An abandoned railway infrastructure in New England NSW.

Great work on this video. "Progress" never ceases to amaze me....like the closing of Newcastle station ....madness!

We should be building railways, not dismantling them. The loads of many semi trailers could be carried by just one train.

As someone from the United States who spent 37 years working of a railroad, I found the journey to be quite enjoyable! Australia is a place I have always wanted to visit but have never been able to afford. Thank you for taking us there!!

My first job was on the NSW Railway as a junior porter and I was transferred to Tenterfield from Narrabri Westthe late and famous singer , Peter Allan is buried here , plus a motel stands in the main street named after Peter Allen !

Great job Lawrence. Interesting look at the waste of what was, at one time great infrastructure. I was in my twenties and an avid rail fan, when all I heard over a period of a few years was, "we are closing down this section of line, because it is not viable", or "that line is not viable". They weren't viable because of the misuse of assets, more than anything else. Rather than make them viable, they just gave up! Hopefully something can change with some thought for the future, and see this line opened again. Considering the fact it is/was a significant part of the original rail network. Keep up the good work.

Awesome video Lawrence! The pointed white marker on the side of the tracks at 16:00 is called a half mileage peg, indicating the half way point between two main mileage pegs.

As a resident of the hunter region, the connections of the whole hunter line is a fascinating story.

Lots of Scottish place names in that area, love the connection. Fascinating and sad at the same time to see old abandoned rail tracks, lots of fleeting in time history in each and every one. Loved the video, thanks.

Don't be misled by the image of Uluru upon my "badge" - I'm English and live in England (U.K.). However, I have driven the New England Highway twice as my preferred route from Brisbane to Sydney. I took extra time over the drive in order to stop and photograph sections of this abandoned railway. Your careful, studied and informative video brought back so, so many memories. Thank you, Lawrence!

Lovely, passionate description. Thank you.

Thanks so much for sharing. Sad, but so beautiful..

Wonderful, entertaining video.

well done i enjoyed it very much , i love history

Very interesting and enjoyable. Thank you

Had the chance to see most of the upper part above Armidale N.S.W. a couple of years ago, coming back from Queensland, and it's a crying shame to actually see what's become of it. It used to be a very busy line in the early part of the 20th century, being the only way to get to Brisbane by rail for many years, until the "new" line was built from Grafton via Casino to Brisbane in the late 50's. If coal hadn't been discovered under the Liverpool Plains, then that whole line may have passed into disuse.

Thank you Lawrence, most enjoyable, well done.

An excellent video; thank you.

I've always wanted to do this. Thanks for creating and sharing this great video. I can't wait for the next one! Keep up the really good work Lawrence.

Those grand, red ochre painted stations, were designed by John Whitton (1820-1898) and are now heritage listed. There are quite a number of them in NSW. There is a bust of him in the main concourse of the Central railway station in Sydney. Sadly, many lines, west of the Great Dividing Range, have now been closed. The line from Blayney to Demondrille (approx 170klms) was closed in 2009. I live in Cowra, about half way along that line. There are three, John Whitton designed, stations on this line. They are located at Carcoar, Cowra and Young. A flood in 2010, destroyed several kilometers of the line about 35 klms South of Cowra. Since then there have been a number of proposals to reopen the line, but, given the ongoing deterioration and damage, I seriously doubt that it will ever be used again. I documented the flood damage a few years ago.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC6z8uuvBkw

Good luck I hope the towns and villages get there rail link reinstated, so much has been lost just like the Beaching cuts here in the UK