Bennett Brook Railway - Enthusiasts Day - 1995

Bennett Brook Railway held a public Enthusiasts Day in October 1995. In this video is footage from the various operations run that day.

This footage was shot by BBR member Simon Mead. You can check out Simons YouTube channel here;    / @simonsrailwayvideos  

Timestamps;
00:01 Locomotive prep and shunting at Mussel Pool depot. Locos include ex South African Railways class NG15 no's 118 & 123, Gemco built diesel 0-4-0 PW27, Fowler built 0-6-0 diesel no.2, 0-4-0 Ruston shunting diesel (yellow) and ex Maylands claypit petrol mechanical 0-4-0 (green).

01:09 Gemco diesel loco PW27 'Wyndham' departs Mussel Pool platform with a passenger train.

01:48 Fowler diesel 'Rosalie' draws a goods consist out of the sheds at Mussel Pool depot.

03:32 Rosalie is seen here between Mussel Pool station and Whiteman Village Junction hauling a goods train.

04:01 Hand powered trolley in operation!

04:07 Wyndham and Rosalie double head a mixed train to south to Mussel Pool out of Village Junction.

05:00 Rosalie and Wyndham return from Mussel Pool.

06:03 Ng15 123 'Fremantle' and Ng15 118 'Elizabeth' running as coupled light engines, approach Village Junction from Mussel Pool.

07:06 Elizabeth approaches the 80 foot long turntable at Village Junction, in preparation for turning.

09:26 Elizabeth departs Mussel Pool station with a passenger train, her exhaust barking as she climbs the 1 in 40 grade out of the station.

10:14 Elizabeth to Village Junction from bushland loop south.

11:18 Fremantle is turned on the turntable.

14:35 Our little Ruston shunting diesel approaches Village Junction from Mussel Pool, followed by the Maylands loco.

16:09 Fremantle & Elizabeth depart Mussel Pool station, double heading with a mixed train.

17:33 Fremantle & Elizabeth double head their mixed goods consist, climbing north between Mussel Pool and Whiteman Village Junction.

18:40 Fremantle and Elizabeth are seen here passing the outer home signal north of Village Junction station, as they power their mixed goods train up the a 1 in 200 grade.

20:07 As the late afternoon sun glints off the paintwork of the Ng's, we see another cross of trains, this time with out Ruston and Maylands locos.