Private Owner non air coal hoppers pack LCH005 indian red FH and PFH with car

FH and PFH with car 1 HFH at the Sydney end

between them

This livery first debuted in mid-2014 and is yet to be replaced or changed (as of 2026)

has encountered delays (now scheduled for around 2025–2027)

and injection moulded body on both power cars

Private Owner non air coal hoppers pack LCH005 indian red FH and PFH with carThe private owner coal hopper was used in the Newcastle coal fields and beyond for over a century and became synonymous with J and A Brown and the South Maitland Railways Pty Ltd. They were used to transport coal from the many collieries dotted around Newcastle etc. A typical train length was 28 wagons per loco and they were finally withdrawn from service in 1977.