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[Cujo]

I bet you he nailed her the dirty dog

yeah she had a sly grin going....... bet he "delivered" for her plenty!!

 

[Chris Harding]

Locomotive No 1, New South Wales Railways, back when the system was officially, the Great Southern and Western Railway (hence the Great Southern Hotel near Central). The man in front of the Loco is believed to be the first driver, William Sixsmith, though some think he might be the station master for Newtown - which was a country seat in those days. The location is the original Sydney workshops, which were where the flyover junctions into Central are today.

This is the headstone for William Sixsmith, near the main

line he drove on at Rookwood.

 

[Chris Harding]

Milwaukee Road F7 for the "Hiawatha" fast train between the Twin Cities and Chicago. Fastest steam service in the world. The route was famous for a warning sign to drivers to "Slow to 100 mph" (160kmh) for the curve. These machines had seven foot diameter driving wheels. The Santa Fe and Chicago Northwestern had similar sized engines. All ran out of Chicago, where the plains are no challenge for big wheeled locomotives. These were probably the fastest steam locomotives in the world, but CNW, Milwaukee and Santa Fe never chased speed records, so no official timings were ever recorded. The speedos went up to 120mph, and many drivers swear the needle was hard against the stop when they let them have their head.

 

[Wahesh]

Nah true people think people didn't root in those days but I bet you my left nut she invited him in the house put a pot of tea on a nice doyle had some scones and jam and then sucked his dick...
Next time you down the supermarket and see and old lady looking all innocent and pure just remember she has deep throated many o shaft decades before you were even born.

Fast forward to 1:15

 

[Chris Harding]

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Hyde Park, Sydney - WWII

The shelters still exist under Hyde Park. They were installed in the disused tunnels between St. James and Museum. Some have been partially dismantled, but most of it is intact. They were never used for air raids, but had a few practice emergencies for city workers.

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

Lavender Bay Warf - 1892

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

Pitt Street, Sydney - 1958

 

[The DoggFather]

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St Mary's Cathedral?

 

[MattyB]

Fast forward to 1:15

This is exactly what i thought of as i read the post you quoted, i couldn't remember the name of the movie though

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

St Mary's Cathedral?

Yes.

 

[Chris Harding]

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Central Railway Station - 1942

There was Railway refreshment Room at Campsie, would you believe! It was accessed off Haldon St, not from the platform.
Wynyard had a milkbar whose people were famous for pouring out the milkshakes from above their heads into the glass for you, without spilling a drop.

 

[Chris Harding]

GS-4 Locomotive of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Designed for the Coast Daylight services of California; and painted in this striking colour to match the carriages of the Daylight trains.

The GS stands for General Service, but many make the mistake that it represents Golden State, which is California's nickname.

If you ever saw the first Superman TV series, this was the locomotive that featured in the opening credits- "More powerful than a locomotive".

 

[Chris Harding]

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Pitt Street, Sydney - 1958

Corner of Martin Place - that's the Commonwealth Bank in the right foreground- the one their tin money box was modelled on.

 

[Chris Harding]

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The King Street cable car!

You can see what appears to be a third rail between the tracks. It is actually a narrow trench in the road. Underneath is a channel where a continuous cable runs - operated from a winding house with a huge steam winding mechanism. The car has a driver who operates a lever that reaches through the opening in the road to grip the cable and drag the car along.

They were problematic - only had one speed of around 10kmh; and took off when the cable was gripped. The cable had to be released when approaching a corner, then re-gripped after the corner was taken - the speed into corners could get a bit rough. The system was soon replaced by the new electric trams.

Melbourne had a huge system. You still find working cable cars in San Francisco.

 

[Chris Harding]

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Lavender Bay Warf - 1892

Paddle Steamer approaching.

Lavender Bay was also terminus for the North Sydney Trams, and North Shore railway. The original Milsons Point line and platforms that served this wharf are still visible near Luna Park. The line was relocated when the Harbour bridge was built, and the old Milson's Point station used for off peak train storage. The old Milson's Point had the first escalators used by the railways.

BTW it was intended to call the new Harbour Bridge station Kirribilli, but to prevent confusion for commuters, they stuck with Milson's Point.
The new Milson's Point station had four platforms. The two eastern side platforms were for the Peninsula Railway to Narrabeen, which was never built; so the North Sydney trams were put onto the tracks over the bridge to terminate at Wynyard platforms 1 & 2 instead of trains.

Tunnels for the Peninsula Railway run off and over the centre tracks out of North Sydney station, but can't be seen from the platforms.
Because there is no air movement in them, they are spooky, in that they appear as they were when abandoned in 1932 - no dust has entered to settle on the uncompleted workface and materials. It's like a time capsule.

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

 

[Chris Harding]

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That building contained the very first escalators used in Sydney. They only went up, and were side steppers - you stepped onto them from the side. not from the rear as with modern escalators.

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

Circular Quay, Sydney - 1933

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

Australian Museum, College Street, Sydney - 1870