Man, it’s been 30 years already I was just 8 years old going from Bondi Junction to Kingscross Station with my old man after soccer training. It was the first week after the SRA rolled out the Tangara set and to me this train is the pinnacle representation of the 1980s. The smell of newly installed plastic panels & slash-prof fabric seating, access to the next carriage via the dual sliding doorway system, audible opening/closing of doors and the drivers electronic control panel. Yep, I was blown away as an 8 year old!

@beagle7622

2 жыл бұрын

Me I was 30 around the same time catching my first one from Bondi Junction. Haven’t been Sydney for a while . You are right the sure felt new.

Tangaras were my favourite trains back in my childhood memories then came the interests in S sets in 2007.

Aww, good old Tangaras! They were definitely my favourite when I was a little girl. And they certainly have stood the test of time (faulty Destos aside; I don't think I've EVER seen one that actually works), especially up against certain infrastructure-shy state governments neglecting our railways. Living on the T1 line, I still ride on these all the time.

Why do people hate Tangara's? I absolutely love them

@dusanpredic5274

4 жыл бұрын

Aussie Gunzel idk I just hate them for some reason I don’t know how to explain

@sydneytravellervlogs4659

4 жыл бұрын

They were the best before 2003 before the whole train became yellow from the outside and the black left, they are alright now though I love g sets a lot

@rohantrainvlogs

3 жыл бұрын

I remember the first time i went to sydney, i hated Tangaras bc they were too common on the T4 Line (I loved oscars btw and didnt know they were intercity) and bc they didnt have pids inside like all of the melbourne trains... now their in my top 5

@AussieOfSteel

3 жыл бұрын

Two words: fixed seating

@jedilordlog8543

3 жыл бұрын

I don't really like the non moving seats but ex G sets are some of the best trains

this was near north sydney station, you can tell

@v666fromhell6

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah true! I like how they used special effects in it too like the fog

@nicholetheotter1957

5 жыл бұрын

V666 From Hell You can definitely tell how far State Rail went to get this advertising campaign on track. Literally.

They have aged very well. They are almost indistinguishable from an Oscar or Waratah if you are in daydream mode. One time about 15 years ago I overheard two American gents commenting how smooth the ride is and how "these sure take a lot of beating" and they were right.

@johfc

2 жыл бұрын

Australian made

@danielhedger5904

Жыл бұрын

The difference between Tangara and the Oscars and Waratahs is they were made right here, the S Sets and Tulloch, Sputnik and Suburbans would all still be operational today! Because they were built to such a high standard!

@TrainsForNSWVlogs

10 ай бұрын

@@danielhedger5904 But they have No Aircon which forced them out of service

The first train I went on in Australia. Airport to Town Hall. Thought they were fantastic, still do. Been on loads of them now on subsequent trips over. Those that think they're crap, you want to endure what us had in the North of England since the 1980s were shocking. Most of the new rolling stock went to the south east of England. Only more recently have new trains been delivered to the North of England. And we are no different with most of them built abroad or brought over from abroad as a kit of parts and manufactured in the UK. Those tangaras still look good now and I've never felt the ride felt shoddy.

Tangaras are by far my favourite suburban train

I remember seeing a few Tangaras with their destos on like last week (December 2018)... I was at Central on one of their above platforms...

I think the Tangara destos did work for awhile while they were new and then for some reason they stopped working, I have seen destos turn on on Tangaras but not have its destination on it.

@RandomDan01

7 жыл бұрын

They were turned off because they were not visible at above ground stations and were just barely visible in underground stations such as platform 25 at central

@user-macquine

3 ай бұрын

And North Sydney Station

Epic ad, Epic train! ❤

There was a version of this ad that announced that the Tangaras would enter service on the 28th January.

This ad just makes me smile!

Hopped on a Tangara today on the T4 and quite honestly they are still really good trains. They lack a few obvious features (like internal destination signs) but otherwise they still run really smoothly. Top class Australian made stuff!

Somthing new. Desto working but don't work in real life but not for long

@K.J.S.est1994

6 жыл бұрын

Shunting Yard Productions some few work only in Underground stations

Been on this train twice South line Sydney Town Hall Station to Liverpool via Granville. If you want to know what is the closest American made train that has a similar age as this it's going to be your Long Island Railroad M3 1987-1988. G set Metro-North Railroad M6 1993-1995. Keep in Mind LIRR C1s do look like CityRail L,R,S & V sets because of the Comeng design

I like the Tangara train my self

35 years ago last month since they started service on the Sydney Rail Network and are still going strong today. Still prefer the Tangaras to the Waratahs!

I like uk trains but my fav trains are the tangara

The thumbnail/first few seconds reminds me of some series/film/whatever (I think it was called "Zero" something or other) where a Tangara swerved and crashed inside a tunnel, can someone point me to an imdb page or elsewhere for it?

