Hello Brad It looks like you are in good company. See : http://zelmeroz.Com/canesig/model/members.htm Then bring up the window for the 1:48 Moreton Cane Bins. Ron M.

Hi Ron, The large bin is 10 tonne, the same type as used by Proserpine, Tully and Mulgrave. Regards, David.

Hi Prof, Victoria Mill is making their own 8 tonners by welding 2 four tonners together, although I believe they keep the four ton wheels/bearings at each end. Regards, David.

Thanks David That clears it up. Both the 4 tonne and the 10 tonne must have been at Tully - they were the most friendly bunch of blokes at that Mill, and I was given almost free rein within sensible

I'll be adding info on almost every single non-air at Richmond Vale when I have that info again. Trent

David, I've placed a copy of a copy of the 1938 map of Rye in the photos. http://au.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRRSA/photos. You'll notice that there weren't as many roads in Rye seventy years

Phil, I should be in the vicinity of the South Channel Fort sometime this summer. I have made a note to stick at the nav station on my boat and will have a look on the fort for you and take some

I have been away from all this for so long but I think there is some info in Jane Harrington’s book refereed to earlier and other info may be held by Heritage Vic and the National Trust. Apart from

For a couple of photographs of Graeme's funeral train, see http://tdu.to/msg/msg43940.html with sadness, Phil

Thanks David, I'm guessing the tramway only went from the jetty (or both jetties - there was also originally one at the other end of the island from the present jetty)to the coal store, next to the

Greetings all, Work has commenced on demolishing the remains of the mushroom farm north of Helensburgh NSW (between Wollongong & Sydney). The mushroom farm used the old NSWGR single track tunnel

Hi all, John Dennis recently placed this on Railpage and I thought it may be of interest here. http://duttonbay.fotopic.net/p33487158.html It is a map of this former sewer railway,

Ian, I made at least 20 to 30 visits to the South Channel Fort in the 50's and 60's from my fathers professional fishing boat. From memory there what looked to be sleepers going from the dock onto

Hi Brad, The map has been lifted from a lengthy article on the subject which appeared in the ARHS Bulletin 382, August 1969. For the record, the line had one locomotive - an 0-4-0ST built

I have delayed responding to your questions in the last paragraph of your message below as I did not know the answer. However I found out the answer last Sunday when I was one of the volunteers on the

I recently joined http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clasig and looking at the archives found a discussion about Baldwin Locomotive Works agents. The following were listed in 1914 and 1920 R. Towns &

Reminder from: LRRSA's Calendar Title: 'Furnace, Fire & Forge' (Official Launch) Date:

Newell & Co. certainly supplied the Melbourne Harbor Trust with 7108, 7111 and 7156. (John, have you lost your copy of LR 65? We have quite a few in the sales stock!) Colin

Last year when I was working on the Cockatoo Island CMP with Tony Brassil at Godden Mackay Logan we came across a photo that shows what seems to be an electric locomotive pushing some hoppers. It is

A couple of queries about info in the latest LR magazine, #190. On page 26 there is a heading for Ron Leonard, but I'm sure it was Rod Leonard in previous issues. Anyone know which is right? Also in