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50 Years of Australian Railroading

Australian Trains

Australian iron ore trains are the ‘Mad Max’ of railroading. Jim Ward takes us through his 50 years of working for a variety of Australian and New Zealand railways, his favorite types of locomotives, and the longest train in the world!

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Photos courtesy of Jim Ward.

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Question of the Day (37:49)

What is the longest train you’ve ever seen?  Let me know and I will respond to your comments in our next episode.

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One thought on “50 Years of Australian Railroading

  1. andrew Dietrick

    the longest train I ever seen was a North Shore Local taking a train of Hopper cars to be Interchanged with the WNY&P in Driftwood Pa

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