~~ MEMORIES OF BELMONT ~~

Last week I returned to the old Belmont line to look at how the bike track was progressing and how it was approached in the Redhead to Belmont section was handled.

The result is this small item I did showcasing areas two decades apart.

Redhead - Belmont (Then and Now)

~~ A WANDER DOWN SPARK MEMORY ~~

LANE

Sparks were something I never took much notice off.
Rarely went out of my way, except for some last minute videos of old red rattlers, to get photos of them. Those shot I was lucky enough to obtain were just ones taken between the trains I was really waiting for.
However going through a reasonably sized collection of EMU shots I find many shots that are nowdays very historically interesting, despite being as boring as grannies dental health lectures back in the old days.

Lets take a squiz at a small collection.

W set at Campsie

Comeng and parcel vans at Spencer Street

Campsie again, this time on the goods road.

Elcar

A Sydney parcel van this time - C3780 at Elcar.

Sydney's only candy parcel van at Elcar.

Brown set at Blacktown

Remember when they were all clear and silver before the rail operators started throwing paint over them, graffiti artists did the same, followed by other human vermin and their window scratching garbage.

These refurbs did NOTHING to improve the appearance.

~~ RAILWAY MAGAZINES/TIMETABLES ~~

Numerous (understatement) magazines from around the world dating back to the 1950s.

All to appear on Ebay (account davo_1622) during May and June.

Timetable Collectors - Old timetables from Australia and overseas!

Sydney and Interurban early 80s folding timetables. Including services to many long gone places like Abattiors, Sandown and Royal National Park. - $25+P&H for the lot. Pre-Ebay

VR Country LInes 1953 - Ripped/worn cover but reasonable inside. $15+P&H

QR Country Lines T'table 1984 - Reasonable conditon - Some notes written - $10+P&H * SOLD *

Santa Fe Timetable - Great Condition - 1994 - $10+P&H

Rare magazines and catalogues, many now very hard to get and including great articles. All on Ebay during May and June 2010. (Account davo1622)

ALCo Models Catalogue - Good Condition - $15+P&H

All 50s, 60s and 70s magazines for $5 each + P&H!

French Railways




MODEL RAILWAY CRAFTSMAN - 1950s to the 1980s
MODEL RAILROADER - 1950s to the 1980s
Random issues of 'Trains and Railways'