Hello All, Good News... Light Railways 272 (April 2020) has now been entrusted to Australia Post. As mentioned recently this has been a long, drawn out process, but it is finally completed. The conten

Folks, horse lines seem to get an occasional mention over the years in various publications, including marked as such on parish maps and similar, as well in railway / tramway publications, suggesting

G’day In 2013, members of ANGRMS spent about a week and a half at Victoria Mill, Ingham recovering concrete sleepers. These images are of the tractor line immediately to the north of the mill. Greg St

G’day again Just because tractor is used to shunt wagons doesn’t constitute it being a horse line. For decades Millaquin Mill at Bundaberg has used wheeled tractors to shunt the full and empty roads w

From a kindred group, condensed slightly. I haven't extracted the G33 items yet. Roderick Garratt Situation February 2020 Peter Bagshawe, posting to <garratt@...> Sun, 8 Mar February 2020 update to th

I am researching Fairmont Railway Motor Trolley history of Australia and although most were utilized by main railway systems around the country some found their way on tramways including Beaudesert an

We are now taking orders for Beneath the Peak of Lyell. The recommended retail price will be $66.00 ($49.50 for LRRSA members) but for orders placed before May 15, the special pre-publication price wi

The mailout team gathered yesterday, spread out so as to obey the social distancing rules, and with a changeover part way through to keep the number of visitors to 5. Light Railways 273, the June 2020

This contact may be a useful one. 200329Su-Melbourne'HeraldSun'-Ezard-timber.jpg Roderick

Phil, I went there in 1975. The location is the French Antarctic Base. We only had a few hours. My interest was in Mereorology so my time was spent looking at the MET equipment and collecting postage

Hello everybody, Can anybody help with identifying this gadget, it was beside the light rail from the brickworks to the coal mine at Newnes NSW. It is 50mm long 13m high. Regards Philip Hammon 190 Cli

I am wondering if anyone knows what became of the Fairmont Gang Car , which is a recent discovery for me, that operated on the Mt Lyell Rack Railway. I have included two Ted Lister Collections photo’s

The Wonders of Technology Folks, we have a couple of technical hitches in our computer systems at the moment. Firstly: when attempting to renew your (or apply for) membership online, after pressing "C

Our Victorian Tours' organiser, Simon Moorhead has brought the following to our attention: I recently discovered that all the Victorian Geological Survey Bulletins and Memoirs are now available for fr

Hello all, For those interested, the latest issue of the Peninsula Essence has an article on the Sorrento steam tram - it can be viewed online at: http://peninsulaessence.com.au/online-issue/ Regards,

A reminder to members of the LRRSA - have you renewed your subscription? The August 2020 issue of "Light Railways" will be posted later this month. It is the first issue for the new financial year. If

Light Railways 274 (August 2020) has been handed over to Australia Post, thanks to a monumental single-handed effort by Frank. Contents: - Of Boxer and Bruiser...Tiger and Trooper - Horse haulage in c

On Wednesday 19 August at 8.30 pm Eastern Standard Time (8.00 pm in SA & NT; 6.30pm in WA) the LRRSA will be holding an online meeting via Zoom. It will go for about 60 to 90 minutes, but you will be

Frank promised an advance email with the link, but I can't find it. I went to the webpage at 21.15 when my boating one finished, and played silly games with the captcha jigsaw, and gave up. Roderick

Roderick Deteriorating walking bridge shut for repair Sun.31.5.20 Melbourne 'Herald Sun' A HISTORIC walking bridge in Gippsland has been closed after it was deemed in urgent need of repair. Parks Vict