Re: Australian railway songs

["James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com>]

In article <XKYW5.32$1p4.2896@news0.optus.net.au>,
  dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) wrote:
> I think this has been discussed before, but I can't find the thread
in the
> archives or on deja.com.
>
> Has anybody made a canonical list of Australian railway songs? Off
the top
> of my head I can think of:
>
> Indian Pacific, by Joy McKean. Recorded by Slim Dusty (ARPA song of
the
> year and top selling country song of 1978.) Recently re-released by
The
> Bushwackers.
>
> The Ghan, by Ted Egan.
>
> Jolly Green Giant, by Johnny Ashcroft.
>
> 3801, by Ray King and Ron Russell. Did they write any others?
>
> A heap by the late Alan Rowe.
>  - The Puffing Billy Song
>  - The Beechie
>  - The Deepdene Dasher
>  - Riding in the old Z van
>  - The aren't and they shan't 'cos they can't.
>
> Queensland Railway Line (trad?)

QR also had a song for Kuranda train. It was printed on QR timetable in
the early 90s.

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Railway Rasputin


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