I took up residence in Johannesburg just after Christmas, 1974. After a week riding trains on the Rheine Emden line in northern Germany at speeds of 120 kph,

This famous saying from Forest Gump, comes to life in one country, Switzerland, famous for their chocolate and cheese with holes in it. I guess the cheese is

If you visit Darling Harbour in Sydney, you are going to see Light Rail, and Entertainment Venues, plus a great restaurant and shopping precinct. While this has been

When it comes to NSW scale turntables. There isn’t a finer looking model on the market than that made by Anton’s trains. Over the years he has refined

As I reflect on yet another Christmas, it reminds me of all those years ago, when I was straining at the leash to get out and ride steam

When it comes to big engines in Australia, there is none larger than the AD 60 class Garratt. Delivered from Beyer Peacock in the UK from 1956, these

This part of the journey commences with our arrival in the ancient capital of Xian, home of the Terracotta Warriors, now world famous. In 1985 Xian was 100%

Our next stop on the trip was at Mao’s birthplace, a sacred shrine for the Chinese. This was interesting as year’s later, we visited Fidel Castro’s mountain hideout