NSWGR DC 200

NSWGR DC 200

On 27 September 1937, the NSWGR inaugurated what is possibly the first air-conditioned train service in the British Empire - the famous Silver City Comet. Running over the deserts of western NSW through dust, sand and oppressive heat, the Silver City Comet regularly ran between Broken Hill and Parkes (679km), Orange (804km) or Sydney (1125km) (depending on the timetable and year) until it was finally retired in 1989. The Comet was capable of speeds of up to 130km, making for quite an exhilirating trip over the 'pioneer' line made of short rail lengths and often with sand packed between the joins. The air-conditioned service brought a new standard to passengers from the west, with all passenger trains previously being run through the night to avoid the summer daytime temperatures that often exceed 40C.
Company: New South Wales Government Railways
Model: 200 Class Composite Class Passenger Van (DC)
Year: 1937 (Overhaul 1971)
Bogey: 2TA
Weight: 26.75t
Capacity: 24 1st Class and 24 2nd Class Passengers
Max Speed: 130 kph (80 mph)

Author: Nathan Van Der Meulen

NSWGR DC 200
• config.txt 18.09KB
• dls.jpg 32.07KB
• hct500.gs 3.23KB
• hct500a.gs 4.04KB
• icon.tga 32.53KB
nswgr_200_art
nswgr_200_art_512.texture.txt 54 bytes
nswgr_200_art_512.tga 1.00MB
nswgr_200_art_icon.texture.txt 83 bytes
nswgr_200_art_icon.tga 32.53KB
nswgr_200_body
200body.texture.txt 32 bytes
200body.tga 512.53KB
400-1.texture.txt 28 bytes
400-1.tga 274 bytes
500-2.texture.txt 28 bytes
500-2.tga 274 bytes
env_glass.bmp 12.05KB
env_glass.texture.txt 32 bytes
env_metal.bmp 48.05KB
env_metal.texture.txt 32 bytes
hatch.texture.txt 28 bytes
hatch.tga 12.53KB
left-passenger-door.im 15.17KB
left-passenger-door.kin 9.69KB
nswgr_200_body.im 255.32KB
nswgr_200_body.lm.txt 318 bytes
nswgr_200_body_low.im 98.96KB
nswgr_200_body_med.im 176.65KB
right-passenger-door.im 15.17KB
right-passenger-door.kin 9.69KB
timberpanel.texture.txt 34 bytes
timberpanel.tga 12.53KB
window.texture.txt 29 bytes
window.tga 12.53KB
nswgr_200_shadow
black.texture.txt 28 bytes
black.tga 210 bytes
nswgr_200_shadow.im 17.27KB