Ben Yeah, I only found out that there was an Alco in town, on Saturday. How long has it been there? Why wasn't I told? :>) What's a good place, and what's a...
... [MTS says]
Don't you mean Salisbury to Kuraby? Yeerongpilly to Salisbury has been
"triplified" for quite a long time now!!
Matt Smith NOTICE - All...
Smith, Matthew
matthew.smith@...
Jan 1, 2007 9:30 am
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Just taking the gallery down for a little while tonight for some well deserved maintenance, you should notice a few new features popping up once the upgrade...
Well Mark, as enthusiasts we should be trying to ride on those lines that are left, photograph and film what remains and archive it all for the future, as the...
Mark You seem to have launched a very large spray at an ill-defined group of people ["silly idiots in QR"] who will probably not read your comments and...
Brian Webber
bwebber@...
Jan 1, 2007 9:38 pm
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Hi all and Happy new year. Did anyone else see the Mark Sulo segment on Ch 10 news about the Archer Park Steam Tram? Mark seems to have a few general interest...
Brian, I agree with your comments totally. It is a shame from a railfan perspective but the reality is that taxpayers are subsidising rail services which are...
Mark, I did see your broad "silly idiots within QR" statement and took some
fleeting exception. However, having been employed by QR for 27 years now, I
have...
Robert and All I apologise for my statement of silly idiots I was a bit angry when I did it. sorry if I offended anyone I didn't mean it that way. It won't...
Hi all, Sightings at the Roma St angle unless marked. 0730hrs 2190D & 1721D Platform 10 #PC37 0942hrs RM 1901 Up 0953hrs 1739D & 1730 with a few bombs and 2...
1771 on 3K32 (Kuranda Tourist Train) long end leading through Edge Hill at 10.30 (nearly one hour late). Lead loco failed at Cairns Platform, causing the...
Good evening all Dose anyone know if DEL 1461 is at the Ipswich workshop museum or is it somewhere else? I used to travel to school on 1461 a fair bit. Regards...
Hi Mark It is sitting right up the back of the actual workshop yard, not the museum part, rusting away. Robert This e-mail and any attachments may contain...
Vaile wants cash for roads, rail Samantha Maiden, Political correspondent The Australian, January 02, 2007 TAX cuts should be sacrificed to allow for urgent...
Its a bit difficult for buisness to want to use a rail service that travels at a snails pace for most of the journey. Are the top speeds for these sections...
Interesting mix at Gladstone station this morning: 1. Electric Tilt to Brisbane main platform 2. 2004/2032 A/C Railmotor Set in refuge platform 3. 3924 about...
... <soapbox> In todays economic environment, railways actually receive _less_ injections of taxpayers money than other forms of transport. Do you think trucks...
Evening all, While on my way back home from Bowen this afternoon, from the highway I could see what looked like a 2600 at the back of the Goninans shed. Looks...
Graham F, That was absolutely brilliantly put! I must agree with your sentiments 100%. Maybe you should write a letter to this effect to QT, and the State and...
The following report on Sawmills and Tramways in South Eastern Queensland by the late John Kerr is available online. It is split into the 22 document pdfs as...
Hi all Having worked the 8206 transfer (Jetty-Partington) for the last week with 2157D, veteran 2123F appears to have been replaced at the last minute...
... I'm surprised they have the capacity to do the work between building VCAs and pulling 3200s apart at the moment...be interesting to see whether some or all...
hi all, I've just returned from a great break at Stanthorpe. On my way back to Brisbane, i saw a hi-rail vehicle (stopped facing south) at Ballandean. driver...
Hi All I hear this argument from both sides, that the other is over funded. Trucks ( and cars ) pay through diesel tax for road usage and even the RACQ will...
Garner, While this is true in theory, in practice (almost) anyone can get a licence and a car and drive it on the roads. We all know that it's not that easy on...
In early December I was fortunate enough to be able to go to Archer Park. What I found there was a superb collection of exhibits with a great team of people...
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