Spotlight on the NSW 80 Class.

A collection of images taken back in the 90s.

For a very long time, 7SP5 was the train of choice for Saturday morning foaming.
It would regularly rate a lashup of four ALCo lovelies.

LOCOMOTIVE - PETRIE

Detail shots of locomotive while sitting in Philbrooks siding (Bli Bli, Queensland).
At the time, PETRIE was involved in track removal work. Moreton Mill had closed the year before.

Maroochy Shire Tramways Group

Maroochy Shire Tramways Website (Trial)

NR CLASS - LOCOMOTIVE E-LISTING

  The current situation for the class, technical details, liveries, livery variations and interesting trivia about the class.

Our latest fleetlist HERE.

BOOKINGS BEING TAKEN NOW.

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PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

ROLLINGSTOCK UPDATE

2004-2016

  For anyone interested in rollingstock overseas, I have completed a new Philippine National Railways rollingstock update as of April 2016.

Loco Hauled Stock 

DMU

EMU

Freight and Perway

Rollingstock Numbers Back To 2004.

23 pages - pdf file.

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44 CLASS - WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Technical Details - Liveries Worn - Current Situation

Check out our latest 44 Class listing on the SMUT Modellers Group website.

NSW 44 CLASS

Another project from

ANOTHER RED RATTLER FEAST

The first selection of red rattlers from the days of old in Sydney.
On the eve of a restored heritage set again roaming around Sydney on tours, it was thought a good time to trawl through the collection in search of spark type memories.

The background here in Rhodes is now one more of units than industry.

Back in the day when we had open days.
Poor old C3413 was not looking happy at the Chullora/Elcar Day.

Zoo train made an impression as it went by.

Would partake in my work lunchbreaks down at the Campsie footbridge watching the old reds going to and fro. The four tracks on the left most line is a weighbridge which, like the train set and even the bridge I am on, has disappeared from the scene here.

Contrary to what the caption says, this is actually Clyde.

This Red Rattler be looking a little blue.
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More Rattlers coming very soon.
Try to exercise some sort of patience.

WARWICK FARM RACECOURSE

LAST DAY OF OPERATIONS

  It is perhaps timely that I share these shots given that the recent development at the racecourse has seem much of the remaining rail related infrastructure wiped from the face of the earth.
  The signalbox survives at the Rail Transport Museum in Thirlmere, but most everything else here is no more than a distant memory.

Quarter of a century later and the 'Strange Modelers of Universal Trains' run a tour that saw me again return to the racecourse station, this time by bus.
For more details regarding this group and their future tours, check out the website.

Coming Soon:

More delicious Red Rattlers.