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Preserving cane train history before Australian rail buffs run out of puff

gobstopper
September 27, 2024
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Railway enthusiast Brad Peadon is convinced time is running out to preserve remnants from the glory years of Australia’s cane trains.

S&DR Podcast No.4: Building Bridges

July 27, 2024
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The Railway Station S&DR Podcast No.4: Building Bridges Join hosts Caroline Hardie and Archie MacKay in the fourth episode of Tales from the Rails as they […]

Sound Poem – an activity for Little Loco readers

July 27, 2024
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The Railway Station Sound Poem – an activity for Little Loco readers What sounds did people hear on Little Locos’ journey? Choo choo Whoo Whoo […]

Let’s write an acrostic poem – an activity for Little Loco readers

July 27, 2024
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The Railway Station Let’s write an acrostic poem – an activity for Little Loco readers Write a word vertically. It could be your name or […]

What happened to Hobart’s trams?

Bardy Bigglesworth
July 22, 2024
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Which was the first city in Australia to get an electric tram network up and running?

It’s been 45 years since Tasmania’s last passenger train service ran

Bardy Bigglesworth
July 22, 2024
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Tasmania, once considered an Australian leader in public transport, now ranks among the worst in the country, according to a report published earlier this year.

Bacchus Marsh Signal Box to be sadly demolished

Brian Evans
July 8, 2024
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Thought I’d grab some photos of the Bacchus Marsh Signal Box before it is demolished.

Swanston and Flinders Sts Melbourne in 1956

Bardy Bigglesworth
July 8, 2024
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Princes Bridge station (on the left) was replaced in 1967.

Glorious Melbourne in photographs from the last century

Bardy Bigglesworth
July 5, 2024
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A small collection of transport related photographs of glorious Melbourne over the past century.

S&DR podcast 3. Heighington Station – the world’s earliest railway station.

May 3, 2024
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The Railway Station S&DR podcast 3. Heighington Station – the world’s earliest railway station. Listen to the latest podcast by the Friends of the Stockton […]