Silverton Tramway
The Silverton Tramway was a 56 Km (35 mile) long 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge railway running from Cockburn on the South Australian state border to Broken Hill in New South Wales. Operating between 1888 and 1970 it served the mines of Broken Hill, and formed the link between the standard gauge New South Wales Government Railways and the narrow gauge South Australian Railways. The line was owned and operated by the Silverton Tramway Company.
This long abandoned section of track and station survives in the scrub not far from Silverton, a relic waiting for nature to reclaim it, when it could and should be preserved for its historic and heritage value.
The location is approximate, I can find this site with Google maps, but Nokia maps are not in the same league.
August 2017 update : - I revisited this site recently and was disappointed to see vandals have been active here. Some fool has attached something (no doubt a vehicle) to the left side rail and pulled it out of alignment. The time to preserve this site is now, before it falls victim to mindless drongos.
Silverton Tramway
The Silverton Tramway was a 56 Km (35 mile) long 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge railway running from Cockburn on the South Australian state border to Broken Hill in New South Wales. Operating between 1888 and 1970 it served the mines of Broken Hill, and formed the link between the standard gauge New South Wales Government Railways and the narrow gauge South Australian Railways. The line was owned and operated by the Silverton Tramway Company.
This long abandoned section of track and station survives in the scrub not far from Silverton, a relic waiting for nature to reclaim it, when it could and should be preserved for its historic and heritage value.
The location is approximate, I can find this site with Google maps, but Nokia maps are not in the same league.
August 2017 update : - I revisited this site recently and was disappointed to see vandals have been active here. Some fool has attached something (no doubt a vehicle) to the left side rail and pulled it out of alignment. The time to preserve this site is now, before it falls victim to mindless drongos.