G'day All. There was a 4 wheeled plateway wagon in the Menzies Creek Museum for some time. It looked just like a large farmers flat bed wagon. I guess that it got scrapped by some

Some material on the Moorabbin plateway appeared in the July 2002 issue of Australian Railway History, with a follow-up in the October 2002 issue by Ian Cutter. Ian provided a further update in the

There was a very short plate way just a few km from Sydney City. I was the Scout Leader at Longueville Sea Scouts in the 1980's. We had a plate way through the the boat shed and down into the water to

There was a plateway in Moorabbin which is etched in my mind as while monitoring works in its vicinity Council accidently uncovered a major gas main which caused some excitement. I have a report on it

Much of the convict tramways in the Tasman Peninsulaarea of Tas. were plateways – flat wooden wheels running on flangedwooden tracks. The wagons were referred to as carts! The number and extent

Hi guys Probably neither form of these light railways was common in Australia. Can anyone nominate any examples, no matter how obscure or short, of either? Jim Longworth

G'day Frank and All, It could be said that the major fault of this DVD is that there is no contact for the producers. No commentary, just the trip to Gembrook. Well worth

Hi Try the Puffing Billy Shop they may be able to get it for you. Shop online on 03 9757 0776 or email shop.online@.... You never know till you try. Steve -- Steve Chapman Sydney Australia

Hello all, Does anyone know if the DVD: "Fifteen miles to Gembrook" is still available? It was produced in 2004 by Warren Andrew Turner. I have done a Google search without success. It was a

Hello all, I was doing some walking in some of the parks in the Dandenongs area last weekend, and one of these was Lysterfield Park. There used to be a tramway in Lysterfield Park for

G'day All, The A2 was tested on Sunday between Newport and Sunshine. The smokebox door carried a message "Vale Lyn Helsby". Lyn was a long time driver at Belgrave. I do not know any

Yes, I took lots of photos. I also took a few photos of the remains of the Fitzroy Iron Works underneath Woolworths at Mittagong. Regards, Chris Email sent using Optus Webmail

I visited Joadja last year - definitely a must visit if you are interested in rail and industrial heritage. I didn't get to visit the incline unfortunately as it was quite late by the time we

They are open a few times a year, see http://www.joadjatown.com.au/ Regards, Chris

Thanks for the report Chris, The Narrow Gauge Convention at Bowral finished with a tour of Joadja, but inclement weather meant any option for an unguided stroll around was not able to be taken.

The owners of Joadja had an open day today so I went for a visit as I’d never been before. The tour costs $18 and you ride around on trailers behind a 4WD. At some points you can get off and look

Hi David(s), Steve and all, Sorry for the confusion with the web link - it slipped through the proof reading which is a bit of a rookie mistake. Something to be mindful of as we prepare the December

Nambour loco Maroochy was photographed in the South CoastBulletin (now Gold Coast Bulletin) Wednesday 1 May 1963 as arriving atGilltrap’s Kirra museum. The date is the reason for my

Hi Geoff, Glad you like the images. What makes Puffing Billy so special are the friendly people. The history is fascinating too:

Two thumbs up from me! When you see pictures like that of Puffing Billy, you have to thank your lucky stars that such a beautiful railway, with such lovely engines was preserved. It was a pretty near