awesome vid guys thanks for the trip down memory lane as a kid l lived at moe and we day tripped to walhalla quite often, my older brother mark used to caretake the local cemetery l believe one of your staff slim summerville does work there l used to know slim as a kid from his family milk bar at moe always a happy fella cheers willow wilson
Hello my husband and I watched this last night and we loved it and found it very interesting to know what goes on behind the scenes and see all the challenges. Thankyou to Michael, John and the rest of the team for collaborating no matter what challenge is thrown at them. My thoughts are with Jim’s family on his sad passing a few years ago. He made a huge contribution to the train industry and his legacy lives on.
I lived in Rawson for a few years and Walhalla is a fantastic spot to visit. I’ve ridden my mountain bike along the old areas of where the trains used to run. Fantastic piece of history, great place 💯🫶🏾
I was 17 in 1967 when I first went to Walhalla,there was no Railway there then just the old site,and camped there for two weeks,all mines were open then,Long Tunnel mine was very deep,with brick chimneys going to lower levels,closed off now I believe.
Well shot and edited, an event that must have been chaotic. You did capture the passion (and stress) of these people involved in a niche event. Great to see in depth reporting on local yet remote stories.
Unreal !! My great grandfather, George Jolly, is buried in Walhalla cemetery and I am old enough to remember the railway crossing down near the north end of Moore St in Motown. Quite a few years ago, my wife and I enjoyed a trip aboard the WGR diesel hauled train and I salute the volunteers for their dedication.
Hi Rob. Thanks for this video. On a side note, please fix the spelling error in the description: ‘returned to it’s original’ should be ‘returned to its original’. Thanks again.
Most travelers on the Alamein line wouldn't know that the old station building at Hartwell is the original 1910 station from Wallhalla. Pity they couldn't put the Hartwell building on a truck and bring it home to Walhalla.
Jim's LP at 33.53 is called "Steam on the 5ft 3". My Grandfather gave me a copy when I was about 7 years old, 58 years ago. Listened to it on my Dad's record player for ages. Still available on CD!
What an incredible story of determination and love for history. I just love the passion all these men and women have for these trains. Congratulations on a wonderful achievement.
I remember that vividly, I was only 6 and my grandfather, father and I rode on the last trip on the Sunday evening it was the trip that made my interest of narrow gauge railways even stronger, and now I'm only 12 months away from starting my road to being a driver Thanks for posting you should do another doco about the history of puffing billy Cheers Lucas
The plates were changed temporarily because 9A was the first locomotive to pull the opening train to Walhalla in 1910 as shown in photos and a newspaper article back in 1910. Unfortunately 9A didn’t survive the scrappers and 7A was temporarily renumbered to represent its long gone brother.
As a great friend of Jim Rae and his wife Valda, I found this documentary amazing. Sadly now Jim has passed away, but we will always remember how much he loved his trains. Resting now on his final journey. We miss you Jim Rae.