Sydney Tramway Museum
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The Intercity Platform organised a private social outing to the Sydney Tramway Museum (Or SPER Co-op - South Pacific Electric Railway Co-Operative), Loftus, which involved a 'tour' aboard two privately chartered trams (Former Berlin Tram 5133 and Former Brisbane 'Phoenix' Tram 548) from Loftus to Royal National Park and return (With photostops on return journeys!), and also a guided tour of the infrastructure and workshops used by the Tramway Museum.
The Intercity Platform, and all outing patrons, are grateful for the assistance provided by SPER Co-op, particularly from Co-op Treasurer and Secretary Robert Merchant, and museum volunteer Mark Newton in the organisation of this outing.
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Ex-Melbourne Z1 Class train, Z111, was the Tramway Museum's latest
acquisition, delivered in early 2003.
Z111 is seen inside the museum's workshops undertaking electrical repairs.
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The
original interior of Z111 at the Sydney Tramway Museum, Loftus.
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(Top
and Bottom-Left): 1971
and Z111 inside the Sydney Tramway Museum's workshop.
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Former
Berlin Trams, 5133 (Creme tram) and 2690178 (Orange tram) on the depot
road outside of the Loftus Workshop.
5133 was privately chartered by The Intercity Platform on the Loftus Tramway Museum Outing, for a trip to Royal National Park and return (Following photographs).
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The
driver of 5133, privately chartered by The Intercity Platform on the Loftus
Tramway Museum Outing, cautiously approaches the Princes Hwy Level
Crossing, awaiting the automatic activiation of the level crossing's
track circuits.
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(Top-Left):
5133, privately chartered by The Intercity Platform on the Loftus Tramway
Museum Outing, rounds one of the curves on the former Royal National
Park branchline.
(Bottom-Left): The driver of 5133 at full speed on the former Royal National Park branchline.
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5133,
privately
chartered by The Intercity Platform on the Loftus Tramway Museum
Outing, shortly after arrival at Royal National Park.
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Gunzels!
At Royal National Park.
From left to right: Mathew, Nathan, Andrew and James.
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5133,
privately
chartered by The Intercity Platform on the Loftus Tramway Museum
Outing, on the tour's first photo stop, the Loftus end of Royal National
Park platform.
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5133,
privately
chartered by The Intercity Platform on the Loftus Tramway Museum
Outing, on the tour's second photo stop, the curve after Royal National
Park, or 2 staunchions from the end of the platform.
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The
third photo stop....
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The
fourth photo stop....
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The
fifth photo stop....
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Mathew
and James in the cab of 548, privately
chartered by The Intercity Platform on the Loftus Tramway Museum
Outing, at Royal National Park.
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(Top-Left):
548, privately
chartered by The Intercity Platform on the Loftus Tramway Museum
Outing, at Royal National Park.
(Bottom-Left): 548, privately chartered by The Intercity Platform on the Loftus Tramway Museum Outing, departs Royal National Park, and approaches the first 'photo line' of the first photostop.
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548,
privately
chartered by The Intercity Platform on the Loftus Tramway Museum
Outing, crosses the Princes Hwy level crossing on the third photo stop.
(Well, not quite stop, cause that'd stop traffic abit)
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1497
at the Sutherland end of the Sydney Tramway Museum line.
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(Top
and Bottom-Left): 1497 glides down the gradient from Sutherland to
return back to Loftus on the Sydney Tramway Museum line.
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Sydney
Tramway Museum volunteer, Mark Newton, provides the motive power to
shunt a tram trailer in the workshop yard.
(Watch the ditch ahead of you!)
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Ex-Melbourne Z1 Class train, Z111, departs Loftus workshop on a trial
run/charter to Royal National Park.
The Museum's Treasurer and Secretary, Robert Merchant, is seen stopping the tram.
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Z111
crosses the Princes Hwy level crossing bound for Royal National Park.
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The
interior of Z111 while on a trip to Royal National Park. The tram is
carrying a shared charter of a birthday party and The Intercity
Platform.
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The
driver of Z111 rounds one of the bends on the Royal National Park line.
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Nathan,
sits in the trailing cab pretending to drive the tram backwards.
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The
driver of Z111 approaches Royal National Park station ahead. Note the
abscense of a throttle and/or brake, as the Z1 class trams are
controlled using foot pedals.
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(Above-Left):
Z111 shortly after arrival at Royal National Park.
(Bottom-Left): "The Met" logo on Z111. The Met was the former Government operator of Melbourne's metropolitan train and tram network, which is now privatised.
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Z111
facing the buffer stop at Royal National Park.
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(Top
and Bottom-Left): Z111 at Royal National Park, shortly before departure
back to Loftus.
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(Top
and Bottom-Left): Z111 rounds the first bend after departing Royal
National Park, and approaches the first organised photostop.
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The
driver of Z111 approaches the Princes Hwy level crossing, on the trip
returning back to Loftus.
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Final
group shot of 'The Trainboyz', on The Intercity Platform's Loftus Tramway Museum
Outing, with 548 behind them.
From left to right: James, Nathan, Mathew, Andrew and Maikha.
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