Finding Lost Ruins of Apsley Railway
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- This line ran from the outskirts of Hobart to Apsley in Tasmania between 1891 and 1947. The dog and I explore the path it once took and try to discover where it all went wrong. The abandoned track holds unexpected ruins.
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Angus me lad.. Why don't you ever expose the satanicjewmasonic establishment bloodlines control in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.. not long now me lad.. Not long now... Tic toc tic toc
People argue after the fact that a railway was closed because of not being profitable, but the ideal of putting railways in is to spur on growth. Obviously if that growth doesn't come, is it time to remove the line or the government that's failing to spur on population, innovation and production
You’re right and on balance they did exactly that.
I remember the train, please consider documenting your you tube travels in a book. We need to hold on history. Great job Angus
More people watch RUclips than read books.
Well played mate. Love learning Tassie history..The Dog is well cute as well...👍
Thanks, mate.
Great video - reminds me to buy a drone when im driving in the coutryside, as , as a rail fan, i spot those telltale "rail shadows" out the corner of my eye. ! Cheers! ;)
Great footage, the old station master house is still in use at Pontville and Bagdad
Great work again Angus. I never knew of the Aspley Line but your comment regarding no feasibility studies is a good one. Just build it and see. Your direction in getting the sheep to run across the shot was skilful 😂
I only work with animals.
Thanks for the shoutout, Angus! Hope people get some use out of the map. I updated the Apsley end after watching the vid and seeing the obvious line that it took across the Jordan River Great job on the video!
Thanks for making the map. And for sharing it. Was very interesting and useful to me. Huge help.
sneaky but great, I wasnt expecting this and I would have missed it if it was on Sunday.
Change is as good as a holiday.
Another superb video ! And it’s so impressive to note the connecting thread, a clear, consistent theme, that runs from one to the next,…that of Heraclitus. The ‘permanence of change’. The ‘impermanence of permanence’ ! Shelley’s ‘Ozymandius’ applied to southern Tasmanian locales.
Good to hear you enjoy them. They are all linked. Linked to how I see the world.
oh this one is right up my ally !!
Interesting content. I lived in the old station masters house at Pontville in the early 1980s. It is still there, been renovated since then still very original in our time. Thanks again Angus & dog. Greatly appreciated.
Thanks, mate.
Great story as usual Angus and good to see your wearing some warmer clothing!
Another fantastic and informative video. Thanks once again Angus (and pooch) for all the time taken to teach us our history in a very enjoyable way. Thankyou! Cheers, Darren
Cheers, Darren.
Hi Angus and Dog. Another fascinating video. I have a great interest in history and your videos are truly excellent. I’m in Gippsland in Victoria and we have many closed rail lines across the region. I am always interested to see the remnants of the lines across the landscape as I think of the work that went into creating the cuttings, embankments, bridges and other structures. These, when repurposed early enough after closure, make absolutely wonderful rail trails for walkers and cyclists and keep the historic structures current.
Thanks again for your terrific work! Please give The Dog a pat from me ♥️
Thank you, Annie. Yes, they can be. Will do.
Hi Angus, and Dog. Saw you both during the filming for this video when you were at the goods shed at Melton Mowbray. I am told that the line was fundamental to the construction of the hydro-electric scheme in the highlands. Equipment would be brought by rail to Apsley and then taken by bullock cart to the construction sites. I also have heard that the idea for the rail line was to transport wool to Hobart. Whether it was ever used for that I don't know.
As a suggestion for a future video, on top of the sugarloaf next to where the Apsley station was located there is a cross. It commemorates the death of a young man and his flight crew in WW2 when their aircraft was shot down. The young man knew Apsley well as his father was a train driver on that line and lived at Apsley. It was the father in his grief who erected the original wooden cross on the sugarloaf. The current owners of the property replaced it with a more durable metal cross and added the names of the crew who died with the young man.
Nice bit of history, enjoyed it. Great use of the drone showing the route the railway used. You couldn’t really see it without it. Cheers.
Cheers, Brian. Thanks for being one of the International supporters of the channel.
I like how the line went past Mount Vernon 😁, the rail network is less than half of what it once was 😪, great vid mate
Cheers, mate.
