Trying to sort out which TACL tractor is preserved at Puffing Billy. In 'A Day in the Life of G42' pages 18 and 19, The Climax is pictured with a somewhat dilapidated TACL tractor. Is this the one

My interest is in rail (and trams) generally but I discovered that many pictures of timber tramways at interchange locations often show details of the "other" railway in the background that adds to

Hello all, My interest started when I bought the book "Balloon Stacks and Sugar Cane" on the Fiji cane lines. How many others started from that book? Somehow I found out about the club in the late

I've joined LRRSA twice. The first time was in the 1960s whilst still at high school. LR16 was my first magazine. After I started my apprenticeship, the abject poverty forced me to not renew after

I only became aware of LRRSA after it was mentioned on the Locoshed Yahoo group, most likely by Brad. I work for BlueScope Steel (previously BHP) at Port Kembla and supplied info on the Port Kembla

G'day All, I have absolutely no idea how I actually came to the decision to join. I feel it may have been as a result of one of the fund raising trips on the Puffing Billy line to raise money for

In the early and mid 1970s, as a teenager, I was purchasing Light Railways from the bookstands on ARHS (WA) monthly tour trains. At that time WA was well represented in articles and I was personally

-------------------------------------------------- From: "BLI BLI" <alcogoodwin@...> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 11:20 PM I wanted the Members' Discount on Bushtram books! David

Howdee, This is a question borne out of our recent lively debate on the group. How did you come to join the LRRSA in the first place? For me it occured around 1993-4 after a visit, not

Hi Bob,           I suppose I have pretty much given my views in this thread already.   However I have never had any real cause for complaint, I have found every since issue interesting

On the topic of what the LRRSA and its magazine 'Light Railways' covers, my understanding is that the Society encourages research into light railways, particularly those in industrial settings (which

Frank,          I have a great one of some bullocks hauling cane trucks on portable track in Fiji if your interested.   OK, yeah I am only joking :-)   Regards Brad  ** Trying to lighten

BLI BLI wrote: Few people probably go there to read messages, but one needs to go there to see new entries into the Files and Photos sections. The extent to which such new entries arise is of course

The LRRSA is currently having a new website professionally developed. It will have an on-line shopping facility built in, instead of the present difficult-to-use separate shopping cart facility. As

Following a request in a model railway group I have prepared an outline side-elevation scale drawing of "Powellite", the Powelltown tramway's Bagnall 0-6-0 loco Builder's Number 1965 of 1914. It can

**** Just typed up an extended reply to both Peter and Eddie before realising that Pete's was actually offlist (which I greatly appreciate). I have edited his reply out but am sending the remaining

Some groups I belong to change the photo either on a weekly bases or monthly, those groups are modelling groups so the photo is generally the latest model built by one of the members, more or less

Then there is another significant sized group within the LRRSA who like to go and visit railways that aren't there! That is, the industrial archaeologists whose main interest is in railways and

Hi John, I will experiment and see if we can get a web counter on there to measure traffic. Brad John Browning wrote: New Email addresses available on Yahoo! Get the Email name you've always

A Fiji shot belongs in a Philippine museum? Brad Hunslet wrote: Importing contacts has never been easier. Bring your friends over to Yahoo! Mail today! http://www.trueswitch.com/yahoo-ph