CPH railmotor

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'Tin Hare' at Central Station, Sydney
'Tin Hare' at Central Station, Sydney

The CPH railmotors (also known as 'Tin Hares') were introduced by the New South Wales Government Railways from 1923 to provide feeder service on country branch lines.[1] They operated many branch line services in the south of the state until their widespread withdrawal in 1974.[2] They also provided pre-electrification service on the Richmond line and Sutherland-Waterfall section of the Illawarra line in suburban Sydney until they were all withdrawn in the mid-1980s. Many of these veteran rail motors are preserved and still operational.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cooma- Monaro Railway. Cooma- Monaro Railway. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
  2. ^ Banger, C. (June 2001). "The Intercapital Daylight, 1956-1991". Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin 52 (764). 
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