The Story of Tasmania's Weirdest Railway

hi there! in this video we'll cover the full history of the Stanley-Trowutta railway, and the branch out to Smithton. this is one of the weirdest and most interesting railway lines in tasmanian history, so watch through the whole thing to learn about the history and what remains!! Make sure to like and subscribe! Join the Discord:   / discord   Sources & Imagery: Scene at the Turning of the First Sold of the Stanley-Balfour Electric Railway   / 3467735679905288   Stanley Balfour railway, Circular Head, Tasmania in 1911 https://eheritage.libraries.tas.gov.a... Our Tasmania - Stanley History https://www.ourtasmania.com.au/northw... Our Tasmania - Smithton History https://www.ourtasmania.com.au/northw... Our Tasmania - Marrawah History https://www.ourtasmania.com.au/northw... Smithton Railway scene, 1963 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1... Weston Langford, https://www.westonlangford.com/ Tasmanian Locomotives index https://pocketoz.com.au/rail/locomoti... Info on Leyland railmotors - VIC specific but they also ran in TAS https://www.victorianrailways.net/mot... Tasmanian Transport Museum on railmotors https://tasmaniantransportmuseum.com.... Aerial imagery from LISTmap https://maps.thelist.tas.gov.au/listm... Railway footage from a 1989 Don River excursion to Wiltshire, filmed by Ted Bear    • Tasmania 'Rail Revival' 1989 Part 2, Steam...   Outro music    • Down Under - Eurobeat Remix   Other information from "150 Years of Railways in Tasmania" by Lou Rae and Tony Coen