Some here research long closed government lines so I offer 1955 Tweed, Canungra (last year), Beaudesert, Cleveland (closed 1960 steam era line) and Ipswich lines (still open as rebuilt electric) plus

Dear all, I called in at Waunfawr on the Ffestiniog Railway's Welsh Highland Railway today. The new-build 'Lyn' from the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway was visiting. It looks similar to a Puffing Billy

Hello all, I would have mentioned this in the past, but some photos of tramway remains at South Channel Fort from a 2014 tour can be found

Dear all, I've been uploading more images to Flickr; this time from the 2'6" gauge Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway's gala. Take a look if you're

Dear all, Greetings from the United Kingdom. On Sunday I visited the 15" gauge Kirklees Light Railway. Visit: https://www.kirkleeslightrailway.com/ They were holding there annual gala and this

There is a railway on Rottnest Island https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rottnest_Island An entry states in part "A light railway was built from the jetty at Kingstown Barracks on Thomson Bay, to

The Swan Island fort tramway (from Queenscliff) was installed in 1883. Other Port Phillip sites that definitely had tramways are Point Nepean and the South Channel fort. If other defence sites that

Its good to see somebody reads the RAHS News… The study is firmly in the pre-nineteenth century period so many light railways are excluded. However I was thinking of Cockatoo Island as being

Other coastal military sites that spring to mind include the naval establishments HMAS Penguin at Pittwater and Swan Island in Port Philip Bay. They both used battery electric units for haulage on

Hi Folks, Did someone say munitions tramways for a fort???? Well, Fort Lytton at the mouth of the Brisbane River has appeared in the LRRSA yahoogroups at various times and Samboo The Bear, our

Good afternoon all, I am a new member to the LRRSA and this is my first response to the groups.io, so please accept my apologies in advance for any misunderstandings. I’m not sure of how

I’m not aware if any fort sites ever had light railways within them for the transport of munitions, but if readers are aware of anything published in this area, it may be of interest to the

Although the site is in the suburb of Marrickville those of us who relate more to railway stations will recognise it as the one time Sydney Steel(?) location alongside the Illawarra line just on the

Thanks Folks! LR s 196 & 197 that John listed now downloaded as PDFs from the LRRSA online bookshop! LR197 even had a loco picture. Cheers Peter Cokley

For those interested in current light railway operations, there has been a possible sighting of narrow gauge tunnelling locomotives at the Marrickville site for the Sydney Metro. If anyone can go to

Reports in LR 193, 196 & 197. John

Yes. As reported in LR but I can't quote the issue(s) just now. John

Hi Peter I have seen ..somewhere.. that there were hire locomotives from the US firm Mining Equipment Ltd (MEL), mostly various models of second-hand Plymouth locos. Perhaps John can enlighten us

I am wondering if there is any more tramway data on the Tugun Gold Coast desalination project. Back in LRRSA group message 3197 on Oct. 23, 2009 John Browning wrote the following message, shown

Further to Philips posting, the Chatswood site is fast developing, with a large shed already erected on the site midway between Chatswood and Artamon stations adjacent to the north shore railway. The