Sat 2nd Oct Duchess of Sutherland storms past Kingmoor with THE ROYAL SCOT heading for Stirling in Scotland, Picture by Andrew Irwin Videocam

Sat 9th Oct The Hadrian storms out of Carlisle on the Newcastle Line Nr Durranhill By Andrew Irwin Videocam.

MANY THANKS TO STEVE & ANDREW FOR THIER CONTRIBUTION TO RAIL WEB WHILE I WAS AWAY IN OZ

AUSTRAILIA 2010 Queensland

30th Sept Brian Irwin with John Rice of Ipswich Queensland A.U, I met John through the Letters in the Railway Modeler September 1997.

John Rice's layout is L.N.E.R and L.M.S Class A1 60143 Sir Walter Scot is under the ash plant.

City of Carlisle awaits at the station, she is in British Railway 1960s livery.

John took me to the Rosewood railway where the C17 was to work on the preserved line next day.

Scratched built Duchess by a British Railway Modeler of Austrailia.

ADELAIDE SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Mark Burchell left with myself in Adalaide, I met Mark in June 2001 in the U.K at Carlisle Station on a special train to The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. Pic by Alan Strickland.

Mark & his brother Tony took me for a weekend in Quorn on the edge of the out back some 250 miles north of Adelaide.

Two standard gauge Queensland liveried engines head a freight train beween Adelaide & Port Augusta. Nos 6006 6009

2nd October 2010 Myself with Peter Stowell, or Puffin Pete, I first met Pete on the Puffing Billy in Oct 2008, I also met him at Carlisle Station U.K in April 2009. We were to meet again in Oz at the Maldon Railway & the Puffin Billy during my stay in October 2010. Its a small world.

4th Oct Port Augusta. 07.30 departure At Last I get my first look at the Ghan, Puffin Pete was catching the train back to Adelaide, then a flight to Melbourne then to Puffing Billy, he his the station master at Menzies Creek on the line.

4th Oct. Before returning to Adelaide we called at Peterborugh Musem.

4th Oct Its a busy day time for a rest on the loo of a diesel locomotive.

Model Railways Adelaide.

00 The new Bachmann coaling tower as just been installed to complement the M.P.D

0 Gauge Horton Station on the Southern Region.

MELBOURNE VICTORIA 11.10 10

 5ft 3 TRENTHAM STATION complete with a green carpet.

 5ft 3 DALESFORD STATION.

OLD MODEL RAILWAYS

 A very early Graham Farish southern loco.

MALDON RAILWAY THE GOLDFIELDS LINE

5ft 3 Gauge Class J541 pounds up the bank towards Castlemain.

Channel 9 T.V presenter blows the whistle for the next shot Postcard a local programme.

5ft 3 Gauge Marybourgh station is one on the most impressave building I saw in OZ.

Close up of Marybourgh model.

Palque to commemerate 100 years of the opening of the railway 1874 to 1974.

Nr Sunbury north. Vic line commuter train heading for Melbourne.

 MELBOURNE SOUTHERN CROSS & LINESIDE.

The comnuter units are very common and provide a half hourley service to the west outskirts of Melbourne.

It looks bran new yet it is a locomotive from the 1950s.

 V Line P Class commuter train waiting to leave for the north.

PUFFING BILLY

Puffing Billy is Victoria's favorite railway and is well known through out Australia.

One of the features of the railway is passengers riding with there legs out of the window.

 For old car lovers John owns a 1962 Jag which we travelled some 500 miles with no call outs.

John's house is a two story with a large garden 30 miles from Melbourne.

5ft 3 gauge K class no 163 in light steam she has just had a overhual and is been made ready for the summer season.

The one thing I wanted to see was the other Australia, Whahalla Mountain Rivers trail is 200 miles north of Melbourne.

 Walking the trail David Howorth with Anne & John Enright in front.

A photo stop to look at a fallen tree, they are just left to rot away, the area is very vunerable to forest fire.

 The Rail Bridge a the Thompson River.

 Walhalla railway station end of the line.

 ECHUCA PADDLE BOAT ON THE MURRY RIVER

It was still full steam ahead at a gentle pace on the Murry River.

The river was very full with all the winter rain so sterring & navagation was very important whatch out for the current in the water and other boats.

One of the many model boats in the visitors center.

General view of Echuca with the church in the back ground.

NED KELLY LOCAL HERO

Outside the motor museum The Ned Kelly car.

SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES.

