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Sutherland station with first single deck electric train to Cronulla 15 December 1939

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[PIC P861/839 LOC Box N1 Folder 3 ]
(Photo by CC Singleton)

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Electrification of the Sydney Suburban Train Network

By the turn of the twentieth century, Sydney’s train network was under increasing pressure from an expanding suburbia, growing patronage, slow trains and a central terminal that was isolated from the city centre that it served. To revitalise the network and meet the needs of the growing city the railway needed to be extended through the city; the central terminal had to be relocated; and the entire network electrified. This work was the single most significant event in the history of the Sydney rail system, transforming the commuter experience and changing the face of the city.

 

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Sutherland railway station

Railway station in Sydney's south on the Illawarra and Cronulla lines.

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