Queensland Rail is committed to supporting heritage train travel, with upgrades to a rail siding at Ballandean soon to be …
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Category: heritage
Repurposing rail sleepers for rail history
In a blend of sustainability and historical preservation, the METRONET Byford Rail Extension Project has donated around 400 pre-used railway sleepers to …
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Repurposing rail sleepers for rail history
In a blend of sustainability and historical preservation, the METRONET Byford Rail Extension Project has donated around 400 pre-used railway sleepers to …
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Further funding available for community groups
Not-for-profit groups that lease rail land, buildings and other assets from VicTrack, will share $500,000 in funding from the Federal …
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Queensland Rail returns to Cobb & Co festival for 100-year anniversary
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Cobb & Co festival, Queensland Rail, in partnership with the Australian Railway Historical …
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North Norfolk Railway Review
I recently visited the North Norfolk Railway with some railway friends. I hadn’t been to this heritage railway since the early 1970s although I always follow its progress in the media. History of the NNR As many will already know the North Norfolk Railway, also known as the Poppy Line, operates between Sheringham and the […]
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Wickham Trolley Restoration Project
The type 27A Wickham Trolley is a railway personnel carrier. British Rail used them to transport small groups of engineers to inspect railway lines. Over 600 type 27A Mk3 were built from nationalization of the railways in 1948 until around 1990 . They were used extensively over the whole of the British Railways network. Some also hauled four-wheel trailers which carried tools and equipment. Delivery of B40W On 20th February 2017, Wickham Trolley B40W was […]
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