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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooma Good Morning, Today is Monday the 1st of April, 2019. Here is a write up about the Cooma Railway Station. The Railway arrived  at Cooma in 1889. Currently the Station Precinct is used by a Heritage Railway Group. The above Photos were taken on the 9th of December 2014. We were traveling from Yass to Bega and decided to stay at Cooma for a week. Here's a couple of Links that may be of interest to you all, www.aussietowns.com.au/town/cooma-nsw   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooma_railway_station   More Photos and information will follow soon.  https://en.wikipedia/wiki/Cooma More information about the Railways and the Town at the link above. Morning, Today is Monday the 20th of May 2019. Here is some more info about the town and the Railway. The population in Cooma in 2016 was 6,742 people, according to the 2016 census. Cooma was proclaimed a municipality in 1879. The Railwa...

Good morning, Today is Sunday, March the 31st, 2019. This is an update on where we are with Newsletters and the progress we have made with the Public. Planning is in place for Newsletter number 13 for July 2020 Newsletter number 6 is being created now and will be complete all going well, on May the 21st, 2019. When this is complete I will have covered 78 Stations from 5 different States Of Australia. The Newsletter/Blog Page seems to have been well received by the Public, if the Number of Visitors is anything to go by. The number of Visitors has risen to 9,149. Many Thanks to everybody who has shown an interest in my Newsletter. This Newsletter is a little different to others, as it is not in PDF form. Instead it is a Newsletter/Blog Page, which has become very popular. Wauchope Railway Station, Photo Taken on the 15th of March, 2019.

Good afternoon, Today is Saturday the 30th of March, 2019. This is a write up for the Pinnaroo Railway Station, South Australia. Some of the Information has been sourced from the Book, Pinnaroo-Hub of the Mallee. The Railways arrived in Pinnaroo in 1906. The line was converted to Standard Gauge, from Broad Gauge in 1995. www.aussietowns.com.au/Pinnaroo-sa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinnaroo,_South_Australia. I have done some reading of the book mentioned at the Beginning of the write up, and here are some excerts of it. "In1894 the first Parliamentary Bill was introduced for the Tailem Bend to Pinnaroo Railway Line" "On the 17th of November 1901, a Bill was introduced into the House of Assembly to authorise the construction of a railway from Tailem Bend to Pinaroo". "The bill was passed in the House of assembly and also in the legislative Council on the 12th of December 1901" "Finally the Railway Bill was passed on the...

Good Morning, Today is Saturday the 30th of March, 2019. Here is a write up about the Katherine Railway Station, ( New one ) visited by myself in August 2015. The line to this Railway Station was opened on the 13th of September 2003. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine,_Northern_Territory www.aussietowns.com.au/Katherine-nt   Some more Photos and info Today is the 20th of May 2019.  The Ghan, waiting for a Freight train to pass before continueing on with it's journey. Car Parking area, with the Freight Train in the Background. The Station Building and the Freight Train. According to the 2016 Census, the Population was 6,300. Katherine is 320 Kilometres South East of Darwin, and, is an iportant town for the Cattle industry. Tindal RAAF Base is situated 17 kilometres South East of Katherine. The Katherine Gorge is a famous Tourist destination.

Good Morning, Today is Thursday the 28th of March, 2019. This is an update for progress on the 6th Newsletter, due for release on May the 21st 2019. So far the following has been done, Swan Hill Station write up, Victoria. Hunter Railcars Write up. and Bombala Railway Station, NSW. There is another 11 stations to add, and I will be adding two more Special Features. This Newsletter is a different concept in that it is a Newsletter/Blog Page, instead of the normal PDF style Newsletter. I hope you are enjoying what I am putting up for everybody to enjoy. One of the purposes of this Newsletter is to give people the opportunity to see photos of places they have not been to. My Partner and I have been very fortunate to be able to travel to many parts of the country since 2001. Newcastle Railway Station in 2008, no longer a destination of Sydney Trains. AHRSI, AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE RAILWAY STATIONS and INFRASTRUCTURE. The "Premier Newsletter" for Australi...

