
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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