Brad, Thank-you for establishing this group. It’s good to see that it has gotten off to acontentious start. May it all be in the same good spirit. Regards, Bill.

Thanks Brad, Point taken. I think this group is an excellent idea andcongratulations on getting it up and running. Cheers, PeterE. From: LRRSA@...[mailto:LRRSA@...] On Behalf Of BLI

Dear Humble Colin, I also seem to recall some photographic scaling going on todetermine the gauge of the wierd geared steam beastie which as believed to bethe first locomotive used on the line. Did

Gentlemen, It's good to see the discussions have gotten off to a contentious start. May they all be in the right spirit. Hooroo, Bill Hanks dogspike Starter obtained. On

Peter I have no doubt there was a 3ft 6in gauge sleeper, but was it from the firewood line or one of the overburden tramways? I suspect the latter is more likely. Not that this precludes the

Hi Peter, The front page may require a rewording I think. I just threw it together in a hurry this morning. Such operations would of course be considered in topic. I tend to consider

Colin, I refer to colleague Rickard who measured a sleepercomplete with dogspike holes beside the line (before it disappeared underMcMansions and Starter Castles). I'm pretty sure that 3-ft 6-in

Mr Evans What evidence to you have that David Mitchell's firewood tram was 3ft 6in gauge? Colin 3- line.

Hi All, Perhaps this group might like to consider light railways with a gauge greater than 3-ft 6-in? Victorian lines that spring to mind are the McIvor firewood line (5-ft 3-in), the early horse