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CONTINUOUS BRAKES ON NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS.
Noel Reed
What are the requirements for continuous (Westinghouse) brakes on narrow gauge light railways which convey passengers ?
The Puffing Billy railway from Belgrave to Gembrook in Victoria and its now closed predecessors which were branch lines from Colac, Moe and Wangaratta had Westinghouse brakes on freight and passenger trains as they were former government railways and operated in hilly areas.
What braking is required on former cane railways now operating passenger trains and passenger carrying heritage railways operated by preservation societies etc ?
Noel Reed.
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NQ Livestock Modifications
Hi all,
another request for assistance. In various publications there is made mention of modified NQ wagons for carrying livestock (mainly pigs and sheep) when there were insufficient NMs to hand. Would anyone have the VR drawing for this conversion or some photographs? I'm building a roster of rolling stock based on the Whitfield line - which by all accounts frequently carried a lot of pigs - sometimes exceeding the 4 NMs allocated to the line? Regards, David Price 0417 223 130
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Re: [qrig] Aerial images Land QLD
Petan
An example; Rocky Pt mill lower middle of this 1955 image and difficult to locate the tramway which closed not that many years before this image
Cheers Peter Cokley
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Re: : Aerial images Land QLD
Stuart Thyer
A timely discovery Peter. The Feb issue of Light Railways will feature a Research article on vertical aerial photography and how it can assist researchers.
Stuart
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Re: OFF TOPIC Canberra?
Chris Stratton
Museum currently closed and administrator appointed due to large debts. Operable steamers 6029 and 3016 are currently stored at NSWRM Thirlmere and the state-owned 44 and 48 class are, I think, at Eveleigh.
Regards, Chris
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Re: [qrig] Aerial images Land QLD
Petan
Turns out the help button with the (?) on their webpage is good so just work your way through there as it offers a couple of options such as locating via the map or locating by typing a location in the search box https://qimagery.information.qld.gov.au/
Cheers Peter Cokley
From: LRRSA@... [mailto:LRRSA@...]
Sent: Monday, 19 December 2016 8:31 AM To: qrig@...; LRRSA@... Subject: [LRRSA] RE: [qrig] Aerial images Land QLD
We will write a download guide in a day or so, so don’t worry too much if you are having difficulties.
Cheers Peter Cokley
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Re: [qrig] Aerial images Land QLD [2 Attachments]
Petan
We will write a download guide in a day or so, so don’t worry too much if you are having difficulties.
Cheers Peter Cokley
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Sent: Monday, 19 December 2016 8:05 AM To: qrig@... Subject: RE: [qrig] Aerial images Land QLD [2 Attachments]
[Attachment(s) from yahoomail@... [qrig] included below] Cheers Peter Cokley
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Re: : Aerial images Land QLD
Petan
Innisfail Goondi tramway area to the QR Station 1949 as a sample of what is available.
Cheers Peter Cokley
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Re: : Aerial images Land QLD
Petan
I have just downloaded Tweed Heads Coolangatta 1960 and Tugun Currumbin 1930 (attached). Enter Tugun in the search box and it leads to a scroll menu back as far as 1930. Many areas go back as far as 1950s. Cheers Peter Cokley
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OFF TOPIC Canberra?
Michael C.
Hi all,
Greetings from the UK.
Apologies for being slightly off-topic, but does anyone know what's
happening at the Canberra Railway Museum?
I enjoyed my visit there in October 2015. Photographs are here:
Michael Chapman Follow my railway adventures on Flickr at http://tinyurl.com/nlvlnmt Follow me on Twitter @mikenarrowgauge Support the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WHHRly
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Aerial images Land QLD
Petan
Land QLD have released historical aerial images to the public https://qimagery.information.qld.gov.au/
I have just downloaded several and they are free.
Cheers Peter Cokley
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Re: Nissen vrs Nissan
Chris Stratton
I always thought the huts were Nissen and the cars are Nissan.
Regards, Chris
From: LRRSA@... [mailto:LRRSA@...]
Sent: Sunday, 18 December 2016 12:29 PM To: LRRSA@... Subject: [LRRSA] Nissen vrs Nissan
Having finally got the latest LR, (loved the cover BTW) I note in the letters page the question of Nissen vrs Nissan has arisen. As an author of some papers on the history of Nissan and Quonset huts I think this error is more a determined effort from MS Word to correct to the wrong spelling. Even though I added the correct word into my custom directory Word still kept changing.
