Photo while on temporary loan to 'Toronto Bus Service' before

being delivered to Busways.

Following info courtesy of Lester Pasley:

ex-Busways #159 m/o 8165, 

MAN 16.240/CC, 

later MO 9111, 

4640 MO. Port Macquarie Depot. 

Sold 08/2014 to Kingsgrove Bus Service #20 m/o 6313. 

Sold 08/2019 for a motorhome.

W2 637 MELBOURNE TO BRISBANE

Via Newcastle and Wollongong

From what I understand, 637 went from Melbourne to the 'Newcastle Tramway Museum', where her electrical gear was used to restore R1.1995.

The was sold to a Lance Carr who moved it down to Brownsville by the time I found her in 2016 (photos above). I remember being told at the time that she was available for purchase. However, a lack of room in the boot saw it remain there.
It would seem she is destined for a brighter future on display at Everton Plaza in Brisbane.
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Some imaginative Channel 7 reporting.

637 was recently reported (Facebook link above) to have been taken to Everton Park (Brisbane) to be part of a redevelopment of Everton Plaza.
Channel 7 mistakenly reports it as being old Brisbane tram 74.

Thanks to Trolley Wire Magazine.
Chris Stratton.

CLF/CLP (CL) CLASS

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Built: Clyde Engineering
Rebuilt: Morrison Knudson
Model CL: AT26C
Model CLF: AT26C-CM
Model CLP:  AT26HC-2M
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Tempe Basin Motor Boat Assoc Tramway 

Tempe, NSW

  It has been many, many, years since I dropped by to check out the tramway that was used to carry boats from Cooks River into a large nearby boat repair place.
  On my last visit, it was still very much in use and, while still mostly intact, part of the site has been redeveloped as a childcare centre and rail access between water and yard is no longer possible.
  A good three quarters of the boat yard is still there and, while full of boats and other guff, it all looks largely disused.
The old traverser is still in place, as is the numerous tracks that ran off of it. The new childcare centre covers the section that joined the main track that ran out across Holbeach Avenue and down into Cooks River.
  Given the future of the rest of the yard must be bleak, I thought I would snap off a few photos.

  Below be the result.

News report showing footage of the track prior to the 

childcare centre construction.

Photo of line into the traverser.


Photo of tramway in use.
Photo: Tempe Basin Motor Boat Association - Facebook

Letter To The Editor.

Pertaining to my 'Elcar 7-11-1989' posting.

Mick McGinty writes (well, he types)

  From the car listing in your Blog Brad, I can advise of the following bits of info for you:

DIM 8048 was an accident victim from 1987 which never ran again,
T 4813 was also an accident victim which never ran again.
C 3802 was one of the four experimental Double Deck Power cars which was being converted to T 4798 however work was stopped and it was scrapped along with T 4813 in August 1990.
C 3804 is also one of the four experimental Double Deck Power cars. Despite it's number, it was in fact the first of the first four cars delivered and the first Double Deck Power Car in the world. It is no displayed at NSW Rail Museum at Thirlmere.

This mail has prompted me to wish to issue a 'Thank You' to all those who regularly help me with questions and further information. Their help add so much value to all the photos I have taken over the decades.

Mick McGinty (above) and Roy Howarth are the spark info legends.
Bradly Coulter endlessly helping with loco guff.
My brother Daven Walters, well he seems to know something of everything.

 Then there has been so many, many others who have contributed further information of the years. To you all, thank you. It makes the effort of doing this so much more worthwhile.

TEMPE - Mk2 LEYLAND LEOPARD

An Interesting Find.

This bus was found near Cooks River at Tempe on September 10th.
It's former Sydney number has not been determined, nor the reason why it has been sitting here for a while. The passenger area is sealed up pretty tight.
The 'ASB' on the side stands for 'Alien Spice Bar'.

The business is based in St Peters, so it may just be a convenient parking location.

Any bus experts able to identify her former number?

'Alien Spice Bar' by Futurlic.

MEMORABILIA THEFT FROM JUNEE.

Can You Help Kev Shultz Find 

His Collection?

