By Train Around Hobart Moore's Guide Takes to the Rails

The Times October 2005 A journal of transport timetable history and analysis By train around Hobart Moore’s Guide takes to the rails By train to the footy– when the Mayblooms played the Same Olds RRP $2.95 Inside: Moore’s Guide, to Tasmanian rail, 1953 Incl. GST Via Wattle Park– 3 decades of buses When the big men fly Repeated repeated repeated names The Times Journal of the Australian Association of Time Table Collectors Inc. (A0043673H) Print Publication No: 349069/00070, ISSN 0813-6327 October 2005 Issue No. 259 Vol 22 No. 10 —Contents— Moore’s Guide, part 3 3 Via Wattle Park 7 The Times they are, uh, a’changing 14 What’s in a train name? 15 Bus trial result deflates 16 Kyle pulls out all stops 17 When the Big Men fly– for a timetable 18 Letters Melbourne-Geelong Rivalry 19 More famous TT collectors 19 Repeated words 20 On the front cover (Top) In Hobart, as in Launceston, trains ran over a 100 metre long single line staff section between the station platform and the yard entry point. Here we see the time honoured staff delivery taking place for a Hobart suburban rail-car. The times for these trains appeared in Moore’s Guide, a description of which is concluded in this issue (Bottom) And in Melbourne, in 2005 the “Victorian Railways” were still running football trains like these to matches between teams with names like the “Shinboners” and the “Mayblooms” Don’t believe it?- turn to page 18. 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The pocketbook format was too small for tables, so Moore’s listed departures for the main suburban destinations only. The other stations (except for Botanical Gar- dens and Chigwell) were listed in the fare table, but there was no information about journey times. In earlier days most ‘inner’ suburban services terminated at Glenor- chy, but between the wars the opening of Cadburys chocolate fac- tory on a short spur from Clare- mont and the gradual spread of housing had resulted in the major- ity of trains being extended to Claremont or Cadburys. By 1953 Glenorchy had only 4 ter- minating services on Mondays – Fridays, compared with 17 to Claremont/Cadburys. Most services were run by 2 car diesel railcar sets, but the 7.15 am and 3.45 pm services were big locomotive- hauled trains for the Cadburys day workforce. The 11.00 Mixed and 5.12 pm Passenger were also locomotive-hauled. The 11.30 pm railcar continued to Austins Ferry and was extended to Brighton on Fri- days. The Risdon branch diverged at Derwent Park and essentially served the very large workforce at the Electrolytic Zinc refinery. The 7.10 am, 3.10 pm and 11.15 pm trains covered changes of shift. The 7.10 am was a very big double- headed train conveying both day and day shift workers. In the afternoon there was a separate train at 3.35 pm for the day workers. The 8.30 am and 4.35 pm trains were Parattah railcar and to Bridgewater Launceston had morning and eve- for office workers. and intermediate stations on the ning services. The morning service 5.30 pm train. Brighton was also was either a diesel-hauled train or Beyond Claremont the service was served by the 9.00 am Launceston articulated railcars and on busy much sparser and most trains ran train and a railcar at 1.00 pm. days the railcars ran a limited stop for specific purposes. The 5.15 am Bridgewater had additional termi- first division. The evening service and 6.15 am Brighton trains re- nating services at 9.50 am, 5.30 was a diesel-hauled fast mixed in- turned respectively with Zinc work- pm, 6.20 pm and 10.00 pm, plus cluding several express freight ers and with students and com- the New Norfolk railcars (which vans. The morning service had re- muters. Brighton and Risdon mainly carried workers to Austra- freshments, but in the evening trains exchanged passengers at lian Newsprint Mills to Boyer) at passengers had to make do with Sunderland St. The students and 6.05 am and 2.20 pm. the hotel at Parattah station. A Zinc workers returned home on the railcar ran a service from Parattah 4.30 pm Brighton. Commuters re- TGR country trains to Hobart and return for shoppers, turned to Brighton on the 5.25 pm The Main line between Hobart and stopping at numerous farm gates The Times October 2005 3 and level crossings en route. to Burnie and Railton. composite) to give passengers off the morning Main line trains a On the Western line railcar sets The Wynyard trains were nice for connection to St Marys. On the ran between Launceston and railfans who enjoyed leisurely jour- North-Eastern line a railcar ran Smithton, omitting some of the neys behind locomotives burning from Scottsdale to Launceston and minor stations. The eastbound ser- Tasmanian coal, but they were not return, the Monday morning trip vice connected at Western Jct with so attractive to the general public. running earlier to get people back the evening train to Hobart. The R- On 5 April 1954 the articulated to work in Launceston and the Sat- class Pacifics worked a slow all- railcars introduced the Tasman urday afternoon return trip run- stations service leaving Wynyard at Limited limited-stop services be- ning later to give people an after- 6.45 am and Launceston at 1.25 tween Hobart, Launceston and noon at the football or races. There pm, connecting with Hobart trains Wynyard and between 1956 and was also a Mixed from Launceston at Western Jct. On days that the 1958 all other passenger trains on to Herrick and return. The Roland Bass Strait ferry Taroona called at the Main and Western lines were branch had an unusually good Devonport or Burnie an additional withdrawn apart from the Hobart – railcar service for a minor TGR service was timetabled from Launceston weekday evening and branch, in order to serve school Launceston to the relevant port, Sunday services, the Parattah rail- traffic and the town of Sheffield. connecting with the morning train car and the Devonport – Burnie Services were arranged to connect from Hobart. However this service local workers’ service. as far as possible with Western line had in fact ceased early in 1953. On the Fingal line a railcar ran trains in both directions. The St The 5.10 am Launceston – Wyn- Marys, Scottsdale and Roland rail- yard train was a fast goods. from St Marys to Launceston and return and there was an afternoon cars were all withdrawn in 1956- Moore’s did not include the steam- 57. worked local trains from Devonport service (consisting of a string of empty coal wagons and a brake 4 The Times October 2005 Won’t you come home The Times October 2005 5 6 The Times October 2005 Via Wattle Park A brief look at the bus routes that have operated via Wattle Park in Melbourne, by STEVEN HABY attle Park is perhaps most well known for the large W tract of bushland adjoin- ing the suburbs of Box Hill and Burwood in Melbourne that is served by the route 70 tram from the city. The tract of land was for many years managed by the Mel- bourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board, later The Met, and featured performances by the Transit Band during summer months. Wattle Park is also the name given to the small strip shopping centre at the tram terminus that has been and still is served by a number of bus routes from Box Hill station.

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