John, The cable railway at Balls Head, on Sydney Harbour, used hopper wagons with conventional inside-flanged diamond-frame bogies. However, some equipment supplied by the CW Hunt Company was

VR crossed La Trobe River in three places: Moe (the Walhalla line); Traralgon - Glengarry (Maffra line), and Rosedale - Kilmany (Sale line). At Noojee, VR stayed on the south bank. In the upper La

Hello all, Can across this reference to the above. There are copies of various catalogues. The one of interest is the cable drawn railroad. I seem to recall a coaling line in Sydney at Ball Point??

Hello Glenn, Your question on why the Powelltown tramway was built to 3 ft gauge is a very good one. I am sure the promoters would have chosen 3 ft 6 in gauge if they had free choice, for the very

Hello All, Recent posts about the dilemma of gauge discrepancies for modelling Little Yarra have lead me to ponder the reason the Powelltown tramway was built to 3' gauge. In an earlier thread Mr

-------------------------------------------------- From: <thirtyinchfan@...> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:43 AM Well I'm sympathetic to the dilemma because I have much the same issue

Thanks to all those who offered assistance. Frank Savery sent me a DVD taken at Redwater Creek in Tasmania, and from that I have extracted a couple of the whistles. If people are interested they

Hi Michael, David & All, With regards to the frames of a model of Little Yarra, it would be very easy for any manufacturer to build the main frames at 10mm. in width and have castings with all the

Mike and Bruce, Many thanks for your excellent answers to my query. Ron

-------------------------------------------------- From: <thirtyinchfan@...> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 11:36 PM I'm not sure I've got your drift, Michael. Is your emphasis on "minor" or

I think an On30 "Little Yarra" is a minor offence against the laws of nature. "Little Yarra" was quite a small loco and Baldwin certainly constructed inside framed locos of around this size for 2'6"

David - Thanks for the confirmation of the identity of KIA ORA at Carnarvon, glad that the photo was of interest. I have put a Wyndham view in the same folder, this time from one of my own

What a fantastic resource! I wonder what progress has been made in making Australian newspapers available? John John Browning Brisbane Queensland Australia PO Box 99 Annerley 4103

Hello all, A recent trip to Japan brought back a copy of a book on the Kiso Railway which was an extensive user of Forney locomotives in its early years. The basic concept is a 0-4-2 or 0-4-4 with a

-------------------------------------------------- Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 4:58 AM To: <LRRSA@...> Subject: [LRRSA] Re: Little Yarra Thanks, Frank, that's what I guessed on all

If you have an interest in the early development of 3 ft 6 in gauge then the following site is worth a

Hello David, Yes Brian is aware of the articles and drawings in the April "Narrow Gauge Downunder" and "Light Railways". He actually approached us for information in January, and he probably wrote to

Hello all. Thanks for that, Mike. It is a lovely image. Yes, "Kia Ora" is preserved with Rail Heritage WA at their Bassendean railway museum (formerly known as the Australian Railway Historical

Greetings from the U.K. I was reading the June 1955 issue of the long defunct magazine 'Ships & Ship Models' & came across an article 'South from Singapore' by Capt. A.G.Course. Accompanying the