It was only in steam for a couple of weeks in April 1986, by the end of that year the line had closed again due to vegetation regrowth. They managed to transfer a bit of the collection to Dorrigo before that happened but a large number of exhibits were marooned at various sidings and stations for 30 years or so. Coffs Harbour Council ordered a clean up and 18 carriages were scrapped
I was one of the lucky ones to travel the length of this line on this very train. Every level spot was on a bridge its all 1 in 30 grades up and down. Happy memories.
There is a two part doco on TH-cam describing the debacle that existed around the Dorrigo Rail Museum made in the 80's. Whenever I drive past the sidings everything seems to be still sitting there rotting away. I believe by now most of the enthusiasts and the protagonist would be deceased or close to it. Reading the threads with this video it would appear it's still a poo fight. Full of egos, dreamers and autocrats.
I dont believe this line will ever reopen but i hope im wrong. Its good to see that the so called Dorrigo steam museum at least has the stock saved but i think there is to much of it and no money to restore it., i think ylu could easily sink $100million in that place and it would still be nlt enough, also who iis going to do the work. As far as the line is concerend kt was probably madness to have built the line , it has suffered from washouts, rock falls, etc, and it would be a money pit to get going.
What a soundtrack! It's like the opening of High Plains Drifter with Clint Eastwood, Where Eagles Dare also with Richard Burton, the dancing scene with Cosmo Kramer and Elaine's flatmate and the smashed glass coffee table in Seinfeld, The Gauntlett (Clint Eastwood), one of the tracts from the Christopher Plummer film The Sound of Music and the Didgeridoo from the 1974 Sandy Harbutt film, Stone.
@@australiantrainsproduction8838 well its a shame its the way it is.. people will say it hey.. If there was steam train rides along the line.. maybe there would it would look better with the extra income.
Trouble is that all the money he's raised has done nothing else except collect more and more railcars. It's been almost 30 years and virtually nothing's been done about the rest of the line. Jones is only good for spending other people's money
ah , I thought this was about the Durango RR in Colorado but, it is flat and not mountain..on the Colorado line one could get off where you wished - my son did that so he could climb on of the 14ers (I think 54 are in Colorado of that elevation)
+James Elliott duh, Australia. I was familiar with the Colorado line but I have learned something new.thank a lot...I was connected with a guy in Geelong but it's Victoria so not your state....I found The Dorrigo on my map so it is at the top of the stat of NSW...Chuck Maki from Rock Island, Illinois USA
+James Elliott I actually did find it on a bigger map,. it is nearest the Queensland border..I have read online about this guy who had seems to have put everything into his own name. Maybe a lawyer might take the case as a pro-bono ? he would do it free....good luck with this guy...maybe the land has some mineral value? He surely fits in with our state, Illinois :)
You come from the USA and so are highly qualified in irrelevancy, the reason being that you are so self-indulgent that will just blither away to entertain yourself and boar the hell out of anyone else. Next time, consider whether this level of self indulgence will destroy a reasonable level of comment. It will serve you well and save others from wasting their time.
Hopefully one day there will be steam running on this line once again. The "dream" of one man has turned into a nightmare. Sadly this will never happen.
@ James.... You are quite correct with your prediction, the 35km Dorrigo to Ulong section owned by the Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum has received no preventative maintenance for 35 years and is completely overgrown again. The dozen or so abandoned timber bridges will eventually succumb to bushfires in the coming years and that will be it as far as any railway operations are concerned
@@xr6lad your all the same, all you lot are concerned about is when will the choo choo twain run, when will it be open, when will my favorite loco roll past my camera, you have no clue of the massive amount of NSW rail history that has been preserved at dorrigo you have no clue of the pricless amount of Australian railway artifacts thats been saved from scrap, the amount of money time and effort that has been put into saving the largest collection of track locomotives and rolling stock in the world, i bet your profile picture on face book has 3801 in it, ay lad.
