has there been any new fleet on their way to Australia (D1/D101, D21/D121, D28/D128 and D31/D131 all the way to D61/D161)? And any updates on progress like testing and finalising? It's been a while since someone updated. I can't really trust the Transport for NSW website because it didn't really update since October 2021.
The new NIF fleet has been seen around Sydney being shunted. There was a deal between the union and TfNSW in February (I think) so hopefully they will be in operation soon
V-sets looks nice to me
I agree especially since the refurbishment and I like the purple coloured seats.
Hi there what is opal travel free can you give me the information please
Are the V carriages same length as suburban stocks? eg 8 cars V sets same length as 8 cars B sets? What about OSCAR are they also intercity fleet, but seems to appear in suburban runs as well?
No 8 car v sets are longer than the other 8 car sets. So long that 8 car v sets get the SP6 (short platform, rear 6 cars) for platforms that could fit an 8 car oscar.
They would be the equivalent of 9 cars (of the suburban k sets)
i want to ride sydneys double deck trains again.
Hey Phil is it the update
Nice Video, but not longer to go, had been on ride on that years ago its pretty nice and now sad they will go this year.
Very true, the retirement of these is creeping up soon, to think my daily driver for a couple of years could be a heritage ride in 20 years or so is such a crazy thought. Some of the ones running on the Gosford line are increasingly becoming neglected, some I’ve seen a whole carriages seats ripped out a couple weeks ago. Sad to see them on their last years in such a way.
Yo Phil I’m going to berowra tommorow think you could come
Thanks for the walk through. The purple interior of these sets is so iconic! I seem to remmber an olive colour scheme too....or am I dreaming? It is a few years since I caught an Intercity train in NSW.
I know i remember when they had a terrible checkered color scheme on the seats of the train i used to travel on between Strathfield and Newcastle
They redid the livery on the inside a couple of times, olive was the original I believe. They changed it to purple sometime in the aughts or early tens
Is sad that the v-set h-sets and XPT’s are gonna retire and replace by the dif sets aka d-sets
Nif is only redplacing v sets bro and it’s only intercity
XPTs are regional
The XPT's are being replaced with a bimodal train but they will not have sleeping carriages.
Really is, many of my treasured memories and god even my fathers memories were ones on this fleet. To think it’ll be either rotting in a train yard or being used for heritage rides is such a weird feeling. Great for shorter trips. As for the xpt, can’t say the same, I recently took one in first class and it’s not retrofitted for the time at all, the countrylink/cityrail era blue and white signs were a treat though to look at
Outside: old
Inside:
DK series cars are my fav tbh
8 car "V set" = 8 toilets
8 car "H set" = 2 toilets
10 car "D set" = 3 toilets
I miss the green seats. I don’t like the “new” purple interior not as relaxing as the dark walls and green seats
Hey Phil, A guy just commented on my video on RUclips and wrote “crappy fake Sydney Trains Vlogs”. can you address this please? You said you were fine with the way my channel is similar to yours.
maybe you need to be a bit more original, your channel does seem a lot like Phil's
@@Djr67 I mean I understand that but what do I change? Thumbnails? My intro? I don’t know what to change
@@nswtrainsvlogs I'm sorry I didn't mean to offend you at all, you have good quality in your videos, maybe your intro but don't worry about what people say, if it doesn't bother Phil don't worry about anyone else. Only change it if you want to, do worry what anyone says including me.
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SHOULDVE SAHOWED US UR TOILET
It’s nothing special, just a small cubicle with a window, think of the ones you see on coaches, similar to that
@@smophie6260 Bro we want to hear the toilet be a vacuum
@Can Ban it more or less just sounds like a warped version of the normal flush sound
@@smophie6260 Because its vacuum
@Can Ban no shit Sherlock
those seats how ugly they look
They are more comfy than the H set seats.
Wow thanks alot Phil. I was looking for this video for a while now. I really enjoyed it
Hi Phil. Great video. Can you please do a walkthrough of the K set as well before it retires. Cheers.
I personally myself call d sets something else… see if you can guess 😂
what line are these used on?
The Newcastle and Central Coast line and the Blue Mountains line to Lithgow.