Junee Police: 0269241144

***Announcement****

  Sometime between the hours of 18:00 Sunday night the 08-09-2019 and 09:00 Monday morning the 09-09-2019, my double garage/man cave was broken into, resulting in many tools, cherished and valuable items go missing, including different railway memorabilia which I have collected over many years. Unfortunately, due to the high on going cost of insurance, there was no insurance to cover the items, so as you could imagine I’m devastated...

  Entry was forced through one of the two roller doors, backing on to the back lane in my street, and because of the nature of the items that have been stolen, it looks to be a targeted attack????

Obviously I have spoke to the police and investigations are continuing.

So,.....I send a shout out to everyone, especially my fellow railway comrades and collectors, could you please be on the look out on any social media pages, eBay, Gumtree, private collectors etc, for any of the following more unique and valued items:

*Any C class Locomotive memorabilia. (Except for HO scale locomotive models.)
*5 inch gauge 1/12th scale “C” class V/Line liveried “Live” locomotives.
*Clyde Engineering oval makers plates, with model/serial numbers from 76-825 to 77-833.
*C class cab side number plates, C504, C502, C507.
*Copy/replica C501 plates.
*5 chime Leslie Supertyfon S5t Horns x 2.
*Any ATN Access/Australian Transport Network memorabilia.
*Light blue and yellow Locomotive front headlight assembly with globes.
*C class “back lighted” front and rear number boards.
*HSV (Holden Special Vehicle) tool chest and socket sets.
*Lincoln Air compressor, 50 litre V twin, light blue in colour.

  If you see any of these items arise and you are not sure of the ownership etc, could you please contact Junee Police on 0269241144 or myself directly on 0459760276, where the item can be checked against the full list of items on mine or the police data base.

Thanks Guys.
Kev

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Lets all keep our eyes open on all online sales sites (Marketplace, Feebay and Gumtree) 

as well as hobby forums.

Let's reclaim this stuff for Kev.

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ANSETT - VH-HYL - A320-211

06-1991: First Flight. The Stored

02-1992: Reactivated

03-1992: Registers as VH-HYL To Ansett

04-1992: Accepted By Ansett. Flown To Australia

09-2001: Last Flight Due To Ansett Bankruptcy.

10-2001: Re-entered Service Under Administration.

09-2002: Cancelled From Australian Aircraft Register.

09-2002: Sold To Wilmington Trust Co. (USA)

Subsequent details can be found HERE. 

  Listed on above site as still in service with Armavia, but Wikipedia says that airline, like Ansett, also went into bankruptcy in 2013.
  Planespotters lists it as last being leased (from Unibank) to 'Atlantis European Airways' and returned in October to 2018 and now presumably stored.

A huge thanks to my brother Daven Walters and planespotters.net.

Last Runs	Set
4th	H2	C3154 T4537 T4912 C7523 C3148 T4622 T4414 C3340
3rd	M6	C3447 T4914 T 4913 C3478 C3458 T4900 T4899 C3177
2nd	H6	C7459 T4397 T4659 C3198 C3471 T4787 T4661 C7465
Last	H3	C7500 T4612 T4772 C7488 C7392 T4767 T4627 C7411

More Last Day Photos.

Lost Railways - Warwick Farm

Wikipedia
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Random jottings from the notebook.
Notes made during a visit to Elcar (Chullora) back in my earliest railfan days.
As I was still learning, some notes may well be incorrect.

Hope you can live with that......

ELCAR - 7-11-89	#	NOTES
	C3011
	C3604	C Set
	C3703
	C3758	Comeng Power Car
	C3776	Parcel Van
	C3779	Parcel Van
	C3802	Blue/White Tulloch
	C3818	Comeng Power Car.
	C3804	Smileys Express (?) Display
	C3832	Comeng Power Car
	C3844	Comeng Power Car
	C3991
	CF5004	U Set
	DIM8048	V Set
	DJM8106	Candy livery, V Set
	DMT9207	V Set
	T4270	C Set
	T4777	Single Deck, Shed
	T4813	Tulloch Double Deck
	T4927	Comeng Trailer
	T4961	Comeng Trailer

Photos of sparks at Elcar on various visits.

C3660

C3770

C3780

C7449

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September 2019

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Built: Clyde Engineering - Rosewater
Model: GT26C
Standard (Currently) and Broad Gauge
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C Class Liveries - C501-C510
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