What surprised me was the amount of money being spent on replicas????. There were so many replicas in the auction - going for higher prices than genuine items, I could not believe it. The  small amoun ...

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at the current rate we should see it in 2025. Maybe not me though

Cheers

Rod

It would appear that P 2517 + PA 2819 will be running the Caustic train to Worsley as they are hooked up ready to go. Cannot wait for the sound.

Making PT free would actually work, I wonder how they would go about subsidising it though.

Making public transport free would be a good idea for specific events, ...

haha one could wish though so far only carers have free public transport they do need that entitlement for what they do, Barnett's kept that promise which is good.

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more than likely just a bit of rerailing calla.

wal.

New siding, change of track layout and signal upgrade.

[quote="crisfitz"]Thanks mate.

Sorry I've taken so long - didn't realize it was mine until i was reminded today!

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/midcon/8683372102/][img]http://farm9.st ...

Do you know when they are going to be replaced? The PTA must of finally realised that it's an issue and minor annoyance.

Keep in mind they wont be replaced with more escalator ...

WATCO doing a good job atm, Five wagons in the dirt  at Perenjori

[quote="doggie015"]That "trivial" manner can be the difference between being on time and 30 minutes to an hour late! Besides which if you were waiting to get onto the train at Oats Street station and ...

[quote="Northmetro"]This has reached a new low this week with 3 out of the 4 escalators between concourse and street level out of service. The one remaining escalator was not surprisingly running in t ...

[quote="Tiny"]Business section of today's West says that CBH will be clearing out of Quirading and Narambeen in the coming weeks - operations on the Tier 3 lines!

Get your photos before Troy Buswel ...

After being stabled in Kwinana yard for the last few weeks in the same spot, I've noticed D 1562 has been moved to just north of the workshops sometime after Friday arvo.
Might be heading for a paint ...

I've got something better than pictures of C1703 running, and being towed by R1902. I've got videos.


http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRYB86XiRtK1stzHZo05uAznOf1RCRuFe

The Sunday Morning  trip  ...

I don't think colour schemes should be based on what the majority grew up on, if less people have seen the green and it is more historic, all the more reason to paint it that way.
I also? might add t ...

Word travels quickly, just had a bus plant itself in my office from next door!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol

It was a second gen according to the bus forums set 88, the b series can be trouble some at times, would explain why there's less second generation b series on the north & south lines the first ge ...

This is the problem when a person installs himself as the supreme dictator, and has an obedient party of followers.When I was active at HVR there was never any danger of valuable stock being disposed  ...

Good to see the NRs back working on the South West Panel , ie getting turned at Cockburn Jctn.

I this may seam like a silly question but i was wondering if the pantographs are cleaned or replacedBoth.Each railcar has a cleaning regime, underfloor and roof cleans are cycled through and done per ...

It certainly is however hopefully you will see them run on the older lines in the near future, as all of you know the motors have been replaced enabling the B sets to do the start and stop for each st ...

FOR SALEEureka Garratt - Has an identity crisis, the tank (6040), boiler (6028) and bunker (6026) has different numbers. Bought from Eureka at the 2011 Thornleigh show. Test run only, no box $575 inc  ...

There's some good modelling to be seen on this thread at the moment. I've been inspired by the WA modellers to try something in Sn3.5. I'm building S2109. I've nearly finished the frame. It has Hornby ...

After a study over a week some time last month (?) The Rockingham Kwinana Councils or whatever showed that on average across 7 Days, 105 grain trucks were utilising roads to access KCBH. Thats amazi ...