Steam-driven history at Woolbrook

By Bob Walsh
Updated August 16 2017 - 11:32am, first published 9:34am

Slice of history: Woolbrook Railway Station in January 1977. Image: Aubrey Levingston.
Slice of history: Woolbrook Railway Station in January 1977. Image: Aubrey Levingston.

The late K.B. “Brian” Burgess often spoke about the many train trips he made returning to Walcha from his boarding school at Tamworth. He said the train travelled so slowly in places that he and a few of his mates could hop off, chase a few rabbits, and jump back on board without any likelihood of being left behind.

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