All ok now as I have John Paff’s details. Cheers Peter Cokley

Light Railways 265 was handed over to Australia Post this morning. It's another a great looking issue The main articles are: Robb & Co’s Cudgen Sugar Operations (Northern Rivers of NSW), the

I have lost John Paff’s email, so John, can you please email me at petanoz@... Usual topic of interest to both of us. Cheers Peter Cokley

Hi John and everyone, Thanks John for all this lovely help!!! Glad you offered some advice on the Terranora ‘funicular’/ ‘balanced incline’ terminology topic as I have seen a few

Dear Peter > Need a bit of background advice please regarding 2 foot gauge 1890s cane trucks and how common was the fitting of brakes and the difference between bogie trucks and what were termed

Light Railways 265 is getting close to be sent out to our members. There are some great topics in the meetings this month, ranging from lime sands tramways on the Eyre Peninsula, to Dams of Sydney

Peter, That "dodgy" link to the photo might be because you uploaded to the yahoogroup, not to groups.io John

Thanks. I was under the (mistaken) impression that it was “braked”. Hunslet.

Image of 1890s cane truck from Fowler Catalogue now on my Google Drive as the earlier link to the group’s files is dodgy. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DDe-L2Z0RPF4-BVfwM-TaD4gcnRH5pbb/view

Forgot to mention the bogie trucks originally ordered for Duranbah also had brakes, so the proposed swap was for Duranbah’s bogie trucks with brakes for Caleb Marks’ single trucks, with brakes.

Need a bit of background advice please regarding 2 foot gauge 1890s cane trucks and how common was the fitting of brakes and the difference between bogie trucks and what were termed in 1890s as single

Members may well be interested in the latest video from John Phillips, now on YouTube. Definitely worth a look (as are all John's videos) - includes the rather ancient AEC railmotor. cheers

No worries. India next... 😉 Michael Chapman Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

Hi John, It was two or three in Wernigerode, but minus one at the top of the Brocken. It felt much colder though owing to the wind chill and all the ice and snow blowing around. Michael Chapman Sent

Many Thanks and a fruitful year in your travels. Ian (Germany) Virus-free. www.avast.com

Nice photos Michael, I've never been there in Winter. I'm not certain whether I prefer Melbourne's high 30s (42 on Friday) or the freezing cold. What was the temperature in Wernigerode? John

Dear all, Happy New Year from the United Kingdom. Apologies for being off-topic, but just before Christmas I travelled via train from Leeds in Yorkshire to Hannover in Germany via LNER, Eurostar,

Funeral Arrangements for Noel F Reed (from SMH) REED, Noel Francis 25.12.1930 - 19.12.2018 Much loved husband of Doreen. Dearly loved father and father-in-law of Jenni & David and Sue & Roger. Loved

REED, Noel Francis. 25.12.1930 - 19.12.2018. Much loved husband of Doreen. Dearly loved father and father-in-law of Jenni & David and Sue & Roger. Loved Pa to Sean, Aimee, Jade, Tom, Ben, Tim, Hannah

On 22/12/2018 12:18, Petan wrote: Tragic news. Noel contributed an incredible amount to the recording and analysis of railway/tramway history as well as being a major figure in