Tin Hares on the Ulan Line: Australian Trains

Over the Melbourne Cup long weekend in November 2013, the Association of Railway Enthusiasts and The Rail Motor Society organised a four day tour around New South Wales venturing as far north as Coonamble, west to Dubbo and Griffith and south to Junee.

The route of the trip was Telarah (near Maitland) - Muswellbrook - Gulgong - Merrygoen - Dubbo - Coonamble - Dubbo - Orange - Parkes - Stockinbingal - Cootamundra - Temora - Griffith - Narranderra - Junee - Sydney - Telarah.

The trip was operated by CPH7 and CPH1, two historic 1920's CPH "Tin Hare" railmotors that have been superbly maintained by the dedicated volunteers at The Rail Motor Society in Paterson.

The first video in this series features the journey from Telarah along the main northern line and across the scenic Ulan line from Muswellbrook to Gulgong via Sandy Hollow. This area is dominated by heavy haul coal traffic and a number of these trains can be seen passing our railmotors in this video

The drivers view through the 1975m long Bylong Tunnel is also available at    • Cab Ride through Longest Tunnel in NS...  

For more info on The Rail Motor Society, their website is http://www.trms.org.au/
The Railfan Shop should be able to provide info on ARE tours http://www.railfanshop.com.au/

© 2013 James Brook