Source. Anon. 1981. " A cool ride". The Sydney Morning Herald, October 14:1.
On October 2, the last train to be operated by a K-Set ran on Sydney's rail network and received a big send-off from rail enthusiasts.
Recently, I located a clipping from The Sydney Morning Herald dated October 14 1981. On Page 1 under Newsbrief, the commencement of services by "air-conditioned double deck suburban carriages" was mentioned.
The first service ran at 7:28 from Campbelltown to Circular Quay (via Granville). At 8:45 am, the train then ran to Bankstown.
At 2:35 pm, it then ran from Punchbowl to Circular Quay and then the 3:16 pm service from Circular Quay to East Hills. At 4:14 pm, it undertook a return journey to Circular Quay before departing Circular Quay at 5:03 pm to run to Campbelltown.
The 160 K Set carriages were initially proposed as a fleet of 100 carriages, but the order had to be increased after the integration of the Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra Rail lines in 1980, and all trains on that line had to comprise double-decker carriages. This led to a shortage of double-decker carriages across the remainder of the network.
These trains served Sydney well over their 45-year run, and their retirement brings an end to the stainless steel carriages that carried Sydneysiders for over 50 years, starting with the launch of the first S-set carriages in 1972.
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