Well the S sets are not dead yet, not by a long shot.
Funny how they are getting cut up at Chullora, yet we over here at UGL Unipart Auburn are doing heavy overhauls.

By heavy im mean they are getting everything done, new body side fans, camshaft replaced, line switches replaced, pantograph replaced, over hauled bogies, new wheels, couplers buffer beams draft gear replaced, fluro tubes replaced, most of the light diffusers replaced, corrosion removed, half of the timber floor replaced, doors stripped and overhauled and painted, new door motors and door control gear, replacement of seats, mostly full interior repaint, all the brake gear replaced, master controller replaced, new drivers seats. Plus fixing any existing faults they may have , doing any outstanding Modifications such new guards door control buttons, and the wiper motors and the blades are replaced and most windows also.

Did the same situation happen with the single deck suburban cars, i.e. were they being scraped whilst some were getting overhauled?

Sets done to date are:
S139 3042 - 4105 - 4949 - 3030 HMC - Released last week
S75 3945 - 4094 - 4023 - 3968 FMC - Released this week
S51 3899 - 4107 - 4035 - 3765 FMC due out next week
S127 3001 - 4016 - 4167 - 3764 HMC due the week after next
S74 3071 - 4031 - 4138 - 3041 FMC due out 28th June

Also 10 sets have been agreed in the overhaul car plan for next year, but i dont have set or car numbers.

Regrards
244hseriesalco

Scott - Thanks for the info of S82 and 3872. Do you have an exact date as to when 3872 was moved to Chullora and why is was moved to Chullora instead of being sent to Enfield?

No, I don't have an exact date for 3872 moving to Chullora.
I sighted S41 with the changed consist on 18/2 (3872 out and 3016 in the set).

I can only assume, 3872 went to Chullora to fill the vacancy left by 4150, and this would once again make up to the original number of 32 cars which left Enfield No.5 Road on 13/2.
It maybe a requirement for the Scrapper (for Billing etc) to have a batch of cars (say 32) on which to work before another batch is commenced.


- Scott.

Well the S sets are not dead yet, not by a long shot.
Funny how they are getting cut up at Chullora, yet we over here at UGL Unipart Auburn are doing heavy overhauls.

By heavy im mean they are getting everything done, new body side fans, camshaft replaced, line switches replaced, pantograph replaced, over hauled bogies, new wheels, couplers buffer beams draft gear replaced, fluro tubes replaced, most of the light diffusers replaced, corrosion removed, half of the timber floor replaced, doors stripped and overhauled and painted, new door motors and door control gear, replacement of seats, mostly full interior repaint, all the brake gear replaced, master controller replaced, new drivers seats. Plus fixing any existing faults they may have , doing any outstanding Modifications such new guards door control buttons, and the wiper motors and the blades are replaced and most windows also.

Did the same situation happen with the single deck suburban cars, i.e. were they being scraped whilst some were getting overhauled?

Sets done to date are:
S139 3042 - 4105 - 4949 - 3030 HMC - Released last week
S75 3945 - 4094 - 4023 - 3968 FMC - Released this week
S51 3899 - 4107 - 4035 - 3765 FMC due out next week
S127 3001 - 4016 - 4167 - 3764 HMC due the week after next
S74 3071 - 4031 - 4138 - 3041 FMC due out 28th June

Also 10 sets have been agreed in the overhaul car plan for next year, but i dont have set or car numbers.

Regrards
244hseriesalco

S set Car change, sighted April 27: 4951 from S119 now in the consist of S120.


S120 consist: 3882, 4951, 4024, 3953.
S119 consist to be confirmed: 3855, 4937, 4934, 3919.

- Scott.

Thanks for the info on S120 and S119, AND the info of 3872 above.

Just a general question, have any other S sets been withdrawn from service yet? And how many more carriages have been cut up at Chullora since the photo the last page?

S88 has been withdrawn and is now at UGL Unipart auburn for stripping of parts. Will then be most likely loco hauled back to Chullora.

Plans I have seen suggest that 192 cars have been selected to be kept up until 2018/19. A number of new sets will be created at FMC to get the cars to be kept into sets for overhaul dates. Looks like about 30 - 40 cars per year for the next 4-5 years will be overhauled.

This week, between Tuesday (19/3) and Friday (22/3), another 8 cars have taken up residency at Enfield on No.5 Road.
One car, from this eight, is just visible from the Fence Line: 3897, this car was recently running in the consist of set S59.
Someone positioned on the eastern side, with a "good" Lens, may be able to ascertain the numbers of the 16 cars on Road 5 (3832 south end and 3897 north end).
As at 1800 hours, Friday, 22/3/13, status at Enfield:-
Road 1 and Road 2: Empty (no cars)
Road 3: 24 cars
Road 4: 32 cars
Road 5: 16 cars (being filled once again)
-Scott.

Between 18/4/13 and 6/5/13 another 16 S set cars have taken up residency at Enfield.

The cars may be the withdrawals mentioned in recent posts: S144, S60, S73 and S97 (4097 in the consist of S97 was mentioned).


- Scott.

Between 18/4/13 and 6/5/13 another 16 S set cars have taken up residency at Enfield.

The cars may be the withdrawals mentioned in recent posts: S144, S60, S73 and S97 (4097 in the consist of S97 was mentioned).
The cars have been placed on Road 5.
From the western side the cars cannot be identified due to the cars on Road 4.
Once again, you need to be close-up on the eastern side to see the car numbers, unless you have a "good" Lens from a distance.


As at 1700 hours, Monday, 6/5/13, status at Enfield:-
Road 1 and Road 2: Empty (no cars)
Road 3: 24 cars (full)
Road 4: 32 cars (full)
Road 5: 32 cars (now full)


- Scott.

Just musing... cutting up an S Set involves cutting of stainless steel. Apparently stainless is no longer manufactured in Australia anymore. So what happens to the scrap? Would there be any possibility of stripping out some of the bodies leaving windowless shells, and taking these offshore and sinking them for an artificial reef?? After a few years, great fishing, fish nursery, and what an interesting "wreck dive"....

Has been reported in the media this week that upon delivery of all of the Waratah sets, that 95% of the fleet will be air-conditioned. Was reported a few months ago that because no extra carriages have been ordered for the South West extension that some S sets will still be required. So adding all the A, C, K and T set carriages comes to about 1,280, 5% of which equals 64.

So it looks like there will be about 8 x 8 car sets remaining. Assuming it is another decade before the K sets need replacement, some of these may reach the 50 year mark.

Have any specific carriages been nominated for preservation yet, recall it mentioned that C3805 had been earmarked?

Have any specific carriages been nominated for preservation yet, recall it mentioned that C3805 had been earmarked?

One would think, for contingency sake, Railcorp would preserve 4 cars to be taken care of at Redfern, so that it can be used as a full set in the future, 3001 for example?

"Contingency sake", as in there are existing 4 car red set(s) at Redfern, why not a 4 car S as well.

Believe me, for a change I thought through what I was posting *before* I posted it.

Where is the exact position in Chullora that they are stored and crushed and are there any public photography spots?
Sorry if this is not supposed to be asked in this thread, but after all, I'm new.

Thanks

Silver S Set