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Post by murray on Jun 7, 2016 22:40:41 GMT 10
 Railways of Tasmania's Wild West by Nick Anchen Cheers Murray |
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Post by Don Ricardo on Jun 8, 2016 15:08:43 GMT 10
Great photo Murray! Worth putting a copy on the DHL Gracemur thread.
Nice locomotive as well. Were there any details on that, or where the photo was taken (apart from the West Coast of Tasmania)?
Don Ricardo
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Post by Mustang on Jun 8, 2016 16:22:49 GMT 10
Interesting height the photo was taken from.
As an x Tasmanian I would wonder why domestic vehicles & caravans would be transported within Tassy?
What a wondeful image.
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Post by murray on Jun 9, 2016 20:39:14 GMT 10
Further information on gracemur photo requested by Don. Until the opening of the Murchison Highway in 1964 the west coast was only serviced by sea ( Strahan) and railway (Burnie) and the Lyell Highway to Hobart Before this time a tour of Tassie required the traveller to travel on the Emu Bay Railway . Ore was transported out to Burnie and freight transported in. This photo was taken between Boco(or Boko) and Farrell Junction at the 62 mile water tank - the steam engine is filling the boilers Locomotive is an Australian Standard Garrett Farrell Junction is the side tramway branch to North Mount Farrell ( Tullah ) serviced by the locomotive 'Wee Georgie Wood ' Homework done - do I get a higher distinction ,Don ?  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_Bay_Railwaywww.weegeorgiewood.com.au/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tullah,_Tasmania en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Standard_Garratt
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Post by Gypsy 10 on Jun 9, 2016 21:51:56 GMT 10
Australian Standard Garratt 3ft 6in gauge on Pieman River Bridge West Coast Tasmania in February 1963 users.nex.net.au/~reidgck/pieman-r.jpg . Motor vehicles were carried on this railway before the highway was completed soon after this photo was taken. These 4-8-2+2-8-4 locomotives were built during World War II in Australia and served in Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania -- where they were most successful. One unit worked on a private limestone quarry line at Geelong Victoria. This one was kept longer than the others and is consequently the only survivor, and presently on display at the Railway museum, Williamstown Victoria. As a matter of interest, the driving wheels on the ASGs, is of the same pattern and diameter as on the Western Australian 'S' class locos which entered service about the same period in the 1940s. |
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