Johnny's Pages - Old SAR Shunter

Johnny's Pages
Old S.A.R. Shunter's Memories

Last edited: 20 November 2011

NORTH LINE STATIONS OF TODAY

Station's below on this page

Other Northern Lines

NORTHERN LINES S.A.R. MAP

Map of S.A.R. trackage of NORTHERN LINE STATIONS

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ROSEWORTHY

(Greg O'Brien)

900, 909, Roseworthy.
1981

< A time comparison of 28 years >

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Junction Station for
North lines and the
Morgan - Robertstown line.
Last train out of
Morgan November 1969.
Robertstown: 20 May 1989.

Roseworthy
26th August 2009

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WASLEYS

(Greg O'Brien)

2004

Wasleys. 3000 class rail tour.

2004

Wasleys. 3000 class rail tour.

(Barry Simmons)

13th November 2011

Wasleys Platform looking North.

13th November 2011

Wasleys Platform looking South.

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HAMLEY BRIDGE

(Wayne Morris)

Hamley Bridge signal cabin

Hamley Bridge cabin levers

Hamley Bridge Stockport end. 09-04-1991

Island platform Hamley Bridge Stockport end

Island platform Hamley Bridge

Hamley Bridge underpass

Water Column Hamley Bridge

Hamley Bridge viaduct

706 & 704 on Hamley Bridge viaduct. 07 December 1995

(Barry Simmons)

Hamley Bridge viaduct. (was a long drop)

Left track to Gladstone. Right track Terowie.

Hamley Bridge Station south with Island platform.

Station and platform fenced off as private residence.

Hamley Bridge signal cabin fenced off.

Old Hamley Bridge water tower from back street
behind signal cabin.

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STOCKPORT

(Wayne Morris)

Stockport. 27 November 1986

520 at Stockport. September 1983. (Greg O'Brien)

Stockport. 27 November 1986

December 2008

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TARLEE

(Wayne Morris)

24th December 2008

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RIVERTON

(Wayne Morris)

Riverton December 2008

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Riverton December 2008

Just enough time for a quick beer or two
before the Spalding train departs.

Looking North straight ahead to Terowie.
Track to left was the Spalding line and Triangle.

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SADDLEWORTH

(Wayne Morris)

Saddleworth station and Silo. 12-12-2010

Saddleworth station from Silo. 12-12-2010

Saddleworth April 2008

Now later in 2011 the Saddleworth station has long been demolished

13th November 2011

Saddleworth Station RWS now GONE. North.

13th November 2011

Silo is all that is left at Saddleworth. South.

20th November 2011

Saddleworth station GONE. East.

20th November 2011

Saddleworth station on right GONE. North.

20th November 2011

Saddleworth station left now GONE. South.

20th November 2011

Saddleworth station on right GONE. North.

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MANOORA

(Wayne Morris)

Manoora April 2008

Station in there somewhere

Overhead water tank for steam engines

Manoora April 2008

Manoora road cuts track. April 1987

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MERILDIN once MINTARO

(Wayne Morris)

The lonely S.A.R. station between Manoora and Farrell Flat

Looking North. April 2008

Looking East. April 2008

Merildin. April 2008

Sign shows under Merildin the original MINTARO

Merildin. April 2008

A fireplace not floor

Melidin Goods shed. April 2008

Roof of goods shed

Inside Goods shed track removed

Melidin Station. April 2008

Seen better days

Last one of Merildin/Mintaro shot from a distance.

I was lucky enough when driving away to look in the rear view mirror and see what was 'that special shot'. Near the crest of the hill were newish green permapine fence posts with nice squared off tops. So improvised the post as a BIG MONOPOD.

Trains did run once.

Merildin CK5-3 21 April 1997.

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FARRELL FLAT

(Greg O'Brien)

Farrell Flat looking toward Burra.

Farrell Flat. 02 September 2009

Farrell Flat.

Farrell Flat. 02 September 2009

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HANSON

(Barry Simmons)

Hanson looking towards Burra. 08-07-2010

Hanson looking towards Farrell Flat. 08-07-2010

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BURRA

(Wayne Morris)

Burra April 2008

Looking North

Burra April 2008

Goods crane

Front of station. October 2008

Northern side of station. October 2008

Overhead water tower for steam engines. October 2008

Southern end of station. October 2008

Burra Station. Looking North

There was a canopy over track in 1908.

Can see here shortened version of canopy.

Under veranda canopy

From station canopy towards goods shed

From Goods shed looking South towards station

Goods shed

Turntable northern end of yard.

Watering point near turntable.

(Greg O'Brien)

Burra Station. 02-09-2009.

Burra Spring switch lever. 02-09-2009.

Burra goods crane. 02-09-2009.

Burra water tower and station. 02-09-2009.

Burra end of the line. 02-09-2009.

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MOUNT BRYAN

(Barry Simmons)

MOUNT BRYAN (no tracks) November 2009

MOUNT BRYAN, (no tracks) November 2009.

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HALLETT

HALLETT. 907 April 1981. (Greg O'Brien)

HALLETT 1987. (Wayne Morris)

HALLETT. No rail lines. 02 September2009.
(Greg O'Brien)

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TEROWIE

Today the small town of Terowie still survives even though it has been abandoned by the railways and the main road detours around it. In the days of steam there was always the noise of locomotives on the move. In the later years Rx class 4-6-0's on the Broad gauge were replaced by 500 class diesel electric shunting engine, but on the narrow gauge steam reigned supreme in the form of two T class engines right up until the end in 1970.

Terowie was a busy transhipment centre with both broad and narrow gauge tracks serving the goods shed. The transferring of goods from a broad gauge wagon to a narrow gauge wagon and vice versa was both labour intensive and slow. Bogie exchange was the answer in the 60's. Progress has to come and the goods shed, like the almost forgotten coal tippler of the mid 40's and 50's, was finally abandoned. The opening of the broad gauge link from Terowie to Peterborough in 1970 was to put an end to this once bustling railway centre. The final blow came when the broad gauge line was later closed and ripped up. Terowie entered the 90's with no railway, just a few surviving relics of more prosperous times. The 10th January 1970 was the last official day for narrow gauge operations at Terowie.