Broken Hill Last Train

[@zanelindsay1267]

Interesting. I was comparing this with my 1981 train trip from Sydney to Broken Hill: overnight to Parkes, anachronistic breakfast stop in station restaurant and change of trains to the "Silver City Comet", a railcar-pretend-streamliner sort of train repowered by Detroit Diesel truck-type engines (visible to me through open access doors at some point). The train actually had a dining section with table service. At one desolate point the train stopped for a lineman to repair a broken phone wire trackside, they let me out to take photos. Broken Hill had big old abandoned mine buildings (walking distance from station) with 1952 calendar still hanging on an office wall. Return trip to Sydney overnight on the Indian Pacific. Modest speeds and rough track in places. A trip back in time!

[@kimhewittstravelguide]

wow great memories

[@1THEMAGUS]

What a mighty record of your trip. Loved it and will look fwd to checking out previous ones.

[@chenjack4567]

2002 i traveled from Perth to Sydney, also stopped two hours for tour at Brokenhill where is very beautiful place.

[@slepper98]

Well done, thanks for taking the time. I caught the bus twice from BH back to Sydney, I wish this service was available back in the 80's. Cheers.

[@robertcameron5007steelwheel]

Nice little video i enjoyed it

[@1950accordionman]

Well music a bit loud but I enjoyed the video, very well done, I drove trains for a long time but I never got any further west than Katoomba

[@kimhewittstravelguide]

Thanks for the feedback.I’m very conscious about the voice now. Wise I could amend this one .

[@teddytheyorkielowellpenner777]

I'm with ya on the music

[@RGC198]

Thanks for sharing. This is one trip that I wish I had done when living in Sydney prior to moving in 1981. I have been as far as Orange on that direct line, but no further. I have also been to Mudgee by train via Lithgow years ago.

[@AustNRail]

Shame Mudgee now cut off at Kamdos. That missing link would provide an alternative trip into Dubbo

[@RGC198]

@@AustNRail Does the train still go to Kandos? I thought it was cut off at Lithgow. It really doesn't make much sense why they just couldn't keep the Mudgee trains going. yes, extending the line to Dubbo via Mudgee would be a great idea. Unfortunately, governments never seem to know what most of their voters actually want done.

[@AustNRail]

@@RGC198 you are correct, no passenger services beyond Lithgow towards Mudgee. There is however regular freight trains. I looked at all the stations along the route and they are in great condition. I’m certain the train would be popular if the line was reinstated back to Mudgee. I know I would head up there and check out the vineyards.

[@RGC198]

@@AustNRail Years ago, my wife and I traveled from Sydney to Mudgee by train and it was great. We had to change trains at Lithgow, where a rail motor ran between Lithgow and Mudgee.

[@porthill702]

Very well done guys, thank you.

[@garrystokes6830]

Great video. What I can hear of your comments is good but the music! Way too loud!

[@jade_carp]

Love it absolutely love it!

[@annee7221]

Thanks for uploading the video. However, if there is a next one, please, please get rid of the music and turn up the audio. Can't hear you over the music and the music has nothing to do with video.

[@kimhewittstravelguide]

Ok thank you

[@MikeJackson1955]

Great video. It does show one thing though, and that is how loud the engines are on Xplorer/Endeavour cars. (even over the music) They actually grate after a while. So dated now, but don't expect anything else for a long time.

[@albert3801]

The new CAF Regional trains are being delivered at the moment that will replace these Xplorer units. They will still feature some noise because just like Explorers on the video, the CAF trains will have underfloor engines.

[@robo113603]

This service could ,or should be extended thru to Adelaide between the usual IP service ??

[@utareangara5529]

only 2 carriages???

[@kimhewittstravelguide]

Yes only two

[@pauldalton1357]

Incorrect, it is 3Cars: Car A: First Class & Cars B / D: Economy Class

[@jpmasters-aus]

@@pauldalton1357I agree - two months ago I returned from Broken Hill to Sydney on this services, and it was a three car set.

[@alancampbell8760]

Yep, lnp govt, what else would you expect

[@pauldalton1357]

Service has never been cut: it is once per week Outbound Mon. & Return Inbound Tues., while there is a daily coach connection to & off~of the Dubbo XPT service on arrival in Dubbo… Griffith Receives two trains a week, sadly there isn’t the fleet availability to provide a second or even 3 services per week to ‘The Hill’ The Set is used: SAT. - SYD -> GFF SUN. - GFF -> SYD MON. - SYD -> BHQ TUES. - BHQ -> SYD WED. - SYD -> GFF THURS. - GFF -> SYD FRI - Set under maintenance in SYD @ Eveleigh

[@paulrussell9436]

So a menindee lakes tour..where was the lake from your train..boring

[@chenjack4567]

Brokenhill was already very quiet in 2002. At that time most steel plant were transferred to Asian countries. Nice lovely lady i like.

[@kimhewittstravelguide]

Thank You

[@MikeJackson1955]

They don't do steel in Broken Hill. The mine silver, lead and zinc

[@qjtvaddict]

@@MikeJackson1955be careful of that lead

[@tld8102]

it’s a shame now it’s a sub par coach connection. why did they cut the service?

[@pauldalton1357]

Service has never been cut: it is once per week Outbound Mon. & Return Inbound Tues., while there is a daily coach connection to & off~of the Dubbo XPT service on arrival in Dubbo…