The BH Train Museum

I can't resist going to train museums so off we toddled to take a look.

The Silverton Railway station. BH is very close to the South Australia border and a special narrow gauge railway was constructed to carry the mined ore to Port Pirie in SA for smelting.

Gruesome story. Click on the photo to enlarge.

Entrance to the platform.

This rock contains beryllium which is half the weight of aluminium and also has a higher melting point. It was used in the Apollo space capsules.

Mica 

Tess owned numerous mines including the mine where the beryllium came from which was used in the space program.

More minerals.

Like most train museums, there are numerous relics.

I liked the colour.

A copy of the carriage used in the Queen's Coronation.

Narrow gauge engine used on the Silverton Railway.

The Silverton City Comet ran from Broken Hill to Parkes from 1937 until 1989. Passengers would transfer at Parkes to another train that would continue to Sydney.

Inside the power car. The diesel motors were also used to provide air conditioning, a first in Australia. It gets very hot in summer out in the middle of Australia.

First class passengers.

I thought the seats were more comfortable than those on our train from Sydney.

Kitchen.

Dining car.

Second class. Definitely not as comfortable as first class.

Commemorating the last train.

She pops up everywhere. Totally out of control.

You need a food photo. This is a lamb and beetroot pizza! Yes, beetroot. Tinned beetroot was cut into small pieces and they added a refreshing zing to the topping. I enjoyed it, but M is an old stick in the mud who was never going to let Aussie beetroot spoil her meal.

Her Florintine look good however.