Whitehaven locos

Till next time
 Mathew Hughes

Newcastle station insult

Hi all
 Just to remind the people of Newcastle that they once had a rail line
the powers that be decided to install a $169,000 art piece.
A strange choice of "ART" when you consider that governments have
been removing any trace of rail in Newcastle.

Till next time
 Mathew Hughes

A quick trip to Muswellbrook

Hi All
 Just few pics of my trip to Muswellbrook.

621/721 approaching Muswellbrook station

5026/5044 heading to port to unload

5006/ACB4405/6041 coming off the Denman line

5031 on a Push/pull Aurizon service heading onto the Denman line

5003 on the tail end of the push/pull

While out at Muswellbrook I took the opportunity to photograph
dads NSWGR No1 with my 90 class 

Till next time
  Mathew Hughes

NSWGR 40,000 gallon water tank Denman NSW

Hi All
 Just some quick pics of the water tank at Denman

Till next time
 Mathew Hughes

Peter Boormans workshop 1890 ballast plough HO scale

Hi All
 After seeing the release of Peter Boormans 1890 ballast plough I just had to get
one even though it does not fit my era. All up a good little kit even though the 
brake are really tiny and fiddly but it all worked after a lot of swearing. Just 
need to tidy it up and add some paint.

Just some pics showing the size difference with later ploughs

With Boormans other plough BPV

With a Hanovale BBP (Hanovale remember them)

With a Rails in scale NZBF

Some kit contents shots

Till next time
 Mathew Hughes

Way and works modelling

Hi All
 Even though it has been unbearably hot here I still have
managed to get some modelling done (just).

 First up a Ian Lindsay bogie rest van.
 

 Next I saw these wagons on on Rob O'Regan's website
http://www.robx1.net/b551_575/b569_07.jpg
http://www.robx1.net/b551_575/b569_09.jpg
http://www.robx1.net/b551_575/b569_06.jpg
and thought they would make a nice little scene in a siding on a layout.
So I modifided an old SHG,LV and an FO coach I had lying around and this
is what I have come up with so far. Still a few bits and pieces to add and
finish the weathering off

Till next time
 Mathew Hughes

Yarloop workshops fire

Hi all
Its been 3 years since the Yarloop WA fires and 8 months
since I took these pics. I am not sure if anything has happened 
to locos the since these pics were taken. Reason for the out of date post
is I lost the pics somewhere on my external hard drive and only
just found them and plenty more railway shots

The ramains of steam loco 176 built at the Phoenix foundry
Gawler SA and a little Clyde built diesel

Some unknown machinery 

Till next time
 Mathew Hughes