Excellent production, exploration, research..well done. You'll have to make your way to Herrick and walk back to Tullendeena hill.
There's always another location.
Very good, very intresting content. Thanks.
Cheers, mate
Thank you, Angus. Very interesting and well filmed. I live in Launceston, by the way.
Thank you, Roger
Was that a Nine Inch Nails reference at the end??
Hopefully not that bleak.
Wow them old cars.... What a find
A local tip off.
Excited for this one Angus ! I drive this route regularly and have always wanted to know more after seeing an early photo of the apsley town and train turnaround
Oooh! Im excited! Love the rail related vids!
They're curious.
Thank you and Dog for another great video Angus!
Thanks, pal.
Interesting part of our rail history. The rotting wooden trestle bridge at 7:58 looks like it was designed by a combined North /South committee lol.
There's always views that I enjoy in each video especially the videos done in the warmer months.
I had to wait for the weather to be good on the Sunday.
@@angusthornett good weather to me means summer. Winter is awful and gets worse as I get older.
Be super careful about posting videos of yourself walking along an active railway line! But great video nevertheless!
When is the "Gnarly BMX Tracks of Tassie" video coming?
Ha
Will watch over a billy tea
Look forward to it 👌😊
The Tennis court shelter at Bagdad, was originally a shelter at the local Railway station, I believe? Came from up the street at the Community center, where the line went to climb the hill.. (That's what I was told back in the late 50's)? Been looking at that old railroad line's trackbed since I was a kid. Would love to have seen it working around the hill behind Kempton and up to Dysart?
Interesting. Yeah, agree, that would have been the most magical bit.
Gee, I had to look at the map to get my bearings. Never knew of that line but the Southern Midlands has always been quite desolate of population, in my memory.
Yeah, none of it is immediately obvious.
Interesting video. Do you know what happened to the 🚂 locomotives or were they scrapped?
Used on other lines.
Hell yeah my brother from another Mother, All your vids are Great amazing research and brilliantly presented even your carcasm this is right up there as one of your best,in my opinion. Keep up your great historical accounts of tassies past.
Love and Light to all of you 💙
Thanks, homes.
I think that this line may have been used by the Hec to take the materials to Apsley while building the Waddamana Power Station.
That could make sense.
Angus - your research is impeccable and your ability to use drone footage to highlight what are archeological artefacts is amazing. Thank you for such a richly enjoyable presentation, as always a little wistful while serious in tone and intent. phillip
Thanks again, mate.
this is great content thanks mate keep up the good work i'm enjoying every vid you make cheers!!! Ted
Cheers, Ted. Glad you enjoy the channel.
Bloody fascinating stuff as always, missed you mate!!
Thanks for enjoying the channel, mate.
Awesome video, I had no idea about this line, looking forward to more
Thanks, mate. There’s quite a bit more to the line. And to others.
Always wondered what that concrete wall was on ford road. Drive down there most days.
That was how I started wondering too.
I live up the road from that water tank in Brighton, but didn't know the history, I mean I knew it was a train water tank thingy, so thank you both👌👏👏. Your drone work gives such a great perspective of the areas you cover 😊.
Thank you.
Great video Angus. Next time I go through Kempton I'll check it out. It's also the place where I couldn't find the camping donation box for the life of me while I was passing through one night. Ended up giving my $5 to a lady in the street who said she'd pass it on, hopefully that was true 😂
Ha
I never knew it existed, but have driven alongside it 100s of times
There are things everywhere if you give yourself time to look for them.
@angusthornett around my area you can still see in summer where the horses ploughed the hills and where the small fruits were grown
@bigears4014 you should try to document it if possible.
I love watching your videos, they’re so good!
Thank, mate.
I always think when i drive past that tank that it would make a great tower house.
Hella noisey.
Great video
Another great one Angus. Keep them coming.
Cheers, mate.
Superb, Angus, thank you!
Cheers, Rob
Hey Angus and Doggo!
I watched a lot of your videos and greatly enjoy them. I am actually in Tasmania now on holidays and have been in Hobart the past week and it’s been great seeing these storylines and discussion topics of yours in the flesh at their actual locations…. So thank you! 😁
Using dead car bodies for erosion control.😜
Ha
Excellent as always Angus........does the dog have an actors equity membership ?
At 8:35 in the video there is a cone shaped hill in the background (on the way in to Bothwell) that has a large cross on top of it.
As a kid (on one of our many trips to Bothwell) my Dad told me it was to commemorate a man who had been killed near there as he had bravely tried to warn or stop a train as the tracks were washed out or damaged ahead.
Anyone know if this is true ?
I haven't heard this story before. I don't know the origins of the cross either.
I think that cross could be a war memorial from what I've been told. You might be able to find out from the people of Bothwell or from the local council for that area.
It is a memorial to one of the people who used to live at Apsley, he was a soldier in the Second World War and was a fighter pilot, Jack Mitchell, he died over seas fighting for us here in Australia
@PUNKUSCHARTS thank you for sharing this information.
@@angusthornettsomething else too, you know how in the video you said the village of Apsley was around the now-standing bridge, the village was about another half a kilometre towards the Lower Marshes Road turn-off because around the area there was the Cape Of Good Hope Inn and the Apsley School too
Thanks Angus. Good job again
Cheers
I've been binging your videos lately and i absolutely love your commentary style. keep up the great work dude!!
Cheers, dude.
Amazing as always thank you
Thanks, mate.
Hey mate, thanks for your video. Keep on keeping on. 👍
Cheers, mate.
Thank you Angus for taking us back in time it was only last night I read up on the line into Chudliegh and Mole Creek the line was used for transporting passengers Lime and timber to Burnie
Thanks for watching, mate. I think it’s important that people take an interest in history and share what they find.
Great content Angus, I look forward to every video, I’ve learnt so much about Tasmania. I drive through Apsley several times a week, and I worked on the railways in the north back in the 70’s. I knew there was a rail line from Melton Mowbray to Apsley, but couldn’t work out how they got over it around the hill. It’s still not clear where the line went, but your video helps make sense of it all. I live in Brighton, and I believe there was an airstrip somewhere during the war years, any thoughts??
If you click on the link in the video description to the map it should give you a pretty good idea of where the line went. The Brighton Aerodrome was either at the Army camp location or the infield of the Brighton Racecourse. Have you looked at the info boards along the footpath in Menin Drive?
Thanks for the map, mystery solved. Originally I’d heard the line followed the road, but I knew it couldn’t have due to the grade. As for the Brighton airstrip, I knew that there was one in or around the Brighton army camp, was have also been told by an old fella, that there was another along the embankment between the now bypass and Melinda Court area, which is now housing.
@@SteveWithers-vd2cz are you at #2 Melinda Court?
Yep
@@SteveWithers-vd2cz I'm at #8. We share a connection to Flinders Island
Quality as usual.
Thanks
Bring back passenger trains!!! Open back up Hobart to Launceston, to Devonport..
I agree 100% I have been thinking about this for awhile and have told people we here in Tasmania should have passenger trains. I only get people who say it could not work and it is worthless. I tell them it would be a boom for our tourist industry. The last time I went on a passenger train was back in 1978 from Ulverstone to Launceston .
@peterlyall6789 it will work when the sporting/concert events happen at either york park/glenorchy and the proposed mac point.
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Very interesting mate 👍
Cheers, Steve
@@angusthornett No worries mate
This is really cool! Thanks!
Cheer, mate.
Johnny Cash with the finish there!
Ha
I was wondering who else would pick up on that!
Thanks
Cheers, Ben.
I have a suspicion that this channel is not yet profitable. It must be very expensive with all of the research, electricity, subscriptions and petrol costs, including food and other miscellaneous things. Is this channel profitable?
hay dope your a fool . come back in 50 years and you will see your still a fool .get off the gear mate
Is it actually your business to know. How about making a contribution to him to assist in the costs.
A curio of a comment. I have to confess that I’ve never, ever come across one quite like it😮. It has the atmosphere of a cross accountant ( a Presbyterian one ) or frowning school master delivering a ‘thumbs down ‘ on an errant, ‘overly enthusiastic ‘ student’s school project 😅…
Sounds a legitimate question or two
@@peterspurway-smith8597 Why is it your business to know. Do you pester people at work by asking how much their pay packet is.