To all LRRSA members, The next SEQ meeting will be held on Friday 16 October 2015 at the BCC Library, 107 Orange Grove Road Coopers Plains, car park at the rear of the building and entry to the

Hi Everyone, I spoke to Trevor today. He believes that there is currently no track, soeven the siding track and point work has been removed since the pictures weretaken. Cheers Bruce

Last week I mentioned the mystery rail I found in the road bitumenoutside the cemetery on the northern side of Fingal Head near the mouth of theTweed River. So far no conclusive proof the rail was

At the Liverpool train exhibition tomorrow, I will see the Bonalbo schoolprincipal (who lives at Casino), so I will ask him if he has recently had aclose look? Bruce

Unfortunately not. The only time I saw it from ground level was in 1988, so your viewing was more recent; but my recollection from then was that it vanished into dirt, not only grass. I don't

Murarrie brick kiln tramway on a 1923 Brisbane 1 inch mile topographicalmap. Locate Murarrie railway station on the Cleveland branch on the southsideof Brisbane and look slightly south east to find a

Expanding the original subject slightly to discuss the Bonalbo construction …. A Construction Siding for the proposed line was actually laid in, and when works ceased, part was retained for

Hi Eddie, I understand now – thanks! Bruce

The book is detailing the history of the plans to build the railway from Casino to Bonalbo, including discussion and photos of the earthworks that were actually constructed for a considerable

Does anyone know details about a company with the title "Pacific Tunnelling"? This company acted as a broker for the purchase of equipment for a number of tunnelling projects in Australia and New

Hi Eddie, Thank-you for your comments – very much appreciated. It is interesting that Bonalbo features in a book with this title. I wouldnot like to walk from Bonalbo to the closest standard

I looked last night at the bigger book that has both Ballina and Bonalbo, but have not actually read it. It is much more substantial than most such documents, because it has been prepared from a

Hello My brother moved to Alstonville last year and sent me both books knowing my historical interest in railways. 'Forgotten Railways of the Northern Rivers' covers the same information as in 'Out of

Hi Eddie, I will be up that way in a few weeks. Your recommendations in three weeks,rather than three years would be very helpful! The books aren’t very expensive, however do they have

I have checked my stacks of unread books, and confirm that I have both of them. I have moved them to the top of the highest priority stack. I therefore may be able to answer your question within

It appears that the author has many other books, including: Out of Puff –The Ballina Train http://aphsmuseum.org.au/?page_id=14 Does anyone own any of these author’s books, who can provide a

https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Forgotten_Railways_of_the_Northern_River.html?id=mYxiGgAACAAJ&redir_esc=y

I have a similarly VERY vague recollection of some article other than Byways, and wonder if praps there was an article in ARH mag that I might be thinking of. -- Cheers, Kevin When an old man dies, a

Ron Preston in his book "Tender into Tank", in the 13 class section, had an essay on a trip he did on the Ballina branch - however that publication must go back 45 years? Bruce

A reminder about the Climax locomotive Twylight outing on 10 October. Bookings are still open but are due to close on Wednesday 7 October, providing it is not fully booked before that date. Bookings