Wondabyne, Australia's only no road acess station

Wondabyne is the only station in Australia not to have road access , situated north of Sydney Australia on the Hawkesberry river it offers scenic views of trains as they wind around the shores of the river

[@dieseldavetrains8988]

Gosford Quarries had a dead end rail siding off the Down Main not far from the station platform, it ran along in front of the house, closed in the early 1970's I think. Fancy living in that house with all the clatter from the crossing bells. You can get a good feed of oysters and other shellfish off those rocks at low tide too. Very enjoyable video, thank you John, well done.

[@johnphillips592]

Thanks for the comment , glad you enjoyed the video , I certainly enjoyed making it .

[@426Roadrunner1]

Great show there John. Can't get over the traffic volume in that period of time! Also, the Drone really adds to the overall experience, thanks. Cheers AC

[@johnphillips592]

Thanks AC , had fun making it and yes there were plenty of trains to video .

[@ianwoff7000]

Fascinatingly unique - I wouldn't have imagined there was such a thing!

[@johnphillips592]

Agreed , it is unique , thanks for the comment

[@ThePaulv12]

I've caught the train from Central to Gosford and return. That ride down the Cowan bank is amazing, escarpments, tunnels, forest and then the train cavorts out over the Hawkesbury river with islands and oyster farms when I went past. What a trip. I'll never forget the spectacle until the day I die. The sun was rising, there was fog in arms of the river - it was beautiful.
For someone from Victoria it was very eye opening.
I'm having a PTSD episode watching this though LOL.
It was tarnished unfortunately by a nasty search by transit police on the way back from Gosford (not long after this station in the vid) then another attempt 15 mins later. Proper police were called - it all ended well for me but perhaps not so well for the transit police. That's one advantage of cameras in trains.

[@johnphillips7386]

Thanks for the comment, glad it brought back some fond memories

[@waynedoeblin6801]

Thanks for sharing this one John,I had forgotten the name of the station,but sure remember the scenery along that section of line,and always thought it to be beautiful.Didn’t know any of the other facts about the area either,so I’ve learned something new today 🙂

[@johnphillips592]

Thanks for the comment , glad I was able to help out .

[@RobertHinde-b3u]

Excellent John

[@johnphillips592]

Thanks mate , enjoyed making this one .

[@Steven_Rowe]

Last Saturday AD60 6029 ran shurtle services between Gosford and Hawkewbury River, and Wondabyne would be a fabulous location to video it.
As we passed Wondabyne there were a fair few people on the platform.

[@johnphillips592]

It would have been a great spot , very scenic .

[@Steven_Rowe]

@@johnphillips592 and more to the point when there are no trains it is so peaceful and serene.

[@johnphillips592]

@@Steven_Rowe I knew when the trains were coming so no problems there .

[@destodave3076]

Excellent coverage, John. That’s something I’ve always wanted to do myself one day. I wonder what happens during shutdowns? A boat replacement service for this station perhaps?? 😊

[@johnphillips7386]

Thanks , yes you are probably right

[@destodave3076]

Just adding reading on another post, Sydney trains Charter a water Taxi from Hawkesbury River on shutdowns apparently. Press the button on the platform to speak to someone to organise it to come pick you up 😮

[@bogeyholetroll]

Drone and boat used for this?

[@bogeyholetroll]

How did you get to the sandstone barge loading area?

[@johnphillips592]

@@bogeyholetroll Walked along the rocks like the fishermen do .

[@peejay1981]

Very good commenterry!

[@johnphillips592]

Thanks , only new at it and thanks for the comment .