Roderick Market is gone after 55 years Thurs.2.7.20 Melbourne 'Herald Sun' EASTERN suburbs institution Caribbean Market has been forced to shut for good after 55 years. Management made the

The 610 mm gauge railway was quite major. The lack had a paddleboat from Ballarat, which was repatriated. The chairlift came from Whistlestop

On Thursday 8 October at 8.30 pm Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time (8.00pm in SA; 7.30pm in Qld; 5.30pm in WA; 0930 UTC) the LRRSA will be holding an online meeting via Zoom. It will go for

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JUNE 25 2020 Little blue train back on track at Weston Park Bluebell the little train is operating again. Picture: Supplied In another sign of life returning to the realms of normality, Bluebell, the

Thanks, Richard, I’ll have a look at my copy of Rails Through the Bush.David 1/2d

David, The Lakewood Firewood Co., Kurrawang was 3' 6" gauge. It owned a large number of steam locos over the years, several ex WAGR and ex Commonwealth Rlys. In the late 1930s it shifted its

Thanks, John. Any clues about, anyone please? Thanks, David

The Kalgoorlie & Boulder Firewood Company and the Westonia Firewood Company were 2ft gauge. John

David, I would need to go through the list and double check, but almost all of these lines were 3'6", the "standard" gauge (of the time) in Western Australia. Perhaps one day when I have a little time

I like the look of Phil Bianchi’s recent book, Woodlines of Western Australia, but nowhere online can I find the gauge of these railways Any clues please? Thanks, David 1/2d

G'day all, I'm very fortunate to have been on the West Coast Wilderness Railway a couple of times. I have photos online at Flickr. Take a look if you're interested.

Thanks Ross, All good news. WCWR is on my list to ride (again) once we are let free. John

Hi John, Just letting you know that my friend Dick Lile of the USA received his Mount Lyell book the other day. Also, the West Coast Wilderness Railway at Queenstown begins running again at the end of

Light Railways 275, the October 2020 issue, has been entrusted to Australia Post for delivery. It should drop into your letterboxes some time soon - or for non-members, it should be available at your

John, feel free to continue. I'd be interested to see the model the next time it makes it to public display. Stuart

Hi all again, Either I've explained things very well or else I've bored you all to tears and silence already? One of the weak points of this group.io forum format is that you can't create a direct

Hi all, So just how did this layout get started? Watch out for embedded links, there will be a few along shortly in this and subsequent posts. Way back in October 2005, after the AMRA Liverpool

Hi all, This topic is about a model of the Corrimal Colliery and its Incline in 1/43rd scale using 16.5mm gauge track for the 2' tramway and 3' gauge stone disposal track at the screens and 32mm gauge