In south australia it was legisive requirement only. Because only the SA Goverment could operate railways up until I think AN took over SAR. The only difference between tramway/railway is a tramway company was only repositble for track and ballest. As a railway the SAR in this case was respositable for everything from one fence to the other and everything else in between eg track.

OK, let's try this one. A couple of short sections of an 18" gauge tramway are still in place within 4 km of Port Lincoln. What tramway was it?

Peter

Coffin Bay Tramway it was removed in 2001 and last train ran on it in 1993.

Remnants of an 18" gauge tramway exist in the Grain Produce Department at Port Lincoln.

Remnants of an 18" gauge tramway exist in the Grain Produce Department at Port Lincoln.

Close enough. Actually the Government Produce Dept, otherwise known as the abattoirs.

I think it might have been the McKenzie Creek Tramway? I don't know about the years of operation though.

Throughout the Pichi Richi Pass you can see black cylinders about a foot tall and 6 inches in diameter poking out of the ground along the track.

What are these and when were they put in place?

Throughout the Pichi Richi Pass you can see black cylinders about a foot tall and 6 inches in diameter poking out of the ground along the track.

What are these and when were they put in place?

C'mon guys, it's not very hard Clue: they were put in during the very early stages of the railway. That's a dead give away.

I think you'll find that these would have been used on any railway built along time ago. Ill give you part of the answer - they were placed there 1877/1878.

They were surveying posts. Put in during the 1877/1878 period when the line was getting built. More were put in a bit later when the track was realigned.

I'll pass it on to B 67. Ask away.

They were surveying posts. Put in during the 1877/1878 period when the line was getting built. More were put in a bit later when the track was realigned.

I wondered if it was something like that, but I have never seen such things here in Vic.  Only little white wooden pegs.

I'll pass it on to B 67. Ask away.

Oh dear! I didn't come close. And now I have had the responsibility of asking a question thrust upon me.  

Oh well. I should've thought of something to ask earlier.

Okay. This should be relatively simple (like the last one   ).

What VR line (that narrows it down a lot) had stations along it, that all begun with the same letter?

They were surveying posts. Put in during the 1877/1878 period when the line was getting built. More were put in a bit later when the track was realigned.

I wondered if it was something like that, but I have never seen such things here in Vic.  Only little white wooden pegs.

I'll pass it on to B 67. Ask away.

Oh dear! I didn't come close. And now I have had the responsibility of asking a question thrust upon me.  

Oh well. I should've thought of something to ask earlier.

Okay. This should be relatively simple (like the last one   ).

What VR line (that narrows it down a lot) had stations along it, that all begun with the same letter?

I could suggest the Wedderburn, Spring Vale Cemetary, Yallourn, or Mont Park lines , but I think I will go for Briagalong.

During at least the 1980s and 1990s (I haven't checked in a while) a (relocated) foundation stone for the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company was located where?

little river

G.& M.R.
1857

A bit more information before I give up waiting and give the answer.

I had a look today, and the foundation stone is still there in North Melbourne.

The lettering is

G.& M.R.
1857