I have seen models of these wagons listed in the latest catalogues. I take it they were part of a rapid troop movement train during WW2? Can...
Unfortunately rail incidents like this are far too common. Many incidents are the result of road users or pedestrians trying to short cut across...
Another unusal issue in South Australia is [img] millipedes. When crusshed the bodies of this insect becomes a highly slippery mush that causes...
I was interested in the comments on a previous thread re the size of the cow catchers fitted to our locomotives. The drought in South and Western...
I used to live and work along the northern coast of Ahrnem Land spending much of this time living in remote bush camps. The salty in the top...
I believe that the picture of the steam loco is a New South Wales streamlined 38 Pacific class. Possibly 3801 which I believe is preserved and...
Was the "Reid" reverser a mechanical or electrcial device? I take it from its name it may include a reid switch activated by the rail vehicle...
Im glad it finally worked. Working for a grain bulk handler I spend a lot of time working with the local railroad. Our local railway system is...
In the words of a famous Australian advert Oh Bugga, Give this a go!! [img] [img]
I have another example of railroads pcssing through the main street of Australian Country towns. The attached photo was taken late last year in...
Indeed Pt Pirie and a number of other "break of gauge" stations in South Australia did have triple gauges running into them. Evidence of the three...
Gday Ben, I too have dabbled in South Australian N gauge previously. I started with a white metal GM kit on a Bachmann SD40 chasis and an off the...
The mind boggles on how one discharges all that ore? At the Pt Augusta Power Station I have been led to believe that they completely rotate the...
There are 2 ex Commonwealth Railways Budd cars residing in South Australia that I know of. One is preserved at the Port Dock Museum in Adelaide...
Drove the family and some friends up to Quorn this weekend to ride the Pichi Richi Railway. With 3 kids 5 years old or under we decided to take...
Don't have any photos of the record run however did see the big WA model railroad layout in Adelaide 2 years ago. As you can imagine it took up a...
I liase with ASR in my role in the grain industry. As far as I am aware the line is to be built in independant sections and joined up. This is due...
Never having had the opportunity to see a streamlined 38 in operation I enjoyed your description of your encounter. Living in South Australia I am...
