Track record videos & others

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Track record - Tethered to the world - 1991

Changing times have seen many railways and particularly "Pioneer Lines" outlive their purpose, although happily, there are exceptions to every rule. This story looks at how the bush became "tethered to the world". It also feature some of Australias best loved railways.

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Track record - Broken journey - 1991

A History Of Australia's Railways

Six different state railways, all running on different gauges made freight handling at borders a circus. It took World War II to force Australia to recognise its break of gauge problems.

This story deals with the way each of the six British colonies developed railways systems all of their own.

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Ted Egans railways of yesteryear - 1991

Live Ted Egans dream as he rides on as many of the old timers as he can. The train journeys include the famous Zig Zag in the Blue Mountains of NSW and Puffing Billy as it travels through Victorias Dandenong Ranges. At Victor Harbour in South Australia we join Ted on the horse tramway that travels from Goolwa to the sea. Of course no train enthusiast would be satisfied without traveling on The Ghan and the famous Pichi Richi Railway in the Flinders Ranges. Even industrial locomotives near Newscastle are included in this dream come true.