I don’t know why everyone hates the Tangara personality it’s my favourite. The Tangara was the train that started my obsession I remember sitting at the train station back in 2008 (5 at the time) seeing all the Tangaras in service I remember the pure joy it gave me when it would arrive at the station I don’t see Tangaras that much anymore. Does anyone know what lines they run on more ?? :)

@camnoger6022

5 жыл бұрын

Alisha trains are done in Sydney by sector. This means you will most likely get the tangaras on T4 and T1. I’m not sure if they run on T5 or T7 and either way, most of them are scheduled on the prior lines. You probably thought you saw them more as tangaras used to run frequently on the T2, T3 and T8(although at the time the T8 was part of the T2) which means that they used to run the city circle.

@nicholetheotter1957

5 жыл бұрын

Alisha It’s mostly the T1 Northern/Western/North Shore and T4 Eastern Suburbs/Illawarra lines. They’re definitely a lot more common on the latter, because they’re the only thing on that line.

@themoon7435

4 жыл бұрын

They are the only trains that run on the T4, aside from the occasional Oscar.

Sucks the all black paint scheme was removed with the refurbishment. The yellow front looks terrible compared to the original black paint front They should bring it back

@lindsaydonovan6241

3 жыл бұрын

Can't due to 'safety'

@grumpygrape7163

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindsaydonovan6241 that is true but it still sucks to know the paint scheme used to look much cooler

@lindsaydonovan6241

3 жыл бұрын

@@grumpygrape7163 What really killed the look is the M set doors

@grumpygrape7163

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindsaydonovan6241 oh 100% like they ruin the look to much on the tangara they don't match it at all, sucks people kept kicking the panels out of the old t set doors

@ShadowArchive

Жыл бұрын

Yeah one of the only countries in the world that need to paint everything YELLOW.. Nannystate

Weren't they modified?

@chris-cs8et

5 жыл бұрын

C30 Guy, I think they'll be modified with CCTV Cameras, intercoms, destination displays and more..

@nicholetheotter1957

5 жыл бұрын

C30 Guy They have had a few modifications over the years to still remain in good working condition. Soon, they'll be getting new features such as CCTV cameras, information screens, digital voice announcements, new controls and LED destination signs. It'll be their biggest round of modifications to date, and is certain to keep them in service for at least another 20 years.

Subway Trains Forever

wow this is great!

It was posh in the early 90s!!!!

NEW TANGARA

The train that promised so much and delivered so littile. The SRA would have been better off building more C sets to an enhancecd design. Would have been cheaper too no doubt.

@ccf9908

4 жыл бұрын

What arebyou talking about?!xthe tangara was a success. The first trains to have airconditioning and just because it had a history of crashes and derailment. That was caused by humans and the tracks twisting and warpingbin the sun. Personally the T set was a modern marvel for trains in 1989 as ither trains in different country where just like the silver sweat box you love

@Harry-fu9bp

2 жыл бұрын

what?😆😆😆😆

1987

The destos to this date still don't work

why its frog in this night

@user-macquine

3 ай бұрын

That is a special effect

Ugam

The last Australian built train which is dissapointing

@leonkernan

7 жыл бұрын

Not even close.

@belchy94

7 жыл бұрын

Leon Kernan what do you mean

@leonkernan

7 жыл бұрын

After Tangara there were suburban trains for Perth and Brisbane, Vlocity in Victoria, etc..

@belchy94

7 жыл бұрын

Leon Kernan well I mean NSW THEN

@AussieGunzel

5 жыл бұрын

V/line Vlocity units are still being made in Australia and more coming.

CityRail is way better than Sydney Trains

Opal is a rip off

@RandomDan01

7 жыл бұрын

then jump the gates

@RandomDan01

7 жыл бұрын

I have friends that have done it for over a year and are still doing it

@raffle3002

6 жыл бұрын

State rail is a ripoff and why is it called cityrail then to people

@Soundmaster91

6 жыл бұрын

get lost, it's cheap.

@K.J.S.est1994

3 жыл бұрын

Laughs in Opal Pension Card.

Background *b u z z*

@AussieGunzel

5 жыл бұрын

lamo

The most unsafe train ever not only that it's a plastic bubble crap ever to build

@v666fromhell6

7 жыл бұрын

Brooklin Anderson just because Tangara sets have had a history of accidents over its years doesn't mean that they are venerable, human-era is mostly the cause of most train accidents. Overall the Tangara does quiet well

@kai-matthiasbast8612

7 жыл бұрын

trish johnson the tangars is very reliable very quiet very spacious and very pretty! it has a 3 layer window made from solid glass no other trains have that n is still keeping up to the more modern waratahs

@v666fromhell6

7 жыл бұрын

THE MONEY MAN can't wait to see what the next upgrades are going to look like but I have a feeling it's leaning more towards a "Waragara"

@kai-matthiasbast8612

7 жыл бұрын

V666 From Hell yeah totally id love to see the tangaras for atleast another 10yrs theyve been around my entire life im 18 n i can still remember seeing the black ones with yellow striped doors with a faded SRA LOGO ahaha theyve come along way itll be great to see them with interior destos and a working exterior desto

@v666fromhell6

7 жыл бұрын

trish johnson I'm hoping at least another 20 years or more which is probably why they are spending money to renew them rather then buying new rolling stock.