Innholdsfortegnelse for February 2025 i Australian Model Railway Magazine

When the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) initiated their standardisation project (The Federal Parliament enacted the legislation on the 26 August 1961), it irreversibly changed the core of the WAGR, especially the Eastern Goldfields Railway. What were previously little sleepy country towns with delightful narrow-gauge stations were superseded - and sometimes obliterated - by a modern, heavy rail, standard-gauge core network. Grass Valley, a small town nestled in the rich pastoral valleys to the west of Northam, is one such location where the quaint narrow-gauge station was replaced with a minimalist, standard-gauge railway station. The new standard-gauge station was situated southwest of the town, incorporating a crossing loop and yard sidings to service a new grain storage facility, a goods platform with shed and a lowlevel passenger platform with a…

The rubbish train - does anyone remember it? This train trundled around the Sydney suburban lines about once a fortnight, collecting the accumulated rubbish from suburban stations and yards. It usually comprised of a small Dübs crane locomotive, a couple of S trucks and a brake van or two, all hauled by a 30T or 32 class locomotive. It collected the rubbish from the kibbles located at the end of most stations’ platforms (‘kibble’ is a mining term, describing a small metal tub). The rubbish train did not get much attention from the public or enthusiasts, and not a lot has been written about it. Ron Preston's book ‘Essays in Steam’ includes a few paragraphs and two pictures in the chapter on memories of old Eveleigh. As a youngster I…

Scale Model Co - HO scale - Continued Scale Model Co Also has released is a NSWGR concrete signal box and a cream shed kit. SDS Models - HO scale Has released the PTC NPRY NPRF pneumatic cement hopper wagon. Available in a four wagon pack in the following liveries: • PTC with black – blue L7 logos (three packs) • SRA of NSW Candy with L7 logos and PTC with black – blue L7 logos mixed pack 1981 to 1996 (four packs) • FreightRail – FreightCorp packs 1996 to 2004 (five different mixed packs) • Pacific National packs 2004 to 2020 (four different mixed packs) Refer: http://www.sdsmodels.com.au/pryweb.htm Auscision Models - HO scale Have announced the production of the C44ACi in N scale r-t-r in the following liveries: • Australian…

At A Glance Name: Darling Harbour. Prototype: New South Wales Government Railways. Scale: HO Scale. Size: 9m × 2.85m. Locale: Sydney's Darling Harbour freight yard. Era: 1970's. Style: Exhibition layout with continuous run. Benchwork: 15 modules supported on folding ‘A’ frame legs. Height: 1m from floor. Track: PECO Code 75 and code 100 for fiddle yard. Scenery: Plaster on carved foam. Control: DCC NCE power pro. Point control: DC switching from front panels. Builder: Garth Wiseman, with assistance from Epping Model Railway Club for scenery, people and vehicles. Darling Harbour The Darling Harbour branch line from Sydney Terminal opened in 1855. By 1874 land was purchased, sidings laid, wharves were built, sheds erected, and regular goods operation began. By the mid-1960's the yard had grown to 56 acres in size…

SDS Models NSWGR K wagons in HO scale PO Box 804 Winston Hills NSW 2153 Phone: 0431 423 878 Email: sales@sdsmodels.com.au Web Site: www.sdsmodels.com.au Price: $275 AUD per pack of five The Prototype The New Soutn Wales Government Railways (NSWGR) introduced the K wagon between 1928 and 1949, 1800 were built new, and the remainder were progressively converted from U wagons from the early 1950's onwards. Some conversions were still taking place throughout the 1960s, with an eventual class total of 3000 wagons. Although dimensionally similar to the U wagon, distinguishable by its floor hopper doors, the K wagons featured flat floors and were fitted with automatic couplers from entry into service. Except for the last contract, they were all built with buffers, which began to be removed from the…

Onwards to Branxholme At the time of writing, the rails had reached Branxholme, with the first of the three modules that make up the yard installed. Branxholme was the junction station for the Casterton branch, located about 25km southwest of Hamilton, Victoria. This was a significant milestone for the layout, as around 50% of the track required has been laid, wired up and tested. Reaching this point gave me an opportunity to reflect on the progress so far. I am pleased by the fact that I am further ahead of where I thought I'd be. And things have quickened up as I gain experience, techniques have been refined and improved; and the advice and assistance from fellow modellers has been welcomed. The project has been far more enjoyable than I…

I model the state of New South Wales (NSW) in HO scale of no particular location or era. During a recent caravan trip through the Victorian high country and the NSW central west, a friend told me about silo art in towns in the vicinity of my route. Silo art had it's origins on large wheat silos, and has also been applied to water tanks of various configurations. While in Echuca we decided to have a day trip to investigate some of these Silo art locations. We started at Kyabram, then to Tatura, Rochester and Colbinnabin in Victoria and Marrumburrah in NSW. Each display of art was spectacular and the camera was put to good use. It was during this excursion that I decided to embellish the cement silos on…