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28-591: Not all rail services shown The South Coast Line (SCO) is an intercity rail service that services the Illawarra region of New South Wales , Australia. The service runs from Central , and runs the entire length of the eponymous South Coast railway line to Bomaderry . The service also runs along the Eastern Suburbs railway line at peak hours and the Port Kembla railway line to Port Kembla . It

56-411: A new alignment that made use of a flatter gradient and made the infamous Otford Tunnel defunct. New stations along the line that opened throughout this period included Coledale in 1902, North Wollongong in 1915, Coniston in 1916, Wombarra in 1917, and Towradgi in 1948. Further removals of stations from the line in the latter half of the 20th century included the station serving Yallah in 1974,

84-511: A public company with 20% of the shares sold to the public. In 1969 BHP purchased a 24% shareholding. In 1970, BHP and GKN took over the business each owing 50%. In 1971 Lysaght acquired the steel building products division of Brownbuilt and renamed it Lysaght Brownbuilt Industries. In 1979 it became a 100% subsidiary of BHP. Between 1987 and 1999 it was rebranded several times to Lysaght Building Industries, Lysaght Building Products, BHP Building Products, and BHP Steel Lysaght. In 2002 BHP Steel

112-437: A singular urban area. Unlike inter-city services, regional trains stop at more stations and serve smaller communities. They may share routes with inter-city services, providing service to settlements that inter-city trains skip, or be the sole service on routes not busy enough to justify inter-city service. Regional rail services are much less likely to be profitable than inter-city, so they often require government funding. This

140-432: Is mainly because many passengers use monthly passes giving a lower price per ride, and that lower average speed gives less distance, meaning less ticket revenue per hour of operation. Subsidies are justified on social or environmental grounds, and also because regional rail services often act as feeders for more profitable inter-city lines. There are also services that are something in between regional and inter-city, like

168-648: Is operated with Sydney Trains H sets and T sets , with Endeavour railcars operating the service on the non-electrified line between Kiama and Bomaderry. Passenger trains first operated on the South Coast railway line in 1887, and is one of five routes on the NSW TrainLink Intercity network. The South Coast Line routes span 40 stations, across 159 km (99 mi) of railway. An additional 5 stations and 7 km (4.3 mi) of railway are travelled by South Coast Line trains at peak hour on

196-668: The South Coast Daylight Express , until 1991. Electrification of the South Coast railway line was further extended to Dapto in 1993 and, finally, to Kiama in 2001. The railway between Kiama and Bomaderry is the only part of the line that remains non-electrified, operated by New South Wales Endeavour railcars since their introduction in 1994. The electrified rolling stock of the South Coast Line began with V set intercity trains. There were later accompanied by Tangaras when they were introduced into

224-561: The CityRail network in 1988. Originally, the Tangaras that ran on the South Coast Line were different variations of T sets known as G sets. G sets differed from T sets in that they had reversible seats, toilets, fresh water dispensers and luggage racks. In late 2005, it was discovered that a majority of the V set rolling stock operating on the South Coast Line were suffering from corrosion in their underframes. More G sets were introduced onto

252-818: The Eastern Suburbs railway line , and stop at Central at Platform 25. At other times, services depart from Central (Sydney Terminal). Some peak hour and weekend services are listed as pickup only at intermediate suburban stations (eg. Redfern, Hurstville, Sutherland). This restriction is to ensure the train does not fill up with suburban passengers, who have plenty of other suburban services to take. Pickup only stations are not displayed on platform screens, but will be displayed on in-train screens. The most common Central to Kiama services are operated by 4/8 car H sets (OSCARs). All-stations services operate between Waterfall, Thirroul and Port Kembla with 4-car T sets (Tangaras). Shuttle train services between Kiama and Bomaderry are operated by 2-car diesel Endeavour railcars , due to

280-654: The Oresundtrain (between Copenhagen and three cities in Sweden over 3 hours away) with stopping pattern like a regional train and pass prices attracting work commuters. This list describes the terms used for regional rail in various countries, as described above. Lysaght (Australian company) Lysaght was founded in 1880 by John Lysaght as a subsidiary to the company John Lysaght and Co. The company pioneered modern steel coating technologies ( galvanization ). Its coated steel building products were sold under

308-779: The 'ORB' brand and contributed to Australian architectural style . In 1857 John Lysaght and Co. was established in England at the St Vincent's Works in Bristol and commenced manufacturing corrugated iron . The firm exported to many countries including Australia and South America. By 1880 Lysaghts was exporting enough corrugated iron to Australia to establish a central selling agency in Melbourne . Utilizing this demand, John Lysaght set up Victoria Galvanised Iron and Wire Company in order to get around import restrictions. In 1897

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336-641: The American Rolling Mills share. From 1942 to 1944, during World War II , Lysaght’s Works manufactured the Owen gun , producing 45,000 units for the Australian Army . The gun was designed by Evelyn Owen and introduced to Lysaght by his neighbour Vincent Wardell . The gun, which survived tough conditions, was highly popular with Australian soldiers, who gave it the affectionate nickname of " Digger 's Darling". In 1961 Lysaght became

364-566: The Eastern Suburbs railway line. The first passenger train services on the Illawarra commenced on 21 June 1887, after the line was completed from Clifton to Wollongong , and later, North Kiama on 9 November 1887. The line was later connected to Waterfall via Helensburgh , Otford , Stanwell Park and Coalcliff the following year between July and October 1888, after delays on construction between Waterfall and Clifton. The line

