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  Thread: Nominations for the Fugliest Loco outside Aus
BrianB

Replies: 9
Views: 205

PostForum: General   Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 5:02 pm   Subject: Re: Nominations for the Fugliest Loco outside Aus
You will find LOTS of candidates here:

http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/locoloco.htm
  Thread: Yass railway
BrianB

Replies: 74
Views: 3429

PostForum: New South Wales   Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:49 pm   Subject: Re: Yass railway
Here is one from out of town.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/grahamh_pix/2609218249/sizes/l/in/set-72157605802101626/

Great photo! any idea what the guards van is? Looks like a CHG without the end p ...
  Thread: Cardiff - Am I seeing things or is this a bowling green?
BrianB

Replies: 11
Views: 738

PostForum: New South Wales   Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 7:07 am   Subject: Re: Cardiff - Am I seeing things or is this a bowling green?
Yes, Cardiff Workshops did have (still has?) a bowling green - I've seen photos from the 50's and 60's that show it.

While this set of photos don't specifically show the bowling green, they may be ...
  Thread: Commute times
BrianB

Replies: 31
Views: 503

PostForum: The Lounge   Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:11 pm   Subject: Re: Commute times
I've got probably the shortest commute of all!!! On Foot!!!

About 15 seconds - from the middle of the house - to the office at the end of the house!!!
  Thread: SigView
BrianB

Replies: 21
Views: 2556

PostForum: MSTS General Discussions   Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:40 am   Subject: Re: SigView
does anyone know where i can get the Spirit of Progress Locomotive and Carriages ?

Have a look here:

http://www.teamalco.com.au/TA08.html
  Thread: SigView
BrianB

Replies: 21
Views: 2556

PostForum: MSTS General Discussions   Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:35 pm   Subject: Re: SigView
Try here:

http://austmstsworkshops.freeforums.org/routes-t91.html
  Thread: 3801 in 1973
BrianB

Replies: 4
Views: 346

PostForum: Preservation and Tourist Railways   Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:54 am   Subject: Re: 3801 in 1973
In the slide descriptions it states that the train is leaving Aldcombe

- no - it was Lidcombe -

I was on that train - I also have some photos from that excursion - some of the photos from that ...
  Thread: Illawarra Line 1914.
BrianB

Replies: 10
Views: 611

PostForum: New South Wales   Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:03 pm   Subject: Re: Illawarra Line 1914.
Railway History in Illawarra
New South Wales

C. C. Singleton
Past President and Honorary Research Officer
Australian Railway Historical Society

Illawarra Historical Society
Wollongong
3rd E ...
  Thread: NSWGR Steam train videos
BrianB

Replies: 2
Views: 162

PostForum: Preservation and Tourist Railways   Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:48 am   Subject: Re: NSWGR Steam train videos
Yes, got all four

- very happy with them - watch each one at least once a month

- far better film quality than some 'other' NSW video suppliers (names not mentioned, but I wasted $40 a video on ...
  Thread: Top Gear Australia.
BrianB

Replies: 81
Views: 2196

PostForum: The Lounge   Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:01 pm   Subject: Re: Top Gear Australia.
I thought that this weeks episode was 'sailing a bit close to the wind' - Steve Pizzatti made several comments that could almost be considered 'racist' -

Firstly he had a cartoon showing a car wit ...
  Thread: 1977 Down yard shunting list
BrianB

Replies: 3
Views: 320

PostForum: New South Wales   Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:06 pm   Subject: Re: 1977 Down yard shunting list
There is also an interesting document on the MSTS 'Coals to Newcastle' website, showing Enfield 'Working and Composition of Trains' for 1969.

Also shows Trip train numbers and composition for most ...
  Thread: Railway Yarns - Reader Comments
BrianB

Replies: 11
Views: 470

PostForum: General   Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:30 am   Subject: Railway Yarns - Reader Comments
Great stuff!!!! Interesting!!!! Keep it coming!!!!

So far we have been lucky that no idiot has jumped into the original Railway Yarns thread and messed it up - the original thread is nice and 'clea ...
  Thread: Wagon turntables questions???
BrianB

Replies: 20
Views: 996

PostForum: New South Wales   Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:37 am   Subject: Re: Wagon turntables questions???
There was also a wagon turntable in Liverpool NSW, in the old days, on the Collingwood siding. This is shown on the ARHS CD as well.

And, if you open your eyes even further - you will find that the ...
  Thread: Wagon turntables questions???
BrianB

Replies: 20
Views: 996

PostForum: New South Wales   Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:54 pm   Subject: Re: Wagon turntables questions???
Actually, you can use a wagon turntable with a bogie wagon.
Here's how:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gansg/2-track/svih0ihc.jpg
Note: image found here:


Actually, even though I've seen that dia ...
  Thread: Northern Illawarra v3
BrianB

Replies: 32
Views: 3058

PostForum: MSTS Routes   Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:09 pm   Subject: Re: Northern Illawarra v3
You're right, Allan - the SA routes are longer - however, as my original comments were related only to the existing NSW routes, I would have thought that my reference to CTN being the longest route wo ...
 
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