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1929 was the year the express service was launched, hauled by 36 class steam locos. It looks like a 36 on the front. Perhaps it's the first run? From Wiki - The Northern Commercial Limited and the Inter City Express were the names given to the trains, the latter of which eventually became known as The Newcastle Express.

This photo predates the introduction of the NCL and ICE Expresses,w hich began operation on 11 Novemer 1929. Those trains were hauled by 32 class locomotives for the first few years and the carriages were different to those shown here, being a 6 car end platform tourist set for the first two months before being replaced by a six car CUB set. 36 class locomotives only began operating these trains from October 15, 1934.

I think this photo is at Wondabyne

Back in those amazing days when train windows opened I expect? Lovely photo!

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Not sure what "Unique" is referring to here? Something to do with the break-of-gauge in the railways?

"Terowie's initial raison d'être was to serve as a transport hub for the late 19th Century pastoral settlement of the north-east of the State. The broad gauge line from the south (via Burra) ended at Terowie. Soon a narrow gauge line continued 20 km north to Peterborough, where lines from Perth, Western Australia, Alice Springs, Broken Hill and later Sydney met. Thus Terowie functioned for decades as the transshipment point at the railway break-of-gauge."

Terowie, S.A. is a fascinating ghost town - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terowie,_South_Australia

beachcomber australia I'm unsure as to what "unique" refers to as well. The titles of the photos in this series come directly from the description given to them in the album. See investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/photosearch/search.as... for the whole album page. -AG