Chris's Commonwealth Railways Index Page

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CR Psg Home Page Narrow Gauge Standard Gauge Classification Type Named carriages Brake vans Construction Train Railcars Contracts Rollingstock Classification Consists and Refurbishments

AN Psg Home Page Broad Gauge Narrow Gauge Standard Gauge Classification Type Named carriages Brake vans, Perway and Non-revenue Overland cariages Diesel railcars Contracts Consists and Refurbishments

SAR Psg Home Page Named V&SAR cars V&SAR Joint Stock SAR&CR Joint Stock Pullman cars Steel Bodied cars Wooden cars "D" type cars Narrow Gauge cars Trailer cars Diesel Railcars Allocation Numbers VR "E" cars Private named cars

GSR Psg Home Page Road Number Classification Type Named carriages

Freight Home Page Narrow Gauge Standard Gauge Classification Type Rollingstock Classification Ungrouped

CR Loco Home Page Narrow Steam Narrow Diesel Standard Steam Standard Diesel Classification Steam Classification Diesel Named Locos Railcars Miscellaneous Vehicles Loco Classification

SAR Loco Home Page Narrow Steam Broad Steam Diesel Classification Steam Classification Diesel Named Locos Railcars

ARTC Info Home Page Road Number Classification Type

Library Home Page Timetables Handbooks Miscellaneous

Master Index Page Vehicles by Classification Vehicle Numeric List

Glossary Home Page Glossay A Glossay B Glossay C Glossay D Glossay G Glossay I Glossay K Glossay L Glossay M Glossay N Glossay O Glossay P Glossay Q Glossay R Glossay S Glossay T Glossay V Glossay W

		This site is where you will find various bits of information about the Commonwealth Railways, Australian National Railways, Great Southern Railways and the South Australian Railways.




		The Commonwealth Railways was formed in 1912 to build and operate a new line being contructed between Port Augusta in South Australia and Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. On 4^th April 1975 the Commonwealth Government announced that South Australian and Tasmanian had agreed to take up an offer to sell their railways to the Commonwealth Government. This result in the railways being amalgamated to form the Australian National Railways (A.N.R.). As of that date the Commonwealth Railways ceased to exist and all assets were passed to the new body. The other systems officially transferred assets as of 1^st July 1975. On 28^th August 1997, the freight business was sold to a private consortium, becoming the Australia Southern Railroad. The passenger operation was also sold, becoming the Great Southern Railway. Both consortiums took over operations from November 1997.





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