I visited the site several times and I can say that the museum's plans are sound. It is just unfortunate that they move ever so slowly due to a lack of volunteer labour and funding. Once they get that exhibition hall roof up, serious restoration work can commence. At the moment they are doing what any serious museum should be doing - I am a History and Museum Science student at Macquarie University, so I do have a good idea of what should be going on. We'll see trains on that line again.
@@adriankingston4338 Good on you Adrian,I too and sick of the hate and negativity floating around by people who probably wouldn't know a dogspike from a fishplate! I hope you visit ne day, i did over 20 years ago and it was well worth the effort and a memory i will have for life. PEACE EVRYONE!
Never get sick of watching this. Does anyone know if the shortish doco is still on YT? The one with interview with KJ, footage of trackwork and KJ on a small trike/quad? I cant find it, probably copyright struck! FFS if you REMOVE this because you o9wn it at least put it up to SHARE and get the revenue yourself! Makes my blood boil... I had it on video many years ago, pretty sure this footage maybe included in it as well but with loco sounds vs music.EDIT: I found it after much searching, no offence to poster of this video but heres the link if anyone's interested, it is well worth a watch! th-cam.com/video/BOly1bSd1lw/w-d-xo.html
It was only in steam for a couple of weeks in April 1986, by the end of that year the line had closed again due to vegetation regrowth. They managed to transfer a bit of the collection to Dorrigo before that happened but a large number of exhibits were marooned at various sidings and stations for 30 years or so. Coffs Harbour Council ordered a clean up and 18 carriages were scrapped
I was one of the lucky ones to travel the length of this line on this very train. Every level spot was on a bridge its all 1 in 30 grades up and down. Happy memories.
Hey everyone if ya want to hear it without music watch Dorrigo transfer
There is a two part doco on TH-cam describing the debacle that existed around the Dorrigo Rail Museum made in the 80's. Whenever I drive past the sidings everything seems to be still sitting there rotting away. I believe by now most of the enthusiasts and the protagonist would be deceased or close to it. Reading the threads with this video it would appear it's still a poo fight. Full of egos, dreamers and autocrats.
The infamous man who hoards trains.
I dont believe this line will ever reopen but i hope im wrong.
Its good to see that the so called Dorrigo steam museum at least has the stock saved but i think there is to much of it and no money to restore it., i think ylu could easily sink $100million in that place and it would still be nlt enough, also who iis going to do the work.
As far as the line is concerend kt was probably madness to have built the line , it has suffered from washouts, rock falls, etc, and it would be a money pit to get going.
As I understand it, a couple of small, 0-6-0 industrial saddle tanks exist on site at Dorrigo. British built. Anybody know their current condition?
We need to see an ROD running again. =D
MattOaten VR b*66hjj. &56
We do!
Isnt one running in Britain, I remember you from Newport, driving D3639
@@VT29steamtrain yes N° 63601 😌👍
What a soundtrack! It's like the opening of High Plains Drifter with Clint Eastwood, Where Eagles Dare also with Richard Burton, the dancing scene with Cosmo Kramer and Elaine's flatmate and the smashed glass coffee table in Seinfeld, The Gauntlett (Clint Eastwood), one of the tracts from the Christopher Plummer film The Sound of Music and the Didgeridoo from the 1974 Sandy Harbutt film, Stone.
Music is an affront to the legacy of the Dorrigo loco
Take a good look because you will NEVER see these scenes again - thanks to egos and selfish ambitions!!!
Yes they will The grannies go away we’re going to get steam trains running
So don’t listen to any of the People who say our museum Is rundown
@@australiantrainsproduction8838 well its a shame its the way it is.. people will say it hey..
If there was steam train rides along the line.. maybe there would it would look better with the extra income.
The dream of the Dorrigo Steam Loco Museum will, sadly, NEVER be realised because of the greed of the founder. end of story.
I feel that you are correct.
Not only the founder but by a certain politician !
I know u are all wrong !
And its the" Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum" ...... you cant even get the name right let alone what u say about the place !
@@adriankingston4338 I mean its still not open to the public as of today... have you been granted access ??
