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Worth preserving, Ted

Great video, subbed to your channel.

So the tram lines are standard gauge, but the trains run on broad gauge. Shame they didn't think it through when establishing the rail system.

3:38 this was back in the pre-electification days

As a follower of anything railways greatly enjoyed this presentation {and Music} of another now closed branch line. Having visited and stayed at Yaraka 3 times since 2010 this is a particular piece of history and a credit to the presenter Ted. Love that part of outback Queensland😬

Me again I just have to say your choice of I Don't Believe Anymore by Icehouse one of the best Australian bands, is an iconic piece of music , you could also use Cross the Border, which I think was off The Man of Colours album. Thank you Regards Clare

Thanks for another great video Ted. You are doing a great job by preserving these historical events

Fabulous editing Ted and a great choice of music Pink Floyd , Sorrow, very apt. Nice one a real pleasure to watch, keep up the excellent editing, you timed the edits to the music now that's real class. Well done

Watching this I wish I'd been born 30 years earlier, I could have been one of those drivers in the hey-day of V/Line.

I was surprised to see a photo of the Queensland cabinet which visited Yaraka for the opening of the railway. Queensland built a lot of railways up to the 1920s and thought “meh” but each branch opening was a significant event. I was told the coal revenue softened the losses of the railways and allowed such branch lines to survive right up to 2004. Unlike Victoria and NSW (and others) who had to bite the bullet during the 1970s. That Joh ran the state from the 60s to 1988 also helped. I was glad I could enjoy the QR when I did.

I remember there were wanted posters at Yaraka and at a few other locations I visited. At Yaraka the policeman visited the departing train, I was the sole passenger so was nothing special. Once I visited Yaraka in my car and met a policeman introduced by a local who called me over, I had a suspicion the policeman would do a check of the number plates of visting cars.

In the ‘90s the ARHS trucked a Red Fred to Jericho to run it to Yaraka. Not sure if it made a return journey or was trucked from Yaraka or Blackall.

I’m from Melbourne and travelled on this line three times knowing it won’t run forever, in 1987, someone turned up at one of the sidings and loaded a Ford or Holden car into an open top wagon and it was unloaded at Blackall and picked up by the mechanic to be repaired and presumably returned to the owner a week later. Imagine freighting a car between intermediate stations on the branch, astonishing level of service. Apparently there was a serious attempt to “rationalize” the line in 1994 and there was a big outcry and the line was retained. But the locals were later given the option of keeping the railway or have better roads so the locals opted for better roads. But the government was itching to close the line. A similar option was given for the Hughendon-Winton line. Probably many branches went this way. Blackall was one of four stations which ran a rail ambulance that was kept in a small weatherboard shed with tracks going to it. I remember there were rail ambulances at Mareeba and Almaden, I forget the forth location, might have been Charleville.

the music in this video is awesome!!

Love seeing the Alco's ex Sth Australia, gr8 memories of travelling behind them, Steamranger has 2 800 series still running here

Take me back to the time where I belong.

I love anything railways. This was a real eye-opener! We have 3ft-6in “Cape” gauge in New Zealand, and many branch lines have closed, but none even remotely like the “Train to Yaraka”! I have read the book “Train to Julia Creek”, and yes, it’s very dry out that way! Many Australian visitors remark on how GREEN New Zealand is! A very interesting video and a capture of history! Thanks.

Brilliant work Ted, thanks.

What's not to like, railways doing useful work great photography and editing and Pink Floyd, Thanks

Wow thankyou one of the best Queensland films I have seen. Many of your viewers may not be aware that this system is all 3’6” (1066mm) gauge. The scene at Emmet was particularly noteworthy showing the bouncing turnout lever-.weight. Such a typical QR scene!!! Great work. The flat top mountain at 13:36 is iconic.

what a waste that's the government

as all ways they are closed down

Fantastic stuff Ted, those closing shots are just perfect

Quality! And I got to see the baler in action in this one. Cheers for your efforts again.

The aerial video and editing work here is superb. Interesting to see most of your traction engines have canopies, as here in New Zealand that is not that common. No doubt to protect from that intense Australian sun and heat. I haven't seen a hay baler before so that was interesting, too. Thanks for sharing this gem. Cheers.

I had the opportunity to go as a DA to Yaraka 2005, but knocked it back not realising within a few months they were going to close the line for good. The idea of being thrown about in a camp wagon all night from Alpha to Blackall didn't really appeal to me at the time. I did manage to get down there in the car last year in 2023. I found a heap of old photos in a box tucked away under the bench in the SM's office. Great vid Ted.

Was it the RED AND WHITE store opposite the EMMET railway station.

Loved it - fantastic look back at past history

thanks for sharing bloody brilliant hope you have some more

It was 52 degrees when I was there in early 80s

Travelled on this train in the late 1960s when it was hauled by a steam locomotive. My uncle and aunty had a sheep station located between Emmet and Isisford called "Pemberly". Brings back a lot of memories in my early teens. I remember the local store in Emmet.

That was absolutely fantastic! I hope you have more.

Another cracker of a video Ted, and great background music, true outback Australia at its best. Wonder what was in that tanker, water or diesel, didn't see them discharge any product from it? The historic photo collection at the end was outstanding Ted, well done and thank you.

A great piece of history. Thanks for sharing

HI Ted another fantastic video from the pass. Just like so many other branch lines in qld only a distance memory of when the railroad was owned by the state to serve the people of the state not to make a profit. Just asking would you happen to have any footage of the Cecil plains branch line jandowe and the bell branch lines apparently All The lines are still there but are no longer connected to the western line

Wife and I were at Tarraleah only 2 weeks ago. Thankfully the road to the town is now tar. Its a pretty town. We will stay there next time.

QR 👍

My Grandparents (Max and Wendy) were tram drivers/conductors at Malvern depot

I caught a Train from Laidley once while my car was being repaired. It nearly took two hours to get to South Brisbane Station to get to work and two hours to get back home again. What an adventure. 😂

Very Nice Film you made, I missed photo and Video in 1986 to 1992, that time. I take same old trains everyday to work years. Some parent don't let children take red old train to school daily because dangerous due door not close automatic, children can fall off while train moving parent force children to take very slow Bus from school to home bus stop until 1992 red trains scrapped. If travel to Gosford, all V set trains had automatic door closed since 1970 to 1975's. Government Rail has install electric door on the some single deck trains to keep safe since 1977.

All those rural lines have now gone. None remain. Turned into cycle and walking tracks. How sad.

Did the woman come back and get the dog

The start of a great decade of change: the Sydney train fleet went all double decker, the great population change ramped up to full speed and of course Australia got roundabouts on every corner and then internet, cell phones and cable telly by the end of the decade. Australia was still a great county in the 80's

Brings back memories when I worked the trains to Cunnamulla and Quilpie stop over in the quarters. But alas no trains to Cunnamulla and the odd stock train to Quilpie progress they call it.

great video, most modern day train crew would run a mile at the thought of old school shunting :)

Thanks a lot! Good memories👏👏👏👏👏

Best C class look right there

Nice....... But explain to me how this wasn't a 1/2 car sprinter or DRC prior set... has me confused. The service probably should be been an A.. The b must've been surplus? Today we have 2/3 car sprinters from Southern cross to Seymour, but why these aren't 3 car VLO sets is...

Just stumbled on the best video I have seen in ages! !

Thank you! ☆☆☆☆☆