Category: Australia

I Found A Great Video Featuring Steam at Hawkmount and Fassifern Many of us old folks were young once, and photographing steam on the NSW main line between

Way back before most of us had even thought about taking colour pictures, there were legendary triple headers with bankers climbing the great Zig Zag, or its deviation

When we produced our first book on NSW steam, “Northern Exposures”a few years ago, we had no idea how it would be received. As it turns out, we

This train was set up by New Zealand Railways following the permanent demise of steam in 1971. Before that Aussies use to flock across the “ditch” to photograph

After two years of photo collation, text writing and design work, we have recently released the 192 page, full colour railway photographic book ‘Lenses South’. What many people

Tales Of A Bygone Era (This story is from http://steamtrainstories.com) In today’s world, where passenger trains are rarely loco hauled, and electronics delivers the news instantly, it may

In March 1973, the last NSW steam train in regular service travelled from Newcastle to Broadmeadow. From the time the 60 class Garratts were introduced steam had rapidly

What Was It Like To Be A Train Spotter In Sydney In The 1960s? In my youth, I spent many hours sitting on railway stations recording the passing