Really enjoyed that, particulary the Silverton segment, never been there, will have to make an effort and go there next time I am in Broken Hill, I enjoyed the rail museum at Peterborough SA, worth a visit.
My Dad drove all those steamies T class he loved Garrets he hated them Most drivers said they were a shit of an engine one problem after another that would sometimes lose all steam. He was stationed in Terowie . He never went over te NSW border. Great Video. Thanks.
Thanks for your comment. There is a video I took at Terowie at ruclips.net/video/s_by0K2zxgE/видео.html the place's a bit run down now. I have a film taken there and to Broken Hill with steam all the way from Adelaide. That was a great trip which had the title of Steam to the Silver City about 1968. Went further than that though to Menindee from Broken Hill behind a 32 class steamer. Have to edit it.
I lived at Mannahill and Yunta. The standardisation killed off so many of the small towns on the Broken Hill line and they have been demolished or abandoned. Mannahill has a population of 7, Yunta is surviving but the likes of Nackara, OodlaWirra, Olary and Mingary are gone .. sad but true, as are the transhipment yards and workshops at Terowie.
In order to avoid the NG portion via Silverton Perth passengers were sold tickets via Melbourne and the tickets were 3 feet long with many perforations and one part wes torn off as the journey progressed and the ticket got shorter. There is a 3 ft ticket at the Sulphide Street museum. One part of the ticket included a meal at Adelaide station when waiting for the next train.
Thanks for that interesting information. The narrow gauge section from Broken Hill to the border of New South Wales was privately owned which complicated things for going via via Silverton, also the Standard gauge station at Broken Hill, was about a kilometre away from the narrow gauge Sulphide Street station. The narrow gauge Broken Hill train that apparently connected Adelaide with Broken Hill, obviously would have run via the now extinct break of gauge station at Terowie where passengers from the broad gauge section from Adelaide, would have changed to the narrow gauge to Broken Hill over SAR and Silverton Tramway tracks. Obviously if Sydney to Perth passengers were to travel via Broken Hill they would have had to go all the way to Port Pirie on the narrow gauge where they would change to the standard gauge. At Kalgoolie in WA they would have nevertheless had to change to narrow gauge for the last section to Perth. It's interesting history - things are different today. All standard gauge. But no wonder the ticket was so long back then. Would have been an interesting rail trip from Sydney via Broken Hill though. Probably on the Silver City Comet for a part. A Silver City Comet is in the Sulphide Street Museum now as you no doubt know.
reidgck In a magazine I read where a railfan suggested the Commonwealth should have built the Trans line as NG as it would have matched the WA guage and also a lot of the SAR NG. Plus the line to Alice Springs and stub to Darwin. Plus Wilmington line. It might have stimulated an extension from Alice to Darwin but the flood prone line to Alice would have presented problems.
I remembered something else, for a while three Bluebirds were coupled and made a weekly trip to BH from Adelaide. The middle car was full of poker machines and was known as “The Bluebird of Happiness”
@@darylcheshire1618 It was a big mix up alright. The standard gauge across Australia since 1970 is a big improvement on all that. Still plenty of broad and narrow gauge around though with Queensland having the lions share of the narrow. Standard gauge would surely be more suitable for the longer trains being run now especially those with the double stacked containers which would be more stable on the wider gauge.; and the standard gauge has reached Darwin replacing the narrow gauge stub up there. Much has improved.
I think the reason for the STC was because SA didn’t want NSW railways railing ore to Port Pirie, The STC had a monopoly and was one of the most profitable railways in it’s heyday with a captive customer. Eventually the Commonwealth built the SG in 1970 and the rest is history. The first Indian Pacific didn’t run due to industrial action. I think the STC still operate today with mining railways around Broken Hill.
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A great little video thanks for the memories I lived at Terowie yes the railway was destroyed there tore up everything sold for scrap
Really enjoyed that, particulary the Silverton segment, never been there, will have to make an effort and go there next time I am in Broken Hill, I enjoyed the rail museum at Peterborough SA, worth a visit.
