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Coal Trains in Queensland 6 Aug 2013 | 02:45 am
When you think of coal trains in Queensland it’s almost guaranteed that you’re going to be thinking of high-horsepower locos … distributed power … and long trains of high-capacity hoppers snaking thro...
Behind the Scene at Flinders Street 4 Aug 2013 | 08:20 am
What’s it like to work in one of the busiest signal boxes in the southern hemisphere? Well here is a short movie produced in 1953 that takes you behind the scene at Flinders Street railway station in...
Taking Weathering to the Extreme 15 Jul 2013 | 08:22 am
Down in Tasmania there’s a regular freight train that Tasrail operates from the cement works at Railton to the docks at Devonport. Powedered cement is conveyed a unity train of covered hoppers from th...
Cutting the Cane 1 Jun 2013 | 08:04 am
Cutting the cane … getting it off the ground and on its way to the nearest sugar mill was once done by teams of men who cut the can by hand. It was hard, back-breaking work that most of us … Continue ...
Scratchbuilding Tips 4 May 2013 | 04:50 am
Have you seen the latest edition of the Australian Model Railway Magazine yet? It’s the April 2013 edition and not only does it celegrate 50 years of publication but it also has some great articles an...
It’s in the Detail 3 May 2013 | 02:45 am
Here’s a video of an operating HO model diorama where, after a while, the trains begin to blend into the background but you won’t even notice that because what attracts people to this diorama is the d...
Riding a Narrow Gauge Layout 1 May 2013 | 08:04 am
As video cameras become smaller in size I’m sure we’ll see a lot more video like this one that was shot on the layout of a well-known narrow gauge modeller here in Australia. Video shot at this level ...
Coffs Harbour Jetty & Breakwater 11 Apr 2013 | 08:59 am
I visited Coffs Harbour in 1974 and again in 1978 (it might have been 1979) and on both occasions I had a chance to look around the railway yard on the eastern side of the station. On the second visit...
A Useful Modellers’ Tool 31 Mar 2013 | 10:06 am
Every modeller needs tweezers in his tool kit. Picking up coupler springs, detail parts etc. is just about impossible without a pair of tweezers. But here is a modeller’s tool that take things to a wh...
Loads for Your Model Trains 25 Mar 2013 | 09:53 am
How many open wagons (or gondolas) have you got on your layout? How many of them are actually carrying anything? If you’re looking for some loads for your model trains then read on. Here in Australia ...
