Roderick, A fascination report, thank you. You refer to a photo showing a steam locomotive. Is that correct, or was it a portable steam engine or even a traction engine, as I understood the line to be

John, All nine of the attachments turned up with Roderick's original email, so no problem there. Richard

Bruce, You now know what 2118 is. I've not looked at the link, but if it doesn't say, the loco is now a static exhibit on the Pichi Richi Railway. 1618 was a 0-4-0ST with the Australian Gas Light Co.,

David, The Lakewood Firewood Co., Kurrawang was 3' 6" gauge. It owned a large number of steam locos over the years, several ex WAGR and ex Commonwealth Rlys. In the late 1930s it shifted its operation

Dear Ross, John Hyett has provided the answer: an error by the painter! Cheers, Richard

Ross, That's pretty obvious, but what is the relevance of Sept 1st, 1802? And what is the occasion? Cheers, Richard

Thank you, John, that's very kind of you. Richard

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