Fantastic Railway Memories from Peterborough and Broken Hill in 1970!😀👍🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🛤️🐰🐇🏜️
Fantastic, can remember catching a train to Adelaide from the old Sulphide street station Broken Hill,
I went to peterborough a few years ago i would love to go back
My Dad drove all those steamies T class he loved Garrets he hated them Most drivers said they were a shit of an engine one problem after another that would sometimes lose all steam. He was stationed in Terowie . He never went over te NSW border. Great Video. Thanks.
Thanks for your comment. There is a video I took at Terowie at ruclips.net/video/s_by0K2zxgE/видео.html the place's a bit run down now. I have a film taken there and to Broken Hill with steam all the way from Adelaide. That was a great trip which had the title of Steam to the Silver City about 1968. Went further than that though to Menindee from Broken Hill behind a 32 class steamer. Have to edit it.
Thanks Mate.Ill check the video out.
Terowie, where in WW2 US General Douglas Macarthur made the famous speech "I shall return"
Not to Terowie though! Now it is an eyesore!
I lived at Mannahill and Yunta. The standardisation killed off so many of the small towns on the Broken Hill line and they have been demolished or abandoned. Mannahill has a population of 7, Yunta is surviving but the likes of Nackara, OodlaWirra, Olary and Mingary are gone .. sad but true, as are the transhipment yards and workshops at Terowie.
Who dare disliked this video!
I think Broken Hill has changed a bit since 1970!🤨⛏️⚖️
In order to avoid the NG portion via Silverton Perth passengers were sold tickets via Melbourne and the tickets were 3 feet long with many perforations and one part wes torn off as the journey progressed and the ticket got shorter. There is a 3 ft ticket at the Sulphide Street museum. One part of the ticket included a meal at Adelaide station when waiting for the next train.
Thanks for that interesting information. The narrow gauge section from Broken Hill to the border of New South Wales was privately owned which complicated things for going via via Silverton, also the Standard gauge station at Broken Hill, was about a kilometre away from the narrow gauge Sulphide Street station. The narrow gauge Broken Hill train that apparently connected Adelaide with Broken Hill, obviously would have run via the now extinct break of gauge station at Terowie where passengers from the broad gauge section from Adelaide, would have changed to the narrow gauge to Broken Hill over SAR and Silverton Tramway tracks. Obviously if Sydney to Perth passengers were to travel via Broken Hill they would have had to go all the way to Port Pirie on the narrow gauge where they would change to the standard gauge. At Kalgoolie in WA they would have nevertheless had to change to narrow gauge for the last section to Perth. It's interesting history - things are different today. All standard gauge. But no wonder the ticket was so long back then. Would have been an interesting rail trip from Sydney via Broken Hill though. Probably on the Silver City Comet for a part. A Silver City Comet is in the Sulphide Street Museum now as you no doubt know.
reidgck In a magazine I read where a railfan suggested the Commonwealth should have built the Trans line as NG as it would have matched the WA guage and also a lot of the SAR NG. Plus the line to Alice Springs and stub to Darwin. Plus Wilmington line. It might have stimulated an extension from Alice to Darwin but the flood prone line to Alice would have presented problems.
I remembered something else, for a while three Bluebirds were coupled and made a weekly trip to BH from Adelaide. The middle car was full of poker machines and was known as “The Bluebird of Happiness”
@@darylcheshire1618 It was a big mix up alright. The standard gauge across Australia since 1970 is a big improvement on all that. Still plenty of broad and narrow gauge around though with Queensland having the lions share of the narrow. Standard gauge would surely be more suitable for the longer trains being run now especially those with the double stacked containers which would be more stable on the wider gauge.; and the standard gauge has reached Darwin replacing the narrow gauge stub up there. Much has improved.
reidgck I remember the triple guage yards at Peterborough and Gladstone.
Must fly to Sydney catch the Indian Pacific to Perth then fly home to Adelaide. Got to try all the different trains in Australia.
I think the reason for the STC was because SA didn’t want NSW railways railing ore to Port Pirie, The STC had a monopoly and was one of the most profitable railways in it’s heyday with a captive customer. Eventually the Commonwealth built the SG in 1970 and the rest is history. The first Indian Pacific didn’t run due to industrial action. I think the STC still operate today with mining railways around Broken Hill.
Are there any stations left in Australia that don’t have miles and miles of disused rail yards. That’s a lot of scrap steel going to waste
That's not scrap steel mate its history.... It should be revised and used for tourism.