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witsend
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:02 pm
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Some trains used to run in service from Noarlunga Centre to Lonsdale in the evening, as well as Lonsdale to Noarlunga Centre in the morning. These were stabling movement, but were in revenue service.
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David Peters
Minister for Railways
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:35 pm
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Wilfy the only railcars on Comrail standard gauge were either CB Railcars (Budd cars) or ex NDH railcars which were simply classed DH from memory. The letter G on Comrail was used for open wagons like the GB or GBX wagons! 
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Wilfy2007
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:49 pm
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| David Peters wrote: | | Wilfy the only railcars on Comrail standard gauge were either CB Railcars (Budd cars) or ex NDH railcars which were simply classed DH from memory. The letter G on Comrail was used for open wagons like the GB or GBX wagons! |
David,
The G I was reffering to is the Brand name of the Railcars which was Gloucester and I believe they were narrow gauge, but I need to check.
Regard,
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David Peters
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:57 pm
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That was the NDH/DH railcars of which there were six units, they were placed in service in 1952 and were built by the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Co.Ltd, UK! The order was through Comeng for these! You are just lucky I happened to have my Commonwealth Railways book close at hand!
I should have also said that G was used for steam locomotive class as well! 
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Pressman
Chief Commissioner
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:53 am
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| i_an wrote: | | Quote: | | There was a service that went from Adelaide up the back of the LeFevre peninsula |
Hmm, which line was that on?
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There used to be a rail connection from near Osborne Railway station to the freight line which followed Elder Road. I remember reading there was a passenger service which went to Osbourne Station then followed the freight line back to Glanville.
There was a combined service to Tailem Bend, which was then split to run on each ot the Mallee lines I think.
Also regular services Adelaide to Mount Gambier.
And a few cross country services Balaklava to Kadina?
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:53 am
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| Wilfy2007 wrote: | | 2001 wrote: | And there were the Budd services out of Port Augusta during the CR days.
I'm guessing Pt Augusta to Marree for starters. Port Augusta out to Pimba or thereabouts. Something like that. |
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The Pimba service was for Woomera passengers, is this not correct?
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Yes, I checked a book of mine last night. The service was for Woomera passengers.
There are still many more former services to be listed. I know out in the Murraylands there were branch services to from Karoonda to Peebinga and Waikerie. Down in the SE, during the days of narrow gauge, there was a railcar sevice from Mt Gambier up the Tantanoola line. Also Strathalbyn to Milang, Riverton to Spalding. If PJ Knife is reading this thread, he no doubt could spin off the names of the passenger services on the Eyre Peninsula.
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benscaro
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GN4472
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:32 pm
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Wasn't there also:
Adelaide - Morgan
Adelaide - Robertstown
Adelaide - Eudunda
Adelaide - Kapunda
Adelaide - Angaston/Truro
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GeoffreyHansen
Minister for Railways
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:40 pm
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Didn't one country service terminate at Port Dock rather than Adelaide for many years?
Bring the 3900s back to Brisbane
Bring Karlsruhe Tramtrains to Australian cities
Extend the proposed Metro to Taylor Square
Extend the Gold Coast line to the Tweed
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simont141
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:45 pm
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| benscaro wrote: |
I often wonder why CR didn't run this service on the narrow gauge and extend the run up the Pass to Quorn as a workers' train. Lots of CR employees preferred to live in Quorn rather than Stirling North -can't think why . . . 
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Probably could have for a few years, up until the Saltia bridge was sideswiped; don't know the dates off the top of my head though.
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ARG706
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:16 pm
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There was a timetabled service from Gawler to Riverton in the 1950s. I loosely recall reading of a timetabled service from Gawler to Kapunda as well which ran very early in the morning.
Don't forget the short but important runs like Terowie to Peterborough connecting more important services. Barossa services didn't always run to or from Adelaide, many ran to or from Gawler. There were timetabled services to Mt Barker I think in the 1950s. A service operated from Angaston to Truro before passenger service curtailment in 1968. Services direct from Adelaide to Truro according to all timetables I've read appeared to be long obsolete by the early 1960s.
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