There is a reason I, and several others chose Fassifern, an area 16 miles or 26 kilometres south of Newcastle as a template for our model railway layouts.

As many readers will know, from the time the Hawkesbury River Bridge was open 1889, it was possible to travel from Sydney to Newcastle by train. While today

Back in steam days, there was still a mixed train out of Sydney. It usually had a 38 up front and travelled with steam as far as Goulburn.

After the success of “Superheat”, which sold out only a few weeks after delivery, we had decided to hang up our publishing shoes and leave the future to

One of the highlights of my 1985 visit to China was a visit to Xian, home of the terracotta warriors. We arrived early January from Luoyang, much of

As you build your model railway layout, you will eventually come across the concept of track detection, or operating LEDs, turnouts. Or signals depending upon whether a train

Great pictures of Steam Trains in ASIA, Australasia and Latin America

Over 50 years after the legendary Cootamundra Tour in 1970, I thought it a good time to reflect on my experiences with 3827, considered by many to be