Good morning, Today is Wednesday the 27th of March, 2019. This write up is about the Bombala Railway Station. The Bombala Railway Station is Located South of Cooma, where Railway services ran from the early 1900's till the 80's IIRC. The Station was heritage listed on the 2nd of April 1999. Opened in 1921 and Closed in 1986. The Town of Bombala is 100 kms, or 62 miles from Cooma, in a southerly direction. There is more info at this link, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombala_railway_station   More Photos and Information will follow soon. https://www.facebook.com/fobr1/   Above is the URL for the group that looks after the Bombala Railway Precinct. The Photos Below are used with permission from the Bombala group.  They are photos taken in the last 12 months I believe. More information about Bombala at this Link, www.aussietowns.com.au/town/bombala-nsw More information and Photos to follow ...

Good morning, Today is the 25th of March, 2019. This write up will be about the Hunter Railcars/Railmotors.  Photo from Rob Rouse's Collection, Photo taken Yesterday at the Waratah Railway Station. The above Photos were Taken at the Maitland Railway Station, at Steamfest. The first service of these Railcars was on the 23rd of November 2006. 14 Railcars in the Fleet, made into 7 x 2 car sets. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales_Hunter_railcar As far as I am aware these Trains travel to Telarah, Scone and Dungog.   THe last 4 Photos were also taken at Steamfest. These Railcars were made to replace the 620 class Railcars. They were fitted with only one motor, as Hi speed was not a requirement. More information is available on the Wikipedia Page.

Good Morning, Today is Sunday the 24th of March, 2019. This will be a write up about the Swan Hill Railway Station. I visited this Station in April 2006, on my journey over to the event for the Port Adelaide Railway line. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Hill_railway_station   More Photos of the Station are here, https://www.flickr.com/photos/wilfy20065650/page1 A couple more links with info about the Station and the town. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Hill_railway_station   https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/Swan-hill-vic   Today is May the 13th, 2019. The Swan Hill Railway Station was opened in May 1890. https://travelvictoria.com.au/swanhill/   Good morning, Today is the 20th of May 2019. Here is some more info about Swan Hill and the Railway Station.    Photo above was taken in April 2006, over the Easter weekend. I was traveling from NSW to South Australia for the 150 celebs for the Port line in Adelaide....

Murrurundi Railway Station, Photo taken on October the 16th 2014. Good Morning, Today is Sunday the 24th of March, 2019. The day after the NSW Election. I wonder what the next 4 years holds for the people of NSW. The 6th Newsletter will cover 3 Special Features and 13 Railway Stations. Bombala, NSW. Swan Hill, Victoria. Cooma, NSW. Gunnedah, NSW. Ouyen, Victoria. Walcha Road, NSW. Katherine, NT. Trangie, NSW. Pinnaroo, SA. Narromine, NSW. Dubbo. NSW. Gular, NSW. Coonamble, NSW. Have a great day Everybody. Photo taken on the 16th of October 2014, Rail side of the Station. AHRSI, AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE RAILWAY STATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE The "Premier Newsletter" for Australian Heritage Railway Stations.

Good evening, I am pleased to advise that the 5th Newsletter is complete. Have added a few new Stations today and added Photos and info to several of the 13 Stations. I hope you enjoy the whole Newsletter. Regards, Brian Leedham AHRSI Newsletter. The "Premier Newsletter" for Australian Heritage Railway Stations. Narrabri Railway Station, 2014.

Hi everybody, This is a Special Feature on the Bluebird Railcars, used in South Australia for many years for Passengers services around the state. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Australian_Railways_Bluebird_railcar 3 of these Railcars were used for the Barossa Wine train until 2003, I believe.  The next lot of Photos have been sourced from John Mason's Website, Johnnