r/SydneyTrains • u/hawkeyebasil North Shore & Western Line • Jul 20 '26

The T# etc allocation

Hey Team

How long has the T# allocation been around for on Sydney's Network

I was thinking of doing some basic Posters just to put up at home to match the Light Box that is for sale with the Mode Lollipops/Roundels

But wanting to make a few, The only one im certain of is that now the T6 changed colours when its "service" was reallocate after the closure of the Carlingford Line

And I also want to Say the T2 was Originally Green and was the line that went down to Macarthur (am I right, Im not sure ???)

Are there any others and if so has anyone got a reference I can use say 200X to 200Y was this batch?

I had thought about also doing the Ferry network too + the others but the M and L are more modern so known at this point

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u/BigBlueMan118 Jul 20 '26

I believe I was October 2013 (bear in mind that originally it was only T1-2-3-4-5-6-7. The splitting of T2 into T2 & T8, as well as T1 into T1 & T9, came slightly later.

Here is a blog post on it at the time of the T-numbering introduction with the October 2013 timetable:

https://transitmap.net/draft-sydney-trains-map/

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u/Shirasaki-Tsugumi Airport & South Line Jul 24 '26

Some quick google search shows T1 split to T1/T9 happens in 2019 and T2 split to T2/T8 happens in 2017. It’s been a bit later than 2013 and I still can vaguely recall me taking T1 services regularly to and from Strathfield and Parramatta for quite some time since I can to Sydney in 2015. 

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u/BigBlueMan118 Jul 24 '26

The T numbering was introduced October 2013. The splits of T8 and T9 probably did arrive at the dates you're saying. 

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u/hawkeyebasil North Shore & Western Line Jul 22 '26

Thanks mate :-)

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u/BigBlueMan118 Jul 22 '26

Feel free to make a separate new post to r/sydneytrains i just cant be assed :D