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#NSWGRrailmotors
42 foot rail motor (CPH class) ' Tin Hares ' 37 built
introduced 1923.
many modifications during 60 year service life, see railmotorsociety.org.au/rm/rm_0003_fra…
Operated on country branch lines

No.3 at Moss Vale during 1923 trial trip
Photo: The Preston Collection

First four vehicles built (No.3-No.6) were fitted with a 6-cylinder 72 hp Thornycroft Z6 marine petrol engine.

First Rail Motor to Walgett 1924 no. 4
digital.sl.nsw.gov.au/delivery/Deliv…

Waiting for the first rail motor - Walgett, NSW
SLNSW Collection Viewer digital.sl.nsw.gov.au/delivery/Deliv…

Marvellous!

6-cylinder 100 hp Leyland petrol engines replaced the earlier engine and this allowed the CPHs to haul a trailer as needed.

CPH class rail motor (no 28) at Cowan, New South Wales
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155356…

By the early 1930's roof mounted radiators on the No.2 end had replaced the underfloor radiators

NSWGR CPH Rail Motor No. 18 at Moss Vale, [1930s]
UON
livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/108…

NSWGR CPH Railmotor No. 12, unidentified location, between 1930 and 1945
livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/888…

Rail motor CPH 27 at Tumbarumba station 16.04.1949 [picture]
J L Buckland
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155188…

Five rail motors (CPH class) coupled as train for Wollongong standing at Waterfall station 07.02.1981
J L Buckland
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155109…

The colour scheme of the CPHs varied over the years
railmotorsociety.org.au/rm/rm_0003_fra…

Rail Motor Society Paterson CPH 1, 3 & 7
East Greta Junction 2018
flickr.com/photos/1554964…

1945 cream and green colour scheme

Most CPH rail motors preserved.
List from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPH_railm…

Rail Motors, Redfern, NSW, [1978]
UON
livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/105…
1960 Indian red livery

Railcar (class CPH) at Carlingford "terminus", May 1947
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155300…

Railmotors CPH 7+2 at Richmond, 13 January 1984
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155204…

CPH12, CPH25 & CPH24
LVR'S RAIL MOTORS HAVE JUST LEFT JUNEE STATION HEADING TO WAGGA 2016
flickr.com/photos/5319172…

CPH was a very successful rail motor, as the number in preservation attests. The backbone of country branch passenger services.

CPH 6/24 approaching Gilmore station on the last afternoon down passenger service to Tumut 1983
tumuthistory.homestead.com/Last-Train.html

Number 4 CPH after leaving Gilmore station, heading to Gundagai.
c. 1980
tumuthistory.com/Railway.html
(lots of interesting photographs on this page)

Rail Motor CPH 7 and Trailer CTH 51 at Eveleigh
Photo: State Rail Archives
Rail Motor Society Gallery > railmotorsociety.org.au/gallery01_fram…
Large collection of photographs

Video:
Wollongong to Moss Vale & Return by CPH Rail Motor
c. 1983

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