Yes, that's correct. That tower has stood for so long. Witness to what was before, during and after Elizabeth's creation, heyday and decline. Pretty amazing. Thanks for watching. Much appreciated :-) Will
I was in Munno Para in 78 when the original station was built, and rode a red hen to and from school for my entire highschool life. Much fun, much noise, some fights and vandalism, and smoking back in the day. I counted the stations from Smithfield to Evanston man man many times. I used to have the entire line memorised station by station, even the industrial stations usually passed by express.. I lived less than 100 m from the train line in Smithfield for many years also. Old locals will remember the culvert under the tracks that connected the old railway station road to the later Smithfield housing estate near the Army Base. Good times
Fantastic they certainly have a smoother ride today I caught the train to Adelaide from Elizabeth for many years until 1985 for work daily and can't remember the silos in Salisbury old age has set
The ride was a lot rougher back in the day, but nothing beats the free feeling of riding with the door open. I love that the original Smithfield Train Station was captured in the '86 footage. I remember buying the old paper tickets inside that station with my Dad as a little kid.
Thankyou Will. It brought back many memories for me,going on the train from Elizabeth North to the City as a child in the late 60s and 70s. Loved how you posted the 2, one from 1986 and 2022 together. ❤️❤️
My pleasure mate. Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed it. There is also the original Red Hen video on its own you can watch if you wanted and haven't already: ruclips.net/video/sivm4MErxdA/видео.html Cheers mate
@@elizabeththatwas thankyou for calling me mate ( it's chick). Lol 😂. It's ok. Not the first time beers associated with men ...I was going to call myself something like * cheese slid off my cracker* but don't like it. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I used to travel to school in the early 90's and remember the redhens well. You'd get 'artists' climbing out of the doors to tag the sides of the train whilst it was moving. You could also cross through from carriage to carriage, leave the doors open (going to Belair as a kid was freaky). Salisbury station had been revamped by that time (it used to have permapine fences/posts previously/early 80's iirc), I also remember the pub and the mill on the corner of john street.. A few of the delis would fill up with school kids playing arcade games (shinobi, double dragon etc iirc) before school.. Those were the days LOL The new trains are great, since them coming back, I catch the train a few times a week into town just for something to do - so much cheaper than driving and looking for a park. EDIT: just to add, imagine the trains back in the 1850's...
I have a new mini doc coming up that features Elizabeth and Salisbury's early relationship when Elizabeth first came on the scene, and history of Salisbury North - it features a number of great photos of John Street in the 50's.
There was nothing like sitting there with yer foot up on the open door, riskin' yer life with the wind in yer hair, dust in yer teeth, and a conductor nearby ready to tell you to shut the door. The best of times.
I lived in Smithfield and went to school on this very train countless times, and it was a sport to jump in or out of the moving train, cross the tracks between stations, and generally disregard all safety concerns, other than keeping eyes peeled for actual trains. We weren't Stupid!
Fantastic video. The hard work that went into it is evident! My father enjoyed the nostalgia, while I loved being able to compare what is familiar to me with how the railway once was
Nice edit, used to ride the red hens from Broadmeadows to Smithfield to and from school each day early 80's. Was great being able to sit with the doors open. Strange both videos missed the Broadmeadows station between Smithfield and Womma. Remember always trying to evade the conductor to avoid paying i think it was 20 cent fare. Being only one stop for me if i got on the right carriage at the time he couldn't finish collecting fares and punching tickets by the time he got to me. Always looked for the conducter and chose the furthest carriage. From faint memory i think hopping onto the last carriage was the most successful. Great memories,thanks for the effort.
My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing about jumping in the furthest carriage to avoid the fare - I actually did that myself but had forgotten all about that...lol. Yes, the 2022 footage had to be edited around the original '86 footage to match. I take it the cost of processing Super 8 footage back in the day accounts for so many stops being omitted. I was just happy so many of the stops before Elizabeth were filmed - though oddly not Elizabeth itself. Thank you for watching, much appreciated 🙏
Wow very well done that brought back heaps of memories. Me and my mates going to the zoo or museum and mucking around on the paddle boats, except we did it in the mid 70s lol. The Adelaide station always seemed magical to me as a kid being dark under ground with all the different coloured lights and signs. 👍
Glad you enjoyed it Geoff. I still think Adelaide station is a beautiful station - and ah, yes, the paddle boats. Do they still have those?Cheers for watching bud 🙏
I remember the red hens trains. I also remember going on a train from Salisbury to Gawler and there were paddocks every where now there is houses every where. Good memories but in my child days and no red hens in my high school days and I was born 1984. I still remember how people use to hate the red hens because they smell. Lol those were the days back in mid 90’s for me and still remember when Salisbury still had the mill buildings(now a car parks and a pub)
Thank you mate, it WAS 🤗 In case you haven't seen it already, you can watch the original 1986 video here, with just the Red Hen footage: ruclips.net/video/sivm4MErxdA/видео.html - as always, thank you for watching - it's much appreciated 🙏
In the 80s, when you got stabbed on the Gawler line nobody was around to see it. In 2022 when you get stabbed on the Gawler line, the perp posts the stabbing video on TikTok lol 😂😂😂
Are you sure this was recorded in 1986? I saw a crouzet ticket terminal on the red hen. I thought they came in on September 27, 1987 if I recall correctly!
