Here's a photo of motor 31A at the depot. The Tudor Gateway, visible across O'Connell St., clearly identifies the location of the depot yard. Richard Horne

Bill, For a track map of the line see page 56 of Bruce Macdonald's recent book 'The Steam Tram in Australia & Mew Zealand' (Eveleigh Press 2018). There is a good early photo of the depot, with O'Conne

Dear Bill, Brilliant. The wonders of Trove. And thank you very much for correcting me with this additional, fascinating information. Cheers, Richard

Bill, 'Trolley Wire' was totally incorrect in the reason it gave for the motor's withdrawal from use. Its run on 7th February was its first and last. Although successful, the Adelaide City Council dem

It was ordered by the Adelaide Unley & Mitcham Tramway Co. through Arkell, Tufts & Co., New York Export Agents. Numbered 1, it was sold in November 1883 to the Parramatta Tramway of Sydney Ferries, wh

Will it include the Baldwin built Sydney steam trams and the single Adelaide one? The latter was painted canary yellow. Richard Horne

Old photos show that two standard gauge steam railway cranes operated here, running the length of each side of the dock. Does anyone have details? Richard Horne

I haven't checked the reference, but surely that £12,000 should be £1,200. Richard Horne

Dick, n_andrews@..., of course. Regards, Richard Horne

Michael, Contact me off group and I'll give you Lou's contact details. Richard Horne

Yes, the 'Left Bank' in Paris, for example.

The photo is not of Nobbys breakwater, but shows 'Coffee Pot' on Tom Howley & Co.'s Glenrock Colliery line. This loco was the motor potion of the combined car built by Hudson Bros. in 1887 for Saywell

Stuart, There was a WAGR branch to the weir so the loco in the photo would be a WAGR one. The reservoir not only served Perth but the Coolgardie goldfields water pipeline. Quite a milestone in WA's hi

A Christmas card I sent airmail from here in the UK to Adelaide, post marked 5th December, arrived on 23rd January. Just pointing out that it's not only the LRRSA that is suffering at the hands of Oz

Phil, Thanks for the further information. I rather suspected that the hole in the head of the rail was from later use as a fence post. In the Snowdonia area of North Wales there are many fence posts t

Dear Phil, That's fascinating, being so completely different from the 'broad gauge' arrangement. On that there were pairs of holes in the flat surfaces of the rail through which bolts were screwed int

Brunel's bridge rail ends were connected by inserts that fitted into the hollow 'u' space. The 'slipper' shown in the photo surely cannot accommodate a bridge rail. Rather, it has the appearance of so

Frank, I also am at a loss to understand how these two fillers can be objected to. Depending on personal taste, they are as interesting or uninteresting as any other article. In my view, if anything '

This is all very interesting...but I seem to have missed the vital issue: what exactly are the new SMR locos? I'd be grateful for details and, if possible, a photo as a simple email attachment. Anyone

Peter, I'm not quite clear if you are describing a tractor's chassis (i.e. without wheels) as motive power for a traverser. If so, this is akin to any powered traverser at railway workshops, tramway w