Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot - 1987

[@neilforbes416]

4:06 Rail motor set 621/721 has been restored to its original brown livery with the decorative yellow flourishes and is now part of the *Rail Motor Society* collection at Paterson.

[@top40researcher31]

@Neil Forbes 621-721 class served the south Coast also

[@neilforbes416]

@@top40researcher31 621/721 is the number of the individual two-car set. 620/720 is the overall class designation of all the two-car sets in the class. Just thought I'd straighten that out.

[@top40researcher31]

@@neilforbes416 ah OK I had a look at ons when it visited Southern NSW

[@top40researcher31]

@@neilforbes416 It was planned that all would be replaced by the 15 Endeavour railcars in 1994 but after it was decided to divert some of these to Main South line services, seven were retained, all in Newcastle. These were all overhauled by Rail Services Australia, Chullora in 1999 including a repaint into CityRail livery and fluorescent lights fitted. The seven sets remaining (621/721, 623/723, 625/725, 626/726, 628/728, 629/729 and 631/731) were based at the CityRail Endeavour Service Centre at Broadmeadow. These units, in conjunction with five Endeavour railcar sets provided services on the Hunter Valley network.

[@neilforbes416]

@@top40researcher31 Oh those Endeavours, they were very *trying!*😁

[@Andronicus2007]

3:45 I see Deb here!

[@NeathSpadge]

Deb?

[@Andronicus2007]

@@NeathSpadge The 900/800 class railcars also known as DEB sets. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales_900/800_class_railcar

[@richardsmith8654]

Mate, I have always wondered, what is "Foamer"?

[@NeathSpadge]

Good question. Was sort of a derogatory name for someone into buses, trains, planes etc etc. Probably anything similar. But over the years, in typical Aussie style, it has become something less bad, as people have taken it on and refer to themselves, and each other, by the term. Gunzel is a similar term. Think in the UK it is Gricer. There are likely many other terms. Certainly far more insulting ones have been used for fans here :-)

[@richardsmith8654]

@@NeathSpadge Never heard that one. Must be the sheltered life I lead. Thanks

[@jameselliott1461]

Got giddy with all the zooming in and out and too quick panningf

[@NeathSpadge]

It is what it is. As per the video, I took stills far more seriously than video. Be nice to go back and have another chance. But that just ain't gonna happen :-(

[@Andronicus2007]

@@NeathSpadge That's the style of 80s/90s camcorder footage. I bet it t was far shakier originally and has been stabilised.