The Trans-Australia railway from Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie stretches 1109 miles across the continent. Completed in 1917, the railway took 3500 men four and a half years to complete. Twenty year later, it was extended to Port Pirie. The film shows behind-the-scene servicing of the train and constant checking and maintenance of the entire length of track with specialised machinery designed for that purpose.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010232
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Kalgoorlie (W.A.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Port Augusta (S. Aust.)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Locomotives - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroad trains
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroads - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroads - Construction
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transcontinental Railway (Sth Aust. and N.T.)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
History → Australia - History - 20th century
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)