SAR rolling stock logo, 1969
Narrow gauge passenger vehicles and brake van on standard gauge bogies, 1972. These cars were being moved interstate.
Peterborough narrow gauge passenger rolling stock preparing to be scrapped, 1972
Peterborough division narrow gauge sleeping car, c. 1900s
SAR Passenger car No. 1, the first passenger vehicle to be used on SA Railways
Peterborough guard Butch Gurney on narrow gauge brake van, 1962.
Narrow gauge first and second class passenger car, c. 1920s
Peterborough narrow gauge passenger cars, c. 1970
Early SAR broad gauge passenger vehicles, c. 1910s
Peterborough guard Gordon Wight in narrow gauge Dolly Varden brake van, 1964
Narrow gauge passenger cars, 1967. Flinders was the Commissioner’s car and Nilpena a sleeping car.
Peterborough narrow gauge first class passenger vehicle, 1967
Peterborough narrow gauge passenger vehicle Flinders, c. 1950s
Peterborough narrow gauge passenger train and Long Tom brake van, c. 1930s
Opening of South Australian Railways Baby Health Car at Peterborough, 1934. SA Governor Sir Winston Duggan performing the official opening.
Plaque in the SAR Mothers’ and Babies’ Health Car acknowledging the generosity of HV McKay, c. 1960s
Peterborough’s Railway Baby Health Centre Car, c. 1940s
Interior of narrow gauge Mother’s and Babies Health car, 1960
Interior Mother’s and Babies Health Car Peterborough, 1960
Interior of Mother’s and Babies Health Car, 1960.
Interior of Mother’s and Babies Health Car, 1960.
Narrow gauge Baby Health Centre car, c. 1940s
Gladstone loco depot prior to the demolition of the coal gantry, 1974. Narrow gauge employee vehicle, car 31.
Broad gauge Vision Testing Car No. 495, Peterborough March 1974. Bob Steer and Jim Haley at windows.
Peterborough narrow gauge sheep vehicle, c. 1940s
SAR narrow gauge cattle truck, c. 1930s
Narrow gauge horse boxes, June 1969
Sheep loading vehicle and sheep wagons, Peterborough yard, 1982
Inspection party of the Commonwealth Transport Board during WWII. The rear vehicle is the Ambulance Car no. 156 and the front is MIC 122. Photo by CC Singleton.
Motor Inspection Car 127 at Peterborough loco depot, 1970.
Narrow gauge ganger’s quad at Peterborough being readied for scrapping, 1970
New standard gauge grain trucks prior to first use, 1969
New standard gauge grain trucks prior to first use, 1969
New standard gauge grain trucks prior to first use, 1969
Standard gauge sleeper handling machine in the Peterborough marshalling yards, 1969
Standard gauge track tamper, 1991
Standard gauge freight vehicle, 1969
Broad gauge transporter, Peterborough August 1969
Wagon used by Silverton Tramway to transport ash, 1969
Narrow Gauge sand truck and water wagon (3 000 gallons) used on the Quorn line, September 1969
Peterborough loco depot truck repair yard, c. 1940s
Narrow gauge flat top freight vehicle, 1968
Broad gauge ‘Croc’ SLZ at Terowie loco, 1967
Standard gauge are and cattle trucks on the Peterborough layby, 1967
Narrow gauge freight van at the Peterborough loco depot, 1991
Narrow gauge ‘A’ vans in the Peterborough yard, 1967
Narrow gauge freight vehicles awaiting scrapping at Gladstone, April 1992
Yongala narrow gauge railway yard, 1972. All these vehicles were eventually cut up for scrap.
Narrow gauge railway ore vehicle signage, 1972
Narrow gauge ore trucks being scrapped, 1974
Narrow gauge ore vehicle rolling stock being scrapped at Peterborough, 1972
Narrow gauge cattle and ore rolling stock being scrapped at Peterborough, 1972
Standard gauge ore transport vehicles, 1977
Standard gauge ore transport vehicle, 1977
Standard gauge ore truck at Peterborough, 1968
Standard gauge ore trucks in the Peterborough marshalling yards, 1969
Standard gauge ore trucks in the Peterborough marshalling yards, 1969
Narrow gauge goose neck coal crane, c. 1930s
Peterborough loco depot goose neck narrow gauge coal crane, 1968
Narrow gauge steam wrecking crane, c. 1950s. Des Willis Collection.
Old narrow gauge crane and carriage in the Peterborough marshalling yard, 1969
Priestman Crane mixing Leigh Creek coal with better quality black coal, 1973
Peterborough loco depot narrow gauge Priestman coal crane, 1970
Peterborough narrow gauge Priestman coal crane, 1973. Used for removing ash from low ash pit and unloading coal
Peterborough Priestman narrow gauge coal crane, 1973
Peterborough narrow gauge Priestman coal crane, 1973
Peterborough narrow gauge Priestman coal crane turning gears, 1973
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107 ton crane at Peterborough, 1970
Peterborough loco standard gauge accident crane
Arrival of the 107 ton standard gauge crane at Peterborough marshalling yards, 1968
Old narrow gauge vehicle used as accident van, Gladstone October 1974
Peterborough narrow gauge accident train axle, built 1889. These vehicles were parked out near Tripney Avenue at the back of the Peterborough loco, 1972
Interior of Peterborough narrow gauge accident sleeping car, 1972
Sign on the Peterborough narrow gauge accident train, kitchen car, 1972
Name on the Peterborough narrow gauge accident train sleeping car, 1972
Standard gauge breakdown car at Peterborough, 1972
Cockburn narrow gauge accident van, previously a horse box, 1970
Road – rail coach front truck for rail operation in position with road wheel lifted, c. 1970
Road- rail coach turntable being lowered in preparation for rail travel, c. 1970
Road – rail coach turntable being lowered in preparation for rail travel, c. 1970
Close up of road- rail coach turntable apparatus, c. 1970
Rail – road motor coach running on the Peterborough division standard gauge, c. 1970. This is on the old section deviation at Dowd’s Hill and every fourth sleeper is a temporary standard gauge sleeper.
Standard gauge road – rail motor coach, c. 1970
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