Tuesday, 1 October 2019

Sydenham, railway station (Theme Day: Orange)

Sydenham railway station is a junction for the T4 Illawarra, T8 East Hills and T3 Bankstown railway lines, in the inner west suburb of Sydenham. This heritage-listed railway station was built in 1884 as part of the Illawarra line from Redfern to Hurstville.
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13 comments:

  1. William KendallTuesday, 1 October 2019 at 02:56:00 GMT+10

    A good shade!

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  2. Yogi♪♪♪Tuesday, 1 October 2019 at 08:19:00 GMT+10

    It is a very stout looking building.

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  3. Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiTuesday, 1 October 2019 at 08:53:00 GMT+10

    They do appear orange! Nice clean looking buildings.

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    1. JimTuesday, 1 October 2019 at 09:11:00 GMT+10

      Officially, the colour is terracotta but in the right light, it looks more orange to me.

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  4. rupam sarmaTuesday, 1 October 2019 at 11:46:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful station.

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  5. Lady FiTuesday, 1 October 2019 at 15:22:00 GMT+10

    Lovely brickwork!

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  6. Small City ScenesTuesday, 1 October 2019 at 16:22:00 GMT+10

    Nice! I wonder if it was painted that color in 1884
    MB

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    1. JimTuesday, 1 October 2019 at 17:55:00 GMT+10

      I"m not sure but for a long time stations were painted in white, cream or light grey. Then they decided to paint these old stations in heritage colours which I think looks so much better.

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  7. RevrunnerTuesday, 1 October 2019 at 20:17:00 GMT+10

    Thanks for reminding me about today's theme. :-)

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  8. magiceyeTuesday, 1 October 2019 at 20:59:00 GMT+10

    Lovely frame!

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  9. OJWednesday, 2 October 2019 at 00:47:00 GMT+10

    Great pic! Reminds me of my school days - catching a rural train to and fro for 12 years

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  10. SharonWednesday, 2 October 2019 at 01:36:00 GMT+10

    It's a beauty and perfect for the theme.

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  11. RedPatWednesday, 2 October 2019 at 07:33:00 GMT+10

    Terra cotta is a perfect orange!

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