3 posts tagged “diesels”

In 2000 to celebrate the end of one millennium and the start of another, the NSW Rail Transport Museum ran a extensive tour. Over a period of 8 days the tour visited 2 states and rode on trains of 3 gauges utilising steam and diesel traction as well as Melbourne trams. This is a scene from the Victorian leg.

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The inland parts of NSW has large areas that are relatively flat. These areas are crossed by small creeks that often are dry or nearly so. When the infrequent rains come though they soon break their banks and flood the surrounding area. Building a railway through these areas was not easy. The solution was to build much of it on low embankments with low but long bridges over the watercourses.

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A tour train crosses one of these low bridges on the Boree Creek line. See details of the line here. The host / guide for this tour was the one time Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (and local farmer) Tim Fischer.

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For a little contrast the same train is prepared for the day at the grand station of Albury.

Scenes from a tour by preserved heritage diesels to the western slopes of NSW.

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The photo above was taken here.
The one below here

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and the second one here, the last one I haven't got an exact location

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