State Rail Authority
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| Statutory Authority overview | |
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| Formed | 1 July 1980 |
| Preceding Statutory Authority | |
| Dissolved | 31 December 2003 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | New South Wales |
| Headquarters | Sydney |
| Statutory Authority executive |
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| Key document | |
The State Rail Authority, a former statutory authority of the Government of New South Wales, was responsible for the operation and maintenance of railways in the Australian state of New South Wales from July 1980 until December 2003.
The State Rail Authority was established pursuant to the Transport Authorities Act 1980 (NSW) that separated the functions of the Public Transport Commission with the State Rail Authority taking responsibility for trains, and the Urban Transit Authority responsibility for buses and ferries. In July 1982 a new colour scheme developed by Phil Belbin of red, yellow, orange and white was unveiled. This was commonly referred to as the candy colours. The L7 logo used by the Public Transport Commission was retained, albeit with the dark and light blue replaced with red and orange.
During its tenure the State Rail Authority completed a number of electrification projects:
The State Rail Authority introduced new 80 Class, 81 Class and 86 Class locomotives used on both freight and country passenger services, K set, C set, Tangara, Millennium and V set double deck electric passenger trains and the XPT. It also placed an order for the 82 Class and 90 Class locomotives that were delivered to FreightRail in 1994. A fleet of Denning and Scania coaches was purchased to replace withdrawn country rail services.
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