The station building at Rookwood was an exact replica of the City Station. It was demolished brick by brick and transported to Ainslie in Canberra, where it was rebuilt as All Saints Anglican Church
If you look up: All Saints Anglican Church, Ainslie Canberra You'll see the structure of the church, is what was the sandstone form over the platform there, you're talking about at Rookwood. It is that very structure, which was moved to Canberra.
IIRC i believe there were 4 stations in total going around in a loop, a few years ago if you looked at Google Maps you could vaguely see the alignment of the railway lines but i havent checked it out for quite a while, it may still be visible or it may not be. If you do want to see the original lines there the best option is Six Maps, on one view you can have the regular new Satellite image, and for the base image you can set 1943 aerial images then use the slider to switch between modern and old view and you'll clearly see the layout of the tracks.
When I was a child I used to sit on the platform and wait for train. If you want to see what it looked like visit the Church it was made into that is now in Canberra and which I still is it when possible
Roselle Mental Hospital used to have bullet holes in it, but it's patrolled by a security guard lol. Some of the buildings have the windows completely boarded up, but the lights were on and people were inside when we climbed over to sneak a peak. Weird shit lol
I have many relatives buried at Rookwood and had no idea about this mortuary station.Fascinating! Thank you.
The station building at Rookwood was an exact replica of the City Station. It was demolished brick by brick and transported to Ainslie in Canberra, where it was rebuilt as All Saints Anglican Church
I was about to say, ironically the station is far from abandoned
As kids our train would stop at Rookwood station on the main line before Lidcombe. We would joke the ghosts were getting on and off.
This line brought an all new meaning to "Stations of the Cross".
If you look up:
All Saints Anglican Church,
Ainslie
Canberra
You'll see the structure of the church, is what was the sandstone form over the platform there, you're talking about at Rookwood.
It is that very structure, which was moved to Canberra.
IIRC i believe there were 4 stations in total going around in a loop, a few years ago if you looked at Google Maps you could vaguely see the alignment of the railway lines but i havent checked it out for quite a while, it may still be visible or it may not be. If you do want to see the original lines there the best option is Six Maps, on one view you can have the regular new Satellite image, and for the base image you can set 1943 aerial images then use the slider to switch between modern and old view and you'll clearly see the layout of the tracks.
Go to Canberra and visit All Saints Church at Ainsley which is one of the stations.
Yes, it's the one that used to sit on this platform! The church of England purchased it for £100 and had it rebuilt in Canberra.
Glad you noted this...amazing how it ended up in the ACT.
When I was a child I used to sit on the platform and wait for train. If you want to see what it looked like visit the Church it was made into that is now in Canberra and which I still is it when possible
I'd love it if they built a replica of the station building
hi mate i droned rookwood in 2015 but didnt do the railway im going back to do the railway this year good review
Roselle Mental Hospital used to have bullet holes in it, but it's patrolled by a security guard lol. Some of the buildings have the windows completely boarded up, but the lights were on and people were inside when we climbed over to sneak a peak. Weird shit lol
cool story
Very interesting place
Very interesting video. Just out of curiosity, what phone did you film this with? It has reasonable image stabilisation.
Is it here to this day
Im guessing Rockwood cemetary is older than Waverly and Randwick cemetary?
I have many family buried in Rookwood
they shoulda kept it. its Heritage
It's been rebuilt in Canberra by the Church of England, all original stones.
Think it closed in 1948
You have some EVP's by the way!!
nah that's just ravens mate