The Sydney Habour bridge looking towards the city.

 The light tramway is very good, it is run by a private company so you cant use your travel day ticket.

Sydney Central with three preserved diesels from Thirlemere railway museum.

The special charter train was heanig for Melbourne, owing to a derailment it was to terminate at Albury, the bus to melbourne.

One of the model railways based on Stafford U.K I visited in Sydney.

Sunday 3rd Oct 44871 & 44857 pass through Carlisle enroute to Carnforth By Stephen Ford

Sat 16th Oct GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 No 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe heads the Pride of Swindon Charter out of Carlisle at Durranhill on the Settle Line. By Andrew Irwin videocam

AUSTRAILIA 2010 Queensland

Just outside Ipswich station the turntable remains intact.

The old manual signal box also remains, all trains are controlled from a power box which I visited, pictures were no allowed.

John also has a collection of Modern image, the prototype Deltic of 1957 is on shed.

To the left a new pedestrian bridge with the old railway bridge right from the station leading to the rail museum.

A change of scene at Caloundra a getaway resort on the Sunshine Coast north of Brisbane.

ADELAIDE SOUTH AUSTRALIA

While in Adelaide I met up with Alan Strickland a former Carlisle railway entuhusiast, he lived Nr Upperby Sheds until he move to Australia in 1970. Alan is a proffessional writer, we are holding the Timeline Edition of our local paper the News & Star which Alan wrote about Upperby Sheds in the 1960s. Pic by Mark Burchell.

Port Augusta station, the standard gauge is to the left while the Pichi Richi 3ft 6 is to the right.The locomotive is heading a  special with army trucks and a host of passengers to Quarn which was the old Ghan railway. Link below for the railway

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A steamlined version crosses an over bridge on the Pichi Richi, note no side protection.

4th Oct We called in a toy museum and found a 0 gauge layout with tinplate locos.

4th Oct. On the way to Peterbourgh we came across an old abanoned station, note the blue sky and bright sunlight it was 32c.

10th Oct  My final day in Adelaide was a visit to the old trams they have at least 5 in operation which you can ride on all day long.

Model Railways Adelaide.

00 Scottish old timers work a daily routene through the station. 

Horton village very impresave modelling.

MELBOURNE VICTORIA 11.10 10

Six wheel Caboose which seem to be in resonable condition.

Two car multiple unit with a stainless steel single unit in the background.

The motor was very intresting, looks a bit rough but it works.

MALDON RAILWAY THE GOLDFIELDS LINE

Myself at Castlemain with Vic Line diesel and the steam hauld train in the background.

Peter Stowell braves the rain it was a wet day with my host David Howorth.

Model of Marybourgh station seen the the British Railways Modellers of Austrailia convention in Melbourne.

5ft 3 Gauge XR 554 frieght locomotive Pacific National.

It is sad the staion only has one passenger train per day a Volocity two car unit arrives at Maryborough from Melbourne.

Near Sunbury north Volocity heading Melbourne to Bendigo

MELBOURNE SOUTHERN CROSS & LINESIDE

The staion is in the background with the level crossing.

Southerncross old signal box, it is not in persevation, it will probabley fall down in years to come.

Two V Line locomotives showing the new livery to the left & the old livery to the right.

 PUFFING BILLY

The gauge is 2ft 6 no 4a Crosses the wooden tresale bridge

My host John Enright enjoys a Magnam lolly, it is many thanks to him for showing me more railways of OZ

 At the end of the day it was time to relax at the beach ner johns house.

 Sun set over Port Philip Bay.

 Some old Victorian coaches in the Yard.

Standing on one of the old track beds, I found a tin mug.

I am not sure how old it is, I put in Davids ruck sack and for got to get it off him at the end of the day so it is still in OZ.

Just wakeing up from the winter a large gold snake.

Two workmen on the 2ft 6 service truck, The railway was not running that day.

 One of the two diesels which are owned by the railway.

ECHUCA PADDLE BOAT ON THE MURRY RIVER

Captains eyeview from the paddle steamer.

Aveiw from the harbour with the old railway bridge in the background, which is now a road bridge.

Euhuca bakery the best pies & cakes in town.

Echuca Railway Satation.

NED KELLY LOCAL HERO

 SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES

One of the many taxi ferry boat which work the crossing from six am in the morning to two am.

Model of old N.S.W coaches in Sydney Central station.

 From the Cirular Qauy interchange station a view of P&O liner with the harbour bridge in the background.