Innholdsfortegnelse for February 2023 i Australian Model Railway Magazine

Disappearing infrastructure and ‘One offs’ In 2022, Viterra in South Australia has been demolishing silo complexes that have been standing for decades. The consolidation of grain receival points has meant that smaller silo complexes have been closed in favour of high capacity super-efficient facilities, (see AMRM December 2020 issue 345, ‘A Location to Model - Bowmans’). Long Plains and Mallala have had their silos demolished in 2022. It's a good time to remind modellers not to become complacent, get out there and take photos of railway infrastructure before it disappears! One offs An emerging trend in the United Kingdom (UK) is model manufacturers producing models of experimental or ‘one off’ prototypes or prototypes that only had a small number of examples. In the UK market these types of models have…

Prototype: Victorian Railways Period: 1955 to 1962 Scale: HO Layout type: Exhibition layout, diorama style, loop to loop Layout size: two loop modules 2m × 2m, six modules 1.7m × 825mm, one module 1.7m × 980mm, overall 2m × 15.9m Rail height above floor: 1150mm Minimum radius: 650mm inner loops Baseboards: 25.4mm square aluminium tubing with Qubelok joiners. Base is 12mm ply then 30mm Styrofoam, Trackbed is 3mm ply. Track: Mostly code 83 Peco. All turnouts scratch built using Fast Tracks jigs Control: Digitrax DCC Buildings and structures: All scratch built except for a couple of Way and Works sheds Scenery: Styrofoam carved and sanded, covered with layers of brown paper soaked in PVA glue Locos and rolling stock: Varies as supplied by our club members Builder: Roger Lloyd and…

IN THE LOOP The first time I saw Muswellbrook station, its associated yard and engine facilities in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales (NSW) was about 1999. What struck me about the arrangement of the engine facilities on that first visit was how the 75’ turntable and five stall engine house were tucked in against a road over-bridge and earth bank which would have required locomotives to make a zig-zag when moving from the yard to the turntable. While this arrangement is far from unique on the New South Wales Government Railways (NSWGR) incorporated into a model, it requires operators to take an extra step before entering loco: a disadvantage on the prototype, an advantage in model form. This feature also has the great advantage that it considerably…

EXHIBITIONS & EXPOS COWES - VIC. January 21 -22, 2023. The Phillip Island & District Railway Modellers Inc model railway exhibition, Senior Citizens Club, Lions Court, Cowes. 10am-5pm (Sat), 10am-4pm (Sun). Admission $8 Adults, $5 Child under 15 [children under 5 free, $20 Family [2 Adults and 3 Children], Martin Murden 0416 186 589. GEELONG WEST - VIC. January 28-29, 2023. Corio Model Railway Club 48th Model Railway Exhibition, Geelong West Town Hall, 53 Pakington Street, Geelong West. 10am-5pm (Sat), 10am-4pm (Sun). Admission: Adults $10, Children $5, Family $20. Peter Briggs 0413 061 269. Email: seafuryfan@hotmail.com FORESTVILLE - NSW. March 4-5, 2023. NSRMA 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Forestville Memorial Halls, Cnr Warringah Rd & Starkey St, Forestville. 9am-5m (Sat), 9am-4pm (Sun). Adults $15, Concession $10, Child $7, Family $37. Andrew King…

The Annual Membership Fee for SCMRA is $66.00 from March to February and the Joining Fee is $20.00, which includes the membership data pack. Applications must be received by the first of the odd month to meet our mailing list deadlines. For applications received between the 2nd September and the 2nd January the Half Annual Fee is $33.00 plus the ($20.00) Joining Fee (does not include October issue of AMRM). All fees are GST Inclusive. Membership entitles you to participate in the activities of the Association, to receive AMRM and our regular newssheet Booster. Standards, Recommended Practices and Information Sheets covering model railway practice are included in the joining kit together with a vinyl ring binder and are also issued at regular intervals. For further details write to the Secretary…

Roger moved from Sydney to Melbourne in late 1972. Before leaving Sydney, he had his childhood interest in trains rekindled by his brother-in-law who worked for the NSW Railways in their testing laboratory. Shortly after moving into his new house in Melbourne in late 1973, he had a small shed built in the back yard for a small layout and general work shed. After problems with insects and ants, he lost interest in this layout. It had been built far too low and the design was not satisfactory. A few years later in 1976, after visiting the model railway exhibition at Camberwell, he joined the Australian Model Railway Association's Victorian Branch (AMRA). Roger immediately started helping with the Club's permanent layout in the basement of their clubrooms in Glen Iris.…

Auscision Models N Scale The N scale NR Class locomotive r-t-r is in production and are expected to arrive in January 2023. The N Scale NHFF coal hopper r-t-r will be in production in early 2023. Auscision Models HO Scale The V/Line G Class and Australian National BL Class locomotives production run will be completed in January 2023. Hopefully these models will be shipped priorto the Chinese New Year Holidays. The VicRail C Class locomotives will be in production around March/April 2023. The Australian National CLF/CLP Class locomotive painted factory pilot models have been delayed slightly. They are now expected to arrive around late December 2022 with the production run scheduled for May 2023. The EDI Downer Rail, Genesee & Wyoming Australia, Pacific National, QR National, SCT and SSR GT46C-ACe…

Yard Junk Another interesting issue to keep me informed and inspired. Sadly, I seem to have evolved into a Mode! Railway Administrator far more than a modeller, so AMRM provides me with a welcome distraction every two months - thanks for that! In respect to the article ‘Yard Junk’ (page 30 of the October 2020 issue of the AMRM), I should like to draw your attention to Harburn Hobbies in the UK (https://www.harburnhobbies.co.uk/). though OO scale, they offer a range of resin castings that would be suitable to add that detritus around our railway yards and lineside properties. Whilst naturally quite British, there are quite a few items that would suit Australia too. I should know, I have used them on a number of layouts (both my own and those…