An update on Mother’s Bridge – Inland Rail modificationsInland Rail changes in Junee, have forced a lot of traffic to the level crossing. Last week, I was stopped first in line, by the boom gates for around 5 minutes, waiting for the long c…
Experimentations for model trains climbing gradesI am at the stage of adding the ramp behind my staging yard to climb to the lower scenery level. This ramp will be hidden, and hard to access, so I thought I would check that my longest train…
My experience with Fast Tracks.A “down” QUBE steel train approaches Shepherds on Jan 30, 2025 at around 80-90Kph. This snapshot through the car windscreen. Of note is the lack of wires on the lineside poles – these copper wires have b…
The parcel van end of the Southern Aurora heads south across the Edward Street level crossing in Wagga. The train was running very late when Ian McIlwain captured this photo in 1962. Note the illuminated sig…
The Indian red diesels need something to haul, so, thanks to all the lovely r-t-r 1960s/1970s bogie rolling stock now available, it is a simple matter of pulling something out of the box, checking the couplings and wheels against the standards gauge, …