If members are interested I have written two papers on huts which are available on-line at Academia (https://sydney.academia.edu/IainStuart ).
Cheers
Dr Iain Stuart
JCIS Consultants P.O. Box 2397 Burwood North NSW 2134 Australia
(02) 97010191
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Re: Nissen vrs Nissan
Stephen Percy Larcombe
This book gives a good run down on the history of semi-circle huts: Quonset Hut Metal Living for a Modern Age by Julie Decker and Chris Chiei I had also been in contact with the historical society at Quonset in the USA, and get a set of drawing and construction plans when I erected an old 40x100 foot hut. Yours Stephen
From: LRRSA@... on behalf of 'Iain Stuart' iain_stuart@... [LRRSA]
Sent: Sunday, 18 December 2016 1:28 AM To: LRRSA@... Subject: [LRRSA] Nissen vrs Nissan Having finally got the latest LR, (loved the cover BTW) I note in the letters page the question of Nissen vrs Nissan has arisen. As an author of some papers on the history of Nissan and Quonset huts I think this error is more a determined effort from MS Word to correct to the wrong spelling. Even though I added the correct word into my custom directory Word still kept changing.
If members are interested I have written two papers on huts which are available on-line at Academia (https://sydney.academia.edu/IainStuart ).
Cheers
Dr Iain Stuart
JCIS Consultants P.O. Box 2397 Burwood North NSW 2134 Australia
(02) 97010191 Iain_Stuart@...
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Nissen vrs Nissan
Iain
Having finally got the latest LR, (loved the cover BTW) I note in the letters page the question of Nissen vrs Nissan has arisen. As an author of some papers on the history of Nissan and Quonset huts I think this error is more a determined effort from MS Word to correct to the wrong spelling. Even though I added the correct word into my custom directory Word still kept changing.
If members are interested I have written two papers on huts which are available on-line at Academia (https://sydney.academia.edu/IainStuart ).
Cheers
Dr Iain Stuart
JCIS Consultants P.O. Box 2397 Burwood North NSW 2134 Australia
(02) 97010191 Iain_Stuart@...
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Re: : Light Railways No.252 posted today
Arrived in country Victoria yesterday. Wonder upon wonders. -- cheers and best wishes, David in Avenel.au {Before you change anything, learn why it is the way it is.)
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Re: : RE: : Light Railways No.252 posted today
Frank Savery
Arrived in NW Tasmania on Tuesday. Cheers, Frank Savery, Owner, Operator, Chief Cook & Bottle Washer, King Island Tramway, Tasmania I used to be indecisive, but, now I'm not so sure ! Growing old is compulsory . . . growing up is optional Off course I talk to myself, sometimes, you just HAVE to get an expert opinion. On 14/12/2016 8:59 PM, 'Peter Knife'
pjknife@... [LRRSA] wrote:
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Re: : RE: : Light Railways No.252 posted today
Peter Knife
A real surprise – arrived in Port Lincoln today, only a day after NSW deliveries. Wonders will never cease J
Peter Knife
From: LRRSA@... [mailto:LRRSA@...]
Sent: Tuesday, 13 December 2016 6:58 PM To: LRRSA@... Subject: RE: Re:: RE: [LRRSA] : Light Railways No.252 posted today
And Wollongong too
From: LRRSA@... [mailto:LRRSA@...]
And Junee today. Hunslet.
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Re: : Light Railways No.252 posted today
Bill Bolton
Arrived at 2075 today.
Cheers, Bill Bill Bolton Sydney, Australia
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Re: Rocky Pt mill sugar to Condong
Petan
Spotted several obviously cane trucks on the motorway around Mudgeeraba so this has started.
Cheers Peter Cokley
From: LRRSA@... [mailto:LRRSA@...]
Sent: Wednesday, 7 December 2016 1:57 PM To: LRRSA@... Subject: [LRRSA] Rocky Pt mill sugar to Condong
Not rail related but both mills used tramways in the past so might be of interest. The URL provides the reason why Rocky Pt mill near Beenleigh QLD has to transport cane to Condong mill near Murwillumbah NSW. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-07/queensland-farmers-to-truck-cane-to-new-south-wales/8099594
Cheers Peter Cokley
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Re: : RE: : Light Railways No.252 posted today
Mick Thomas
turned up in oberon today (wed)
On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 8:37 PM, Eddie Oliver eoliver@... [LRRSA] <LRRSA@...> wrote:
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