I am in the process of putting together various reports on the impact of the Victorian bushfires on preserved railways and heritage sites relating of light railway interest. I gather that the Walhalla

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 did note your comment re the photos on the Yahoo Group, but a couple of years back there was a mix-up in my 'registration' on this group, which Brad corrected, but it means I do not have a lo

Frank, I am looking at putting material together for the H&T section in the next issue of LR and it seems to me that this excellent account of the LRRSA Melbourne meeting at the PBR workshops should b

For Frank, You (temporary) Beijing correspondent has been on the job. I had already made arrangements to go out to Rob and Yuehong Dickinson's place at Dashanzi for dinner last night, so the timing of

John Shoebridge wrote: Judging from the backgrounds... the sequences in "Navy Divers" appear to have been filmed at Balmoral, Waverton and old torpedo range in Pittwater. Perhaps the latter location i

On 29 October Lyn Zelmer posted a message from Gustav Rohr in Germany seeking information on narrow gauge railways on Samoa, Nauru, New Guines and former German Islands in Micronesia. I will contact G

On Tuesday 23 Sep, Leon Oberg wrote: I don't know if anyone has posted today's delivery of freshly refurbished Endeavour cars TE2801 and LE2851. I was in Newcastle yesterday (Wednesday) and when being

Frank, Very nice indeed. I am particularly impressed by the standard of the interpretative displays - eg, carriages with period interiors and passengers - in the museums. While the Archer Park Museum

On 18 August Chris wrote: In the H&T section of the latest LR magazine the item on the Bennett Brook Railway at Whiteman Park mentions a Dorman Planet loco and a Ruston. Does anyone have any details o

Alf Atkin wrote on 26 June: I have added an album to the photos section called Burrinjuck Dam. In this album are a couple of photos of a hopper wagon that has been in the State Recreation Park for ove

In response to Frank's request, I have not heard anything further re the first Perth Zoo train since the report published in Light Railways 160 (August 2001). You might, however, check if your corresp

As I recall, the arrangement was to store the Shay at the Workshops Rail Museum until the group at Mapleton have secured sufficiant funds to initiate a restoration project. There not have been any rep

I posted information on this group some weeks back advising of the reopening of the Coal Creek complex at Korumburra. I have since established that the park is open 5 days a week (closed Tuesday and W

On 14 March Eddy Oliver and Hunslet wrote: but why the apparent strong interest in Fiji? Is it simply that the sugar operations are regarded as particularly parallel to Queensland? Because the author

On 13 March Bill Hanks wrote: Dare I suggest that Light Railways may one day feature a "Page 3 Locomotive"!!! Hmmm!! Well LR 200 will also feature BURWOOD, a locomotive dear to the hearts of many Novo

David Halfpenny wrote: My problem is that I'm not a member of LRRSA, merely a customer for the excellent books. Maybe I should be? David: That sounds like an excellent move. Indeed, today would be gre

Thanks for checking this one out Bruce. I have been in touch with South Gippsland Council and, hopefully, they will provide some more specific details. They did advise that the Coal Creek Bush Tramway

News from Carnarvon in WA is that a visiting boiler inspector from Queensland has assisted the local preservation group to overhaul the 0-4-0T Andrew Barclay locomotive KIMBERLEY - which has been in s

I see from its website that the Coal Creek Community Park & Museum (formerly Coal Creek Heritage Village) reopened on weekends and public holidays in January following closure after the past year for