Trouble is that all the money he's raised has done nothing else except collect more and more railcars. It's been almost 30 years and virtually nothing's been done about the rest of the line. Jones is only good for spending other people's money
Very nice video
ah , I thought this was about the Durango RR in Colorado but, it is flat and not mountain..on the Colorado line one could get off where you wished - my son did that so he could climb on of the 14ers (I think 54 are in Colorado of that elevation)
+granskare uh, it's DORRIGO in NSW Australia.
+James Elliott duh, Australia. I was familiar with the Colorado line but I have learned something new.thank a lot...I was connected with a guy in Geelong but it's Victoria so not your state....I found The Dorrigo on my map so it is at the top of the stat of NSW...Chuck Maki from Rock Island, Illinois USA
+granskare Yes, it is a very small place. Google Dorrigo Aus and it gives you a mud map.
+James Elliott I actually did find it on a bigger map,. it is nearest the Queensland border..I have read online about this guy who had seems to have put everything into his own name. Maybe a lawyer might take the case as a pro-bono ? he would do it free....good luck with this guy...maybe the land has some mineral value? He surely fits in with our state, Illinois :)
You come from the USA and so are highly qualified in irrelevancy, the reason being that you are so self-indulgent that will just blither away to entertain yourself and boar the hell out of anyone else. Next time, consider whether this level of self indulgence will destroy a reasonable level of comment. It will serve you well and save others from wasting their time.
Hopefully one day there will be steam running on this line once again. The "dream" of one man has turned into a nightmare. Sadly this will never happen.
Your wrong about that !
You will only ever see steam on this line again sadly will be in your dreams.
@ James.... You are quite correct with your prediction, the 35km Dorrigo to Ulong section owned by the Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum has received no preventative maintenance for 35 years and is completely overgrown again. The dozen or so abandoned timber bridges will eventually succumb to bushfires in the coming years and that will be it as far as any railway operations are concerned
@@adriankingston4338 well 2 years later we are completely right. Remind us all when the last train ran?
@@xr6lad your all the same, all you lot are concerned about is when will the choo choo twain run, when will it be open, when will my favorite loco roll past my camera, you have no clue of the massive amount of NSW rail history that has been preserved at dorrigo you have no clue of the pricless amount of Australian railway artifacts thats been saved from scrap, the amount of money time and effort that has been put into saving the largest collection of track locomotives and rolling stock in the world, i bet your profile picture on face book has 3801 in it, ay lad.
I visited the site several times and I can say that the museum's plans are sound. It is just unfortunate that they move ever so slowly due to a lack of volunteer labour and funding. Once they get that exhibition hall roof up, serious restoration work can commence. At the moment they are doing what any serious museum should be doing - I am a History and Museum Science student at Macquarie University, so I do have a good idea of what should be going on. We'll see trains on that line again.
Wanna bet? Look at this: th-cam.com/video/qFf0VSqSEzk/w-d-xo.html
so.......eight years ago you said we will see trains on that line again ....is it closer ? is the hall roof up at least ?
@@cliffleigh7450 only idiots believe the media and they managed to convince u buddy ..... sigh lol
@@adriankingston4338 Good on you Adrian,I too and sick of the hate and negativity floating around by people who probably wouldn't know a dogspike from a fishplate! I hope you visit ne day, i did over 20 years ago and it was well worth the effort and a memory i will have for life.
PEACE EVRYONE!
@@dunxy thank you and stay safe my freind 😀👍
Never get sick of watching this. Does anyone know if the shortish doco is still on YT? The one with interview with KJ, footage of trackwork and KJ on a small trike/quad? I cant find it, probably copyright struck! FFS if you REMOVE this because you o9wn it at least put it up to SHARE and get the revenue yourself! Makes my blood boil... I had it on video many years ago, pretty sure this footage maybe included in it as well but with loco sounds vs music.EDIT: I found it after much searching, no offence to poster of this video but heres the link if anyone's interested, it is well worth a watch! th-cam.com/video/BOly1bSd1lw/w-d-xo.html
In your dreams hartleymartin
Ridiculous music..... I want to HEAR the loco’s working!
Music is terrible junk.