Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
A 10.25″ gauge steam locomotive has returned to steam following an overhaul at the Watford Miniature Railway.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
The day creeps ever closer when we can strike a match and light the pile of oily rags for the first time.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
Following a noticeable drop-off in performance during last years final FETs (Footplate Experience Trains), 861 was transferred to the locomotive workshops at Belgrave to try and ascertain what was causing this decline.
Posted last month by bevans
The cane crushing season commenced at 2pm yesterday and and local rail operations have commenced from farms to sugar mills around the far north.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
As you would be aware, my narrow gauge layout has been based on a fictional railway on the far South Coast of New South Wales. Its location was carried on from my previous HO style layout, why change a good thing?
Posted 4 months ago by Railpage System User
Held every two years in Australia the recent Easter convention held at Erina on the central Coast north of Sydney was my first one I attended.
Posted 4 months ago by bevans
Hopes by a group of hobbyists to put a miniature railway into a popular park have been derailed by councillors.
Posted 4 months ago by bevans
THE Isis Central Sugar Mill will spend $14.3 million to build a 36km extension to its cane railway network.
Posted 4 months ago by Railpage System User
We all love a steam train, and while the big beasts make occasional weekend trips though the city, there are a surprisingly large number of miniature steam trains chugging along little railways around parts of London as well.
Posted 4 months ago by Railpage System User
It has been some time since we have had time to update you, and there has been a lot of action on our South African Garratt since last time, so without further ado, here’s the latest progress.
Posted 4 months ago by bevans
THE Tweed Valley Miniature Railway has been a popular attraction on the Tweed for three decades but is now in danger of being derailed.
Posted 5 months ago by Railpage System User
The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has announced that the roundabout Tornado has visited Doncaster Works recently.
Posted 5 months ago by Railpage System User
The sound of miniature trains is set to be a familiar scene in Poynton soon thanks to local enthusiasts who didn’t want to lose a local attraction.
Posted 10 months ago by newsbot
The miniature railway in Matthews Park will be reliving the grand old days of the railways on Saturday.
Posted 11 months ago by newsbot
THE model engineers of Tamworth have pulled their weight to help with the drought.
Posted 11 months ago by bevans
Walka Miniature Railway might have had its oldest passenger on Sunday.
Posted 11 months ago by Railpage System User
I've had a go at distressing the model of the Ford Puma to try to make it look like it's had an argument with a Garratt.
Posted last year by Railpage System User
We have a number of duplicates in our fleet, mostly this is because we've made an improved version as our techniques have improved, or because a better kit has come onto the market.
Posted last year by bevans
Each June, the sounds of trains and family fun emanate from Carillon Park’s Rail Festival.
Posted last year by Railpage System User
With a projected completion date of mid-2019, the race is on to get our re-gauged South African NG/G16 class Garratt assembled and tested. A lot has been happening, so here's a snapshot of progress to date.
Posted last year by bevans
Katanning Miniature Railway Club’s steam locomotive Heidi is in need of a new boiler, and the club is calling on the community to help put Heidi back together again.
Posted last year by Railpage System User
Over the past few months, we have been progressing a lot of different tasks, in order to keep the project moving along at a good pace:
Posted last year by Railpage System User
The more eagle-eyed reader of Puffing Billy's in-house magazine, 'Narrow Gauge', might have noticed a dramatically photo-shopped representation of Belgrave yard plateau lurking in the centre spread of last September's edition. The photo gave the impression of a clean, dry and level yard!
Sadly, at the time, this didn't reflect reality; the mud, the dirt, the hastily dug drainage channels to empty the puddles of oily water.
Posted last year by Railpage System User
The discovery of a broken side control spring on G42's hind engine unit was soon followed by the dawning realisation that with the engine facing the 'Down' direction - towards Gembrook, as all our engines do - the workshop wasn't long enough to get the pony truck in question over the drop-pit in the workshop.
This necessitated a stopover at Emerald whilst the loco was carefully placed on the turntable and turned to face the 'Up' direction. Luckily, at that time, the 2.30 departure from Belgrave terminated at Emerald, giving plenty of time and some added interest from the passengers.
Posted 2 years ago by Railpage System User
I think it’s safe to say we can skip the why’s and wherefores’! Anyone familiar with Puffing Billy will know that passenger numbers are through the roof and our little trains are struggling to cope with the ever-increasing demand. At the same time, as much as we try and dissuade them, our marketing department insist on jetting off to the next growing overseas market, building relationships with tour operators who send us yet more passengers!
Two years ago, the Rolling Stock Branch, looking ahead as always, published a paper which identifies the current capacity constraints, and when they occur. The report, put together by Rob Reed, a Puffing Billy fireman and engineering student on work experience, details the times when all rolling stock is utilised, and during those times, how often we reach full capacity, as well as various operational ideas to increase capacity without the availability of more carriages.
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