Darling Harbour, Sydney, in the early 1960s.

[@TheMrBob879]

Great footage!!

[@andrewr2825]

I know I’ll run the gauntlet with some and be dismissed by others, but I think I preferred Darling Harbour in this video than I do now!! Grimy, dirty, busy, fascinating and not a high viz vest in sight!! Another age I suppose....really enjoying these videos. Thanks😁

[@CrossfellRailwayVideos]

Terrific! We are so lucky to have access to this footage!

[@coolhand1964]

My father worked on the wharves in Sydney with Customs in the 60's, l worked on the wharves in the early 80's. Not much had changed. Except the shunting was now done with small diesel locomotives. It was the best of times. Sydney was a working harbour, from Garden Island, to Balls Head, Gore Hill, Glebe, Anandale, Pyrmont, Cockatoo Island, Balmain, Drummoyne, Lavender Bay, the list goes on. There was always something happening, it was never boring. 👍🇦🇺

[@doctorbohr1585]

Lol, Balls Head 🤭

[@AustralianRailwayVideos]

I know why i love these big beasts, the sounds, the looks, just everything about them gives me happiness

[@adriankingston4338]

Thats why the goverment scraped them all because it made people happy. Hahaha.

[@fordlandau]

The 19 class, despite being archaic survived, all other steam classes. A remarkable record. A very useful locomotive indeed !

[@hartleymartin]

Amazing to think that one example of 1877 was still at work until 1972. (No. 1904)

[@antmanp6rover96]

at 1.25 on the left is Union Street signal box. most of the footage is shot near the Pyrmont power station. Darling Island signal box is not captured but the signal electricians depot is. Darling Island signal box was used as a filming location for the movie Strictly Ballroom in 1992.

[@RangaTurk]

The shopfront sets for Strictly Ballroom stood next to the signal box on the side of the road intact for months after. I like how they managed to get a container train running through the background at night while filming. ABC TV could also manage to pull a few strings in the SRA too. This footage is definitely after 1962 because there is a VR boxcar being unloaded in the background at 2:47 and that's when the standard gauge opened between Albury and Dynon.

[@TERRYBIGGENDEN]

Lovely to see. I noted 3244 (?), the first steam loco I was given a ride on.I see Wilhemsens' fegithter TARN, and another one (form he late 40s) in the distance, as well as a Blue Star vessel. The B class freighter is Howard Smith's BALARR, with the rug HIMMA. Thanks for posting this. :-)

[@TrainMedia00]

This place is amazing i wish i can visit there and take railfaning there but its sad they don't used anymore as well the harbor i wish i can build a time machine😢

[@4201productions]

The z19s are such iconic workhorses

[@BelbinVideo]

They certainly are.

[@brentmcc6048]

Great stuff, I worked a DH after steam though and until it closed.

[@doctorbohr1585]

The city the Beatles visited long ago when they was fab. A working port with steam trains, no Opera House and no F3.

[@montageproductions]

Imagine the hassle of keeping the boiler up to temp all day long. I'm in a cabin in the bush and the wood stove in winter is enough work for me.

[@yeetubergaming3014]

Most of the trains you are seeing in this footage are being preserved or just simply were scrapped like in the clip 2:11 that type of class im pretty sure are preserved in exhibitions and some were scrapped

[@edwardtsoukalidis2071]

Did shutters have set areas where they operated or did they roam the whole harbour?

[@robman2095]

Edward Tsoukalidis No they had to stay on the tracks at all times! 😀😀😀

[@ClamTram96]

Wasn't this line electrified in the mid 1950s?

[@yeetubergaming3014]

Good thing i live in Australia

[@michaelnaisbitt1639]

I wonder how many diesels will still be at work when there are 90 yr old. Chuffing back and forth. ( yes I no diesels don’t chuff)