End of the Line
by Therese Alcorn
Title
End of the Line
Artist
Therese Alcorn
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
The colonial railways of Australia were built to three different gauges, which became a problem once lines of different systems met at Albury, New South Wales in 1881 and Wallangarra, Queensland in 1888. In the 20th century, the lines between major cities were converted to standard gauge and electrified suburban networks were built in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. In the second half of the 20th century, many rural branch lines were closed to passenger traffic or altogether in all states. On the other hand, long heavy-haul railways were built to transport iron ore in Western Australia and coal in Queensland to ports.
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June 3rd, 2012
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Therese Alcorn
Hey, Viv - thanks very much for the f/v!! Well spotted you, too!! It used to be a pain years ago travelling by train from Queensland to New South Wales, because you'd have to travel to the other side of Brisbane to get the New South Wales train from a completely different railway station because the guages were different - lol!!
Bob Orsillo
That train looks like the famous narrow gage engine. Excellent photography! - v/f
Therese Alcorn replied:
You're absolutely right about the narrow guage, Bob - well spotted! Really appreciate your perceptive comments and the v/f!!
Bob and Nancy Kendrick
Terrific capture! V
Therese Alcorn replied:
Your photography is fantastic, Bob and Nancy, so it's always lovely to receive such great comments from you both! Thank you also for the vote!!
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