G'day all, From time-to-time, as happens when one gets side-tracked whilst looking for something on the web, one finds something and thinks it may be of interest to others. The following shows just

Getting a balance between deep/detailed knowledge and material that is more accessible is always a challenge in the make-up of �Light Railways�. We need to recognise that most people go

G'day All, This website has just been re-instated www.wdlr.org.uk including photos of some surviving WD locos in Queensland. Regards, Mark K Sydney

New members to this group may not be aware that a major project of the LRRSA since 1999 has been researching the iron and steel industry of Lithgow, including associated mines, quarries and railways,

Morning, Just been working in the database section of the group. http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRRSA/database ** More non air hoppers added to the listing! ** Database of preserved

I wish to advise that Ian Holt passed away over the weekend and his funeral will be held in Lithgow today. Few members of this group will have known of Ian, but as President of the Lithgow District

Hi All, A tribute to the late Greame Breydon has been posted on the ATR website at http://www.atr.org.au/specials/breydon_tribute.htm His role in the heritage and tourist railway groups will be a

Hi all, I have just added some info on: Marjorie, Kitson No 9 & 10 in the Preserved Industrial Steam Locomotives database. Abermain 1022, A1890 and Ayrfield 308 in the non air hopper

Guys, What colours are most appropriate for painting cane bins? Have a few here to be done on the weekend but not sure what to use. Any help appreciated. Brad #### LocoShed Australasia Website

industry) industry) similar what I've just added a bunch of records to the preserved diesel database, A couple of suggestions: I can't edit the records once they are added. I spelt museum wrong in a

Further to Colin's interesting list below, a tramway is shown on the pre-WWII Inch/Mile Military map, running southwards, on the east side of Sandy Road (now Truemans Road), from the Point Nepean Road

Brad I've just posted pictures of modern 4 tonne and 8 tonne varieties, photographed in FNQ (South Johnstone?) in 2003. These are in Photo Album Ron's Bits & Pieces' Ron M.

Phil and Colin, Wonderful. The tramway alongside Truemans Road [Sandy Road] is the one portions of which I remember as a young tacker. The bits that were left were the old road bed out towards the

Phil and Colin, I had a look at the photos of the Rye Pier and they are very much as I remember it. One of the photos in fact shows my father’s professional fishing boat at anchor in the

Hi Chris, I shall take a look into this. I thought original posters of information could edit their work. I may have to change a setting. I will change to original owner. Number/name

Dear Ron, Brad, So 8 tonners are basically 2 X 4 tonners on a common frame, still on single axles? I hope the axle bearings were upgraded to take the extra weight. Why not bogies under such "double

Dear Brad, John G, LRRSA Members, NG Modellers, I note that John G has posted a pic of part of the LRRSA book stand which was part of the ILRMS stand at the 2005 Aust NG Convention, in Albury. (John,

Hi Professor/Ron/all, So many good ideas. Am going with a weathered red oxide on these one which are really only for display as I am more interested in larger scales for

Greetings all, Now that someone has spotted some of my photos in the Photos area I suppose I'd better 'fess up. I have a been a long time (about 20 years)member of the Illawarra Light Railway Museum

Hello Prof Just to muddy the waters even more, I have added three more pictures : 1. An example of the old style cut cane car. This one is in the Sugar Museum at Mourilyan. Well worth a