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: https://discord.com/invite/sy34Yew5Pk Sources & Imagery: Scene at the Turning of the First Sold of the Stanley-Balfour Electric Railway https://www.facebook.com/tasmanianpioneers/posts/scene-at-the-turning-of-the-first-sold-of-the-stanley-balfour-electric-railway-v/3467735679905288/ Stanley Balfour railway, Circular Head, Tasmania in 1911 https://eheritage.libraries.tas.gov.au/search/browse349d-3.html?PEOPLE=Stanley+to+Balfour+Rail+link Our Tasmania - Stanley History https://www.ourtasmania.com.au/northwest/stanley-history.html Our Tasmania - Smithton History https://www.ourtasmania.com.au/northwest/smithton.html Our Tasmania - Marrawah History https://www.ourtasmania.com.au/northwest/marrawah.html Smithton Railway scene, 1963 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10227990407047293&set=gm.634049857951812&idorvanity=227969135226555 Weston Langford, https://www.westonlangford.com/ Tasmanian Locomotives index https://pocketoz.com.au/rail/locomotives-tas.html Info on Leyland railmotors - VIC specific but they also ran in TAS https://www.victorianrailways.net/motive%20power/leyland.html Tasmanian Transport Museum on railmotors https://tasmaniantransportmuseum.com.au/exhibits/rail-exhibits/rail-cars/ Aerial imagery from LISTmap https://maps.thelist.tas.gov.au/listmap/app/list/map Railway footage from a 1989 Don River excursion to Wiltshire, filmed by Ted Bear https://youtu.be/cFgy9cQROCc?si=Ea65DqPmCMJbayEv Outro music https://youtu.be/Di8-iE9WU3A?si=PNB71alvLVhShYvW Other information from "150 Years of Railways in Tasmania" by Lou Rae and Tony Coen