NSW SRA DB 200 Silver

NSW SRA DB 200 Silver

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 themperatures that often exceed 40C.

Company: New South Wales State Rail Authority
Class: 200 Class First Class Passenger Van (DB)
Year: 1937 (Overhaul 1971)
Bogey: 2TA
Weight: 26.75t
Capacity 44 1st Class Passengers
Max Speed: 130 kph (80 mph) '

Author: Nathan Van Der Meulen

NSW SRA DB 200 Silver
• config.txt 17.76KB
• dls.jpg 25.83KB
• hct500.gs 3.23KB
• hct500a.gs 4.02KB
• icon.tga 32.02KB
nswgr_200_body
200body.texture.txt 32 bytes
200body.tga 384.04KB
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 252.61KB
nswgr_200_body.lm.txt 318 bytes
nswgr_200_body_low.im 99.82KB
nswgr_200_body_med.im 186.53KB
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 812 bytes
nswgr_200_shadow.im 17.27KB