A week or so ago Iwas looking for the Lismore Tweed Railway working plans and sections (WP&S)to help locate three sugar cane loading spots on the Murwillumbah line aslisted in the 1895 Government

A week or so ago I was looking for the Lismore Tweed Railway working plans and sections (WP&S) to help locate three sugar cane loading spots on the Murwillumbah line as listed in the 1895 Government

Some up-dates on possible construction railways (tunnel locomotives) Forrestfield-Airport Link - SI/NRW jv

LOL!!!!!!!!!!! Of course!!! Thinking the same thing, I looked up Rolfe's bible, but that didn't make sense as 103 from Grafton was only Casino so that couldn't be it. But of course his distances are

Problem solved! That is great Peter! Best regards Bruce

Thanks Bruce and that was the key I needed!!! That sent me to my 1918 WTT which used Grafton as zero and gave 103m 78ch Binna Burra which is just west of Bangalow, 114m 25ch Byron Bay Creamery

Hi Peter, I can’t really answer your question, however is it possible that thesemeasurements were taken from the existing “rail-head” (South Grafton?) and basedon the 1895 proposed route to

A puzzle for NSW railway mileage enthusiasts if interested; The NSW Government Gazette 18 June 1895 noted sugar cane and timber to be loaded or unloaded at the sidings to be constructed at 103 miles

There is a Cletrac on display at the Tamborine Mountain Heritage Centre in SE QLD with the Cletrac viewable on google street view as it is just inside the fence

It's interesting to hear of Cletracs up in Queensland. In the 1920s and 30s they were the only oversnow vehicles to operate in substantial numbers, mostly to Victorian Railways owned ski hotels such

Thanks Phil, I’m in contact with a few local folk and might eventually get lucky. The author was 82 when published in 2010 so I’m hoping he is still around. Cheers Peter Cokley

Very interesting Peter. Great to hear your research is getting results. I'm looking forward to your article (as I'm sure is the Hon Editor). . . and what a tongue-twister first thing in the morning -

Hi Folks, The topic is the Tweed district’s CSR Condong Mill / Crabbes Creek sugar tramway’s Cletrac / Cleveland Tractor Company loco whose introduction at Crabbes Creek I traced via Trove to

My copy of 257 arrived in the UK this morning. -- Brian RumaryEnglandbrian(at)rumary.co.uk

Hello Chris, Thank you for that offer. I will pass it on to the LR Editor. Regards, Frank

Frank, I’m happy to do proofreading, I did a few books for ARHS when Chris Walters was RD editor. Regards, Chris

Stuart Yes, more encouraging. There seems to have not have been an announcement as to which TBM manufacturer is to supply these yet. For the initial assembly of the TBM there needs to be an external

Google mail was its usual slow instantaneous delivery again. I had read it cover to cover and was ready for the next issue before you guys even got the printed version to the post box.

Hello Chris, Our apologies for causing you this diappointment. It was an unfortunate error, and since everything that appears in Light Railways is read by at least two people we would

Mine arrived in Broken Hill on Tuesday. Dick