All I saw somewhere that because we could not run the santa tour we were going to do a day at Rosewood on the 4th of December. Although it was only a ...
MessageCity News Issue 117, Thursday 1 December 2005 BUSES TO RUN ALL NIGHT Reporter - Sue Gardiner A 24-houur public transport service trial will begin on...
MessageJimboomba Times, Wednesday 30 November 2005 THE RMd76 IS BACK ON TRACK Graeme Peterson and Trevor McHugh are the rail enthusiasts who could. Much like...
Long-haul battler By James Thomson 24 November 2005 . Profile Bob Scheuber chief executive, Queensland Rail The shake-out of Australia's freight rail system...
... And wait for the iron trains...they'll have more than one 2150 on them. Cheers Arthur ... residents of this new complex - when 2150's bark on their run...
... For me personally...As long as the old station retained some sort of rail connection an opportunity would exist into the future for it to be used in line...
Arthur/Shane/All On face value - Shane you are probably correct in the cost vs usage etc of this Ceremonial Line. But I think it is a bit more complex than...
... Arthur / All. The junction for the proposed ceremonial line is at the down end of the new Townsville Platform on the bypass line, and it faces Cairns. This...
Peter, Good point, especially if the money has already been spent on the mains connection (track/signal), the rest would be chicken feed. Is the corridore gone...
It's a pity the old station at Charters Towers wasn't heritage listed in the mid 1980's when it was replaced. The current station may be functional but it...
Hi all Went via Redbank this arvo as I spotted an Eagle livery when on the train to Bundamba. Here are some of the sightings: 2256 Eagle Livery at workshop...
Thanks for the feedback Jason and glad you liked it. Hopefully my next one will be full of nice digital recordings, if we ever see steam on the mainline again...
Down PN freight through Milton at 1000. Didn't catch loco number. Anyone know any further details? Roscoe ____________________________________________________...
Shane The corridor is clearly defined and Heritage listed, as pre the recent court ruling. QR have already (with the advent of the new Station) and as part of...
peter, So all is not completely lost. The corridore is still there, points/signalling, just minus the actual tracks. So I suppose if there was the right moves,...
Hi all, I have been following this thread with interest. The residential development of the area surrounding the Newstead Wharves and the former Bulimba Branch...
Arthur, Last time I was in Townsville (April 2004), the CBD seemed to be all but dead, at least compared to what it used to be. Not many shops seemed to be...
Peter What a wordsmith you are. Thanks for that enlightening and very entertaining interpretation. I'm still chuckling! Garner M Simpson ... There is no...
... As a ceremonial line it could be built into the walkway like the line at the old Launceston workshops (to be honest it wouldn't be a whole lot longer), but...
... Townsville can be a little decieving (people hide in airconditioning). Since 1998 around 2000 apartment units have been built or are under construction in...
... If I had a preference I'd still say the best way to enter and use the old station site now, would be from the forkline junction (with the possibility of...
Thanks for the info Leon. Roscoe ... That would have been 82P5F running about 8 hrs late due to Moolabin congestion. Sorry I dont have the loco number....
Arthur, I wholeheartedly agree... Given the rate of expansion that Townsville is currently experiencing, and it's de-centralised nature, a light rail system...
Hi all, Have spent the last 3 days on morning local shift. Yesterday we were told we (all intermodal employees across Australia) would be locked out of the...
2137 is dead.Its on its way to Redbank with a fair amount of DB fire damage.I wonder whether this visit will see it enter the 250 program.Wait and see. GD ... ...
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