392-653: The Eskbank steelworks in Lithgow , by a competitor. The brand was Eskbank and the sheets were corrugated for roofing. The galvanizing plant was primitive but produced a good quality product, albeit in small quantities. In 1905, negotiations took place with William Sandford for John Lysaght to take a share in the Eskbank works; but this did not progress. The Eskbank works was taken over by G & C Hoskins in 1908. Hoskins would be an erstwhile small-scale competitor with Lysaght. In 1918 John Lysaght (Australia) Pty Ltd

420-497: The G set rolling stock and, since 2010, standard Sydney Trains T sets, owned by NSW TrainLink, have been operating services to Port Kembla. In 2017, it was revealed that the Liberal state government had reviewed a 3.6 billion dollar tunnel between Thirroul and Waterfall that could reduce travel time between Sydney and Wollongong by 22 minutes, but that rail improvements were being sidetracked in favour of improving and extending

448-399: The South Coast Line to compensate, and eventually became the standard rolling stock on the South Coast Line after V sets ceased operating on the service. From January 2012, V sets ceased operating South Coast services. In 2009, however, after the introduction of OSCARs onto the intercity CityRail network, All G sets were recalled for conversion into T sets. The OSCAR fleet effectively replaced

476-553: The company publication, the Lysaght Referee , detailed the products Lysaghts sold. The original Lysaght brand of corrugated iron was Orb , followed in 1897 by a cheaper version of Redcliffe . Both brands were exported in large quantities to Australia. Globe was a brand produced for American and African markets but some quantities ended up in Australia. Galvanized sheet and plate was also made, between 1893 and 1912, at

504-493: The deaths of seven people and injury of forty. The accident was the third major accident resulting in fatalities on the CityRail network in 13 years, after the Cowan rail accident in 1990 and Glenbrook rail accident in 1999. On 24 November 2011, a Pacific National coal train derailed near Clifton , causing the suspension of South Coast Line services between Waterfall and Thirroul . Services were resumed four days later, after

532-533: The derailed train was removed from the tracks. The train had derailed immediately after coming out of the Clifton tunnel, with the front eight clearing the tunnel and derailing, and the rear twelve carriages remaining inside the tunnel. The Office of Transport Safety Investigations found that the cause of the derailment was a broken axle. Peak hour and weekend services commence from Bondi Junction or Martin Place on

560-473: The line not being electrified past Kiama. From 2024, all services are to be taken over by 4 and 6 car D sets . This will free up H sets for transferral to suburban railway work. Two-car Endeavour sets will continue to operate the Kiama to Bomaderry section. These are set to be replaced by the R sets in 2027. The following table shows the patronage of each line of the NSW TrainLink Intercity network for

588-587: The majority of the stations on the line between Kiama and Bomaderry, and Lilyvale in 1983. Dunmore was also closed in November 2014, replaced by Shellharbour Junction , after rising commercial and residential development in Flinders and Shell Cove and their distance from Dunmore station, prompted the Government of New South Wales to build a replacement station closer to the area of urban growth. While

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616-491: The nearby Lysaght steel plant, was also opened in 1938. Some platforms on the line (e.g. Scarborough) are only 4 or 6 cars long, so not all doors may open on 8-car trains. Services were originally operated with locomotive -hauled trains, and later, diesel railcars, prior to the electrification of the South Coast railway line. The line was electrified to Helensburgh in 1984, with the suburban Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line service occasionally extending its service past

644-455: The nearby Princes Motorway . On 20 December 1994, an accident involving two empty S sets occurred during a shunting procedure at Waterfall . One of the trains jack-knifed onto the platform, demolishing the concrete pedestrian bridge. No injuries or casualties, however, were reported. On the morning of 31 January 2003, an intercity Tangara en route to Port Kembla derailed at high speed between Waterfall and Helensburgh , resulting in

672-479: The railway network at Port Kembla was built in 1916, stations and passenger trains servicing the surrounding suburbs did not operate until 5 January 1920, when the Port Kembla railway station was opened. A station at Cringila was added to the Port Kembla commuter branch in 1926, along with one at Port Kembla North , a decade later, in 1936. A railway station for workers at Port Kembla, named Lysaghts , after

700-410: The terminus at Waterfall to Helensburgh during peak hours, a practice that the current Sydney Trains Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line service still follows today. Electrification extended to Wollongong the following year. Despite the newly installed electrification, diesel sets and locomotive-hauled trains still operated along the line from Kiama all the way past Wollongong to Sydney, including

728-510: The year ending 30 June 2024, based on Opal tap on and tap off data. Regional rail In North America, "regional rail" is often used as a synonym for "commuter rail", often using "commuter rail" to refer to systems that primarily or only offer service during the rush hour while using "regional rail" to refer to systems that offer all-day service. Regional rail is usually defined as providing services that link settlements to each other, unlike commuter rail which links locations within

756-523: Was further extended to Bomaderry through Kiama , opening on 2 June 1893. Throughout its long history, the South Coast Line's roster of stations has changed significantly. Many stations in the Upper Illawarra had closed and new ones opened towards the first half of the 20th century. Stations such as the ones serving Clifton were closed, along with a majority of the original railway between Waterfall and Coalcliff between 1915 and 1920, replaced with

784-558: Was incorporated with the head office transferred from Melbourne to Sydney . In 1921 a sheet rolling and galvanising works was established next to BHP in Newcastle . In 1936, the sheet mill and galvanising works of Australian Iron & Steel at Port Kembla was purchased. In 1939, in a joint venture with American Rolling Mills , the Commonwealth Rolling Mills was opened in Port Kembla. In 1947, Lysaght bought

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