The Northfield Railway

[Punk Rooster]

Strawb, where did you get this from>
somone has either drawn this up on paint, or this is a plan for the future of Adelaide?
If so, it involves an underground rail system- should be completed in 4029...

563 years after trains were made obsolete....

remember, the Adelaide-Darwin rail took 100 years+ to complete... ffs!

[am Bays]

Well this is what Adelaide's rail network could look like

Wheres the Willaston Freeling, Lyndoch, Tanunda and Nuri stations after Gawler Central/North Gawler

[brod]

Where would you have a Willaston station ??

Could have a Kalbeeba

[Strawb]

Strawb, where did you get this from>
somone has either drawn this up on paint, or this is a plan for the future of Adelaide?
If so, it involves an underground rail system- should be completed in 4029...

It was someone's design that i came across and I had a chuckle and thought I should put it here and see what you guys think. The scary thing is most of this can be done where old rail lines where and new ones added in. All the designer has done is added in a few new lines and used some dead lines and added in two new sections to old lines. The Glenelg Tram line used to be a railway. I would change the part of King William street personally and keep the train where it is for Keswick and Mile End. What i would change is put a train through The Keswick passenger terminal so interstate passengers can be picked up and taken to the heart of Adelaide .

[Punk Rooster]

actually, i don't think that's quite right- the Glenelg train line you're thinking of ran through Richmond, paralel with Anzac Hwy, but on the northern side- the tram line is on the southern side.
remember getting the train to Clare when younger, & to Mt Gambier at age 15

[Sojourner]

remember getting the train to Clare when younger, & to Mt Gambier at age 15

The "Blue Bird" - now some of the carriages are being used as "The Barossa Wine Train" which rumour has it is going to be back in service this spring!

[Strawb]

actually, i don't think that's quite right- the Glenelg train line you're thinking of ran through Richmond, paralel with Anzac Hwy, but on the northern side- the tram line is on the southern side.
remember getting the train to Clare when younger, & to Mt Gambier at age 15

Punky St. Leonards went through Richmond there was two train lines where the old Lennies Tavern was was the old train station

[Dogwatcher]

Interestingly, could that line to Two Wells become a useful addition with the new massive subdivision going up outside Gawler?

[Ian]

remember getting the train to Clare when younger, & to Mt Gambier at age 15

The "Blue Bird" - now some of the carriages are being used as "The Barossa Wine Train" which rumour has it is going to be back in service this spring!

I can remeber as a kid hoping on one Blue Bird at Keith, then changing Blue Birds at Adelaide Station to catch the other one to Jamestown where my grandparents would pick us up for the short drive to Laura.

[Punk Rooster]

remember getting the train to Clare when younger, & to Mt Gambier at age 15

The "Blue Bird" - now some of the carriages are being used as "The Barossa Wine Train" which rumour has it is going to be back in service this spring!

I can remeber as a kid hoping on one Blue Bird at Keith, then changing Blue Birds at Adelaide Station to catch the other one to Jamestown where my grandparents would pick us up for the short drive to Laura.

[Footy Chick]

Is that a photo of some train drivers, or are you taking the urine?

[Punk Rooster]

Is that a photo of some train drivers, or are you taking the urine?

Ian's family photo taken in the 1850's, when he caught the Bluebird

[LBT]

Is that a photo of some train drivers, or are you taking the urine?

Ian's family photo taken in the 1850's, when he caught the Bluebird

That was the funniest post i've seen all week .
"the olden days"

[brod]

Interestingly, could that line to Two Wells become a useful addition with the new massive subdivision going up outside Gawler?

Would never end up with two lines to Two Wells (a standard and a broad gague).
Most of the new housing around will be the other side of Gawler, towards Lyndoch. (I thinks so anyway)

[Strawb]

South Australia is going Standard gauge so all this might just happen

[brod]

South Australia is going Standard gauge so all this might just happen

when is this happening and what does it include? (weve currently got all three gauges in SA)

[Ecky]

Punky St. Leonards went through Richmond there was two train lines where the old Lennies Tavern was was the old train station

Where was Punky Street?

[Sojourner]

For those who never got to see the mighty "Bluebird" here she is! - A better looking work of art than anything in the Art Gallery on North Terrace IMHO! (8)

[Psyber]

There was also the "Red Hen" running about the same era.
http://www.natrailmuseum.org.au/exhibits/nrm_321.html
http://www.natrailmuseum.org.au/common/ ... _1796.html
I rode in some of the last of these before they were phased out in the 1960s.
http://www.natrailmuseum.org.au/exhibits/nrm_41.html

[Strawb]

South Australia is going Standard gauge so all this might just happen

when is this happening and what does it include? (weve currently got all three gauges in SA)

when Adelaide goes electric they will move the gauge over simple as that. The 3000/3100 class are all gauge convertible.