Johnny's Pages - Old SAR Shunter

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

PETERBOROUGH STEAMTOWN HERITAGE RAIL CENTRE
(SHRC)

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PETERBOROUGH OPENING NOVEMBER 2009

A trip to Peterborough for the opening of the
Steamtown Heritage Rail Centre (SHRC)
Saturday 29th November 2009.

(Photos by Barry Simmons)

Plaque 25 years since commencement
of Standard Gauge in 7th Oct 1963.

1937 Morris NG Motor Inspection Car ready to
take the Premier of SA from the Railway station
to Steamtown for the formality of the day.

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Lord Mayor's opening speech at station platform

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Lord Mayor's opening speech
and Indian Pacific train

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Indian Pacific arriving with railfans trying to get the shot.

Indian Pacific arriving at Peterborough Station between 11.30am to 11.50am 29/11/09
for ribbon ceremony with plaque on front of engine NR28.

Plaque on front of NR28 Indian Pacific

The new car parking area

New entrance to Steamtown

Inside Steamtown entrance

Official Opening of Steamtown

1937 Morris MIC Narrow Gauge or
Motor Inspection Car.

Museum

3 gauge turntable and loco sheds

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PETERBOROUGH CELEBRATING 125 YEARS OF RAILWAYS
11th June 2006

The rail line reached Peterborough in 1881.

(Photos by Barry Simmons)

Entering Peterborough

Town Centre Y82 built 1888, withdrawn 1960.

Indian Pacific arrival Peterborough celebrations

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DROPPED IN AT TEROWIE
November 2009

(Photos by Barry Simmons)

On main turn off into Terowie corner A32
by Roadhouse

Plaques at Terowie Station.

Terowie 2009

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STEAMTOWN PETERBOROUGH
was running in 1987 before the public liability insurance
issues closed the tourist ventures down.

These pictures taken
Labor Day Public Holiday Monday 5th October 1987.

(Photos by Barry Simmons)

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PETERBOROUGH STEAMTOWN HERITAGE TOUR
8th July 2010

A visit to where they opened the new Steamtown Heritage Centre last November 2009.
We had a guided tour lasting about 90 minutes starting with the bogie exchange workshop, then moving on to the Boiler Room, workshops and the Roundhouse with all the vintage Carriages and Steam Engine inside. That evening we did the night show which is an hour long documentary of Peterborough Rail History sitting inside a vintage rail carriage which sits on the three gauge turntable with an outside screen to view this on. Overall it was very interesting documentary.

(Photos by Barry Simmons)

T Class 199 in the Bogie Exchange Workshop

Bogie weigh scale to balance to wheels

Boiler Shop

Right to Left Boiler Shop/Weighing Scale Shed
Inspection Car Shed / wagon open display.

Morris Inspection Car 127 which has a holden straight
red six with 3 speed manual gear change on column
which is more reliable than the original Morris engine
which over heated in Australian conditions.