
Having just departed the Adelaide Parklands Terminal at Keswick after an overnight stay, Lachlan Valley Railway transfer train 3AG8 to Broken Hill cruises out of a TSR at Dry Creek with 4702/4906 leading two recently refurbished carriages on Tuesday the 8th of September 2026. This train would stage overnight in the Silver city before returning to Chullora via Parkes over the coming days.
Since it's acquisition by Journey Beyond Rail during 2025, a selection of the carriage fleet used on the Vintage Rail Journeys services in New South Wales have made their way across to Adelaide for maintenance and refurbishment at JBR's Keswick facilities. An initial transfer movement of 5 carriages ran in February, with these two cars being the first to return to NSW for revenue service after trials on The Overland a few weeks ago. Similar moves will continue to run on an irregular basis, using LVR's vintage locomotives, making for a welcomed increase of heritage operations on the mainline in SA.
© Dom Quartuccio 2026.