Westlander To Cunnamulla 1997
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- As a part of the Beyer Garratt's Trip to Charleville hauling the Western Mail, the train Journey continued on to the end of the line hauled by 1772D to Cunnamulla. This would be the last time a passenger train graced the station and the locals put on a warm welcome for train on arrival.
A photo stop was done over the Angellala Bridge, little did anyone know that 17yrs later it would be blown apart by a huge explosions caused by a truck rolling over carrying Ammonium Nitrate.
This would spell the end to all rail traffic south of Westgate as even though the Government had allocated funds to replace the bridge, it never eventuated.
Again I can not take credit for any of the footage or photos. My heart felt thanks to John if he is still with us for capturing history in the making, as well as the many others who took photos.
I would also add that I do not monetize any of my videos and apologise for the ads that TH-cam has seen fit to put everywhere.
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Thanks for the video. Great memories.
I travelled from Toowoomba to Cunnamulla as a 13 year old alone. It was steam hauled, with a PB15 from Charleville to Cunnamulla.
I had been left in Toowoomba to finish Grade 8 when parents moved to C.
It was overnight from Toowoomba (11pm) and arrived in C at 18:00 next day. It was journey that left a great impression. I shared a sleeper with a stockman who left the train at Roma the next morning.
And I went to sleep for the last hour of the journey.
That's what I love about doing this hobby, I end up meeting very interesting people with great stories. Thanks Kimball.
After a Semi-trailer of Ammonium Nitrate exploded on a bridge between Charleville and Cunnamulla totally destroying the Road Bridge and Adjacent Rail bridge, the Rail line was abandoned. ( only cattle and sheep and some general freight). The Truck was scattered over the countryside, and the engine block was over a kilometer from the blast site.
Travelled out to Cunnamulla, Quilpie and Charleville this year. Cunnamulla station has been done up so looks good and has all its history up on displays around the station which is great. Quilpie sadly is not looking so good though there is a small section of the visitor centre dedicated to its rail history. Loved this video, just makes me sad that I am too young to have been able to travel to these places by rail.
Thanks for sharing
1:05 that very same bus used to travel between Augathella and Charleville daily as School Bus Route S279
Was talking to a guard and he said all the unstrapped emus qr wants to be refunded and will return to service
There was a couple of other passenger trips that went to Cunnamulla after this. The last one was with 1620 maybe in 2010/11? It was part of an ARHS trip. 1620 I think may have hauled the Westlander on that trip too? There's photos around somewhere on the interwebs. I believe the trip went to Quilpie and Cunnamulla with the M series prior to the Sunlander being withdrawn.
I don't think you watched this video all the way to the end, did you? Otherwise you would've seen the photos and the dates. 2012. I don't know these people from out in the sticks these days hahahaha
Yeah I was on Google and it show blue and yellow 1700s class the has the sms sunlander cars at cunnamulla bound for quilpie in 2004
@katrinalaw1479 I asked one of the Aurizon Drivers who was in Charleville for my information and he confirmed the normal workings, but if there was others I will stand corrected
And just yesterday I saw a image of English Electric 1620 with the sms sunlander cars at cunnamulla 2010 bound for Roma street so that must been the actual last passenger train to cunnmulla
Hope you are keeping well Adrian👍
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More good piece of history mate :)
What, no blue hat?? Feels like I'm loosing touch with humanity. Thanks, Adrian and Be Blessed, Mate!
I was in the north of the state driving scrapers when this was filmed. I still had my blue hat though. I have the return journey behind the Beyer Garratt to edit and then you might get a bit more blue hat action. Off up the farm later this week to go give the 22RB a start and move it out the way. So might be a bit of footage as well. Take care and Blessings to you both.
@@adriannettlefold9084 I thought the 22RB was gone but you might need it if the railway folds. I know that the scrapers paid the light bill for us both but glad those days are over. I liked the rough places but hated a long haul with a passion. And I miss the blue hat. It doesn't have to be seen every time but needs to be hanging on a fence post occasionally. The best to you and surrounding neighbors and birdies, shod and non-shod and Blessings and BBQ's as well to YOU!
Why the beyer garret Haul this train out to cunnamulla?
Very good apart from the religious propaganda at the end. I was unaware the line from Charleville to Quilpie is now officially closed. Mike (ex-Railpage Forums)…”The Vinelander”.
When was the the last steam excursion that went out to cunnamulla
Andrian nettlefold I don't want to be rude but can please answer my question why didn't the beyer garret get to haul this train to cunnamulla
@katrinalaw1479 I wasn't on the trip so couldn't really say why, other than the Garratt had a broken lubricator pipe which had to be fixed before the return trip. Perhaps the crews knew about the broken spring before hand as well... I just don't know. Sorry.
Oh that's ok I was just why the 1772d train had to pull the trip to cunnamulla and not the garret and I was thinking that the garret was to big to go to cunnamulla or maybe if they already had a last steam excursion to go to cunnamulla