Greetings, and thank you for watching. I can't be certain about the footage as it was supplied by another RUclipsr who says it is from 1986. The old Smithfield Station as shown in the footage was demolished sometime in 1987. That would leave a small window of opportunity for this footage to be from late Sept 1987 or onwards, as there are no signs that the site was being prepared for a demolition. But can't say for certain.
@@elizabeththatwas those machines started to go on several months prior to the implementation of the ticket system. I did not see the driver pressing the button at each station so it may not have been implemented at this stage.
The problem with SA rail is that regional rail services do not exist. Every one who lives or resides in any part of SA should be treated the same way whereas the bread and butter population of SA are ignored who pay more in tax then their city counterparts
I would rather riding on the old Redhens over a 4000 class. I remember the 2000 Jumbos as i caught them for school and my mischief days. Remember the 3000s as boring in comparison
I remember the Elizabeth South water tower at 3:15 had a Ham Radio club based there in the 1980's.
Yes, that's correct. That tower has stood for so long. Witness to what was before, during and after Elizabeth's creation, heyday and decline. Pretty amazing. Thanks for watching. Much appreciated :-) Will
I was in Munno Para in 78 when the original station was built, and rode a red hen to and from school for my entire highschool life. Much fun, much noise, some fights and vandalism, and smoking back in the day. I counted the stations from Smithfield to Evanston man man many times. I used to have the entire line memorised station by station, even the industrial stations usually passed by express..
I lived less than 100 m from the train line in Smithfield for many years also. Old locals will remember the culvert under the tracks that connected the old railway station road to the later Smithfield housing estate near the Army Base.
Good times
Cool memories David - thank you for sharing 🙏
Haha it is amazing how much can change over the course of 36 years wow! Very well done, greatly appreciate footage like this 💪💪👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it. It's pretty wild how much has changed, hey? Cheers for watching and leaving a comment. It's very much appreciated - Will 🙏🍷
@@elizabeththatwas haha that is right anytime glad to make someone happy 😃
Thanks for posting, really cool😊
My pleasure. Thank you for watching, much appreciated 🙏
Fantastic they certainly have a smoother ride today I caught the train to Adelaide from Elizabeth for many years until 1985 for work daily and can't remember the silos in Salisbury old age has set
The ride was a lot rougher back in the day, but nothing beats the free feeling of riding with the door open. I love that the original Smithfield Train Station was captured in the '86 footage. I remember buying the old paper tickets inside that station with my Dad as a little kid.
@@elizabeththatwas Yes, keeping the door open -usually with your foot - was the 'air-conditioning' of the carriages in the day! 🙂
Thankyou Will. It brought back many memories for me,going on the train from Elizabeth North to the City as a child in the late 60s and 70s. Loved how you posted the 2, one from 1986 and 2022 together. ❤️❤️
My pleasure mate. Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed it. There is also the original Red Hen video on its own you can watch if you wanted and haven't already: ruclips.net/video/sivm4MErxdA/видео.html Cheers mate
@@elizabeththatwas thankyou for calling me mate ( it's chick). Lol 😂. It's ok. Not the first time beers associated with men ...I was going to call myself something like * cheese slid off my cracker* but don't like it. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I used to travel to school in the early 90's and remember the redhens well. You'd get 'artists' climbing out of the doors to tag the sides of the train whilst it was moving. You could also cross through from carriage to carriage, leave the doors open (going to Belair as a kid was freaky). Salisbury station had been revamped by that time (it used to have permapine fences/posts previously/early 80's iirc), I also remember the pub and the mill on the corner of john street.. A few of the delis would fill up with school kids playing arcade games (shinobi, double dragon etc iirc) before school.. Those were the days LOL The new trains are great, since them coming back, I catch the train a few times a week into town just for something to do - so much cheaper than driving and looking for a park. EDIT: just to add, imagine the trains back in the 1850's...
I have a new mini doc coming up that features Elizabeth and Salisbury's early relationship when Elizabeth first came on the scene, and history of Salisbury North - it features a number of great photos of John Street in the 50's.
@@elizabeththatwas Cool I can't wait - I grew up in Salisbury North
There was nothing like sitting there with yer foot up on the open door, riskin' yer life with the wind in yer hair, dust in yer teeth, and a conductor nearby ready to tell you to shut the door.
The best of times.
Haha - absolutely David. How lucky we were - much more freedom to make and learn from our own mistakes then 👌
1986 No White and Yellow lines markings on the platforms warning passengers to stand back, whatever happened to those "safer" trains.
I lived in Smithfield and went to school on this very train countless times, and it was a sport to jump in or out of the moving train, cross the tracks between stations, and generally disregard all safety concerns, other than keeping eyes peeled for actual trains. We weren't Stupid!
Thanks for producing a great video of times long gone and the present.
My pleasure Ginger Megs. Thank you for the kind words and for watching, it's much appreciated...Will 🙏
Great video!
Thank you, much appreciated 🙏
Fantastic video. The hard work that went into it is evident! My father enjoyed the nostalgia, while I loved being able to compare what is familiar to me with how the railway once was
That's awesome Chloe! How cool you both got to enjoy it together. Thank you for sharing that, and for watching. Much appreciated 🙏🍷
Thank you for watching. For more Elizabeth (and Adelaide) That Was, please Subscribe and hit the notification bell. Cheers, Will 🙏
Nice edit, used to ride the red hens from Broadmeadows to Smithfield to and from school each day early 80's. Was great being able to sit with the doors open.
Strange both videos missed the Broadmeadows station between Smithfield and Womma.
Remember always trying to evade the conductor to avoid paying i think it was 20 cent fare. Being only one stop for me if i got on the right carriage at the time he couldn't finish collecting fares and punching tickets by the time he got to me. Always looked for the conducter and chose the furthest carriage.
From faint memory i think hopping onto the last carriage was the most successful.
Great memories,thanks for the effort.
My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing about jumping in the furthest carriage to avoid the fare - I actually did that myself but had forgotten all about that...lol. Yes, the 2022 footage had to be edited around the original '86 footage to match. I take it the cost of processing Super 8 footage back in the day accounts for so many stops being omitted. I was just happy so many of the stops before Elizabeth were filmed - though oddly not Elizabeth itself. Thank you for watching, much appreciated 🙏
Pity the Barossa line is closed, I saw the buffer stop at Gawler Central.
Yes, I would think a Barossa line would do very well, being a tourist spot. Cheers for watching :-)
Wow! how times have changed I love history on transport cool video mate!👍
Thanks a lot ODGEE TV. Much appreciated, thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it mate 🙏
Wow very well done that brought back heaps of memories. Me and my mates going to the zoo or museum and mucking around on the paddle boats, except we did it in the mid 70s lol. The Adelaide station always seemed magical to me as a kid being dark under ground with all the different coloured lights and signs. 👍
Glad you enjoyed it Geoff. I still think Adelaide station is a beautiful station - and ah, yes, the paddle boats. Do they still have those?Cheers for watching bud 🙏
I remember the red hens trains. I also remember going on a train from Salisbury to Gawler and there were paddocks every where now there is houses every where. Good memories but in my child days and no red hens in my high school days and I was born 1984. I still remember how people use to hate the red hens because they smell. Lol those were the days back in mid 90’s for me and still remember when Salisbury still had the mill buildings(now a car parks and a pub)
Awesome. Thank you for sharing with us Xienta - much appreciated 🙏
What a cool video! Love the open doors, that would have been so much fun. 😊
Thank you mate, it WAS 🤗 In case you haven't seen it already, you can watch the original 1986 video here, with just the Red Hen footage: ruclips.net/video/sivm4MErxdA/видео.html - as always, thank you for watching - it's much appreciated 🙏
In the 80s, when you got stabbed on the Gawler line nobody was around to see it. In 2022 when you get stabbed on the Gawler line, the perp posts the stabbing video on TikTok lol 😂😂😂
Are you sure this was recorded in 1986? I saw a crouzet ticket terminal on the red hen. I thought they came in on September 27, 1987 if I recall correctly!
Greetings, and thank you for watching. I can't be certain about the footage as it was supplied by another RUclipsr who says it is from 1986. The old Smithfield Station as shown in the footage was demolished sometime in 1987. That would leave a small window of opportunity for this footage to be from late Sept 1987 or onwards, as there are no signs that the site was being prepared for a demolition. But can't say for certain.
@@elizabeththatwas those machines started to go on several months prior to the implementation of the ticket system. I did not see the driver pressing the button at each station so it may not have been implemented at this stage.
That makes sense. You know your trains@@annyer262
Amazing
Thanks Jason. Glad you enjoyed it mate. It's pretty interesting in parts. How much, and how much hasn't changed.
The problem with SA rail is that regional rail services do not exist. Every one who lives or resides in any part of SA should be treated the same way whereas the bread and butter population of SA are ignored who pay more in tax then their city counterparts
I would rather riding on the old Redhens over a 4000 class. I remember the 2000 Jumbos as i caught them for school and my mischief days. Remember the 3000s as boring in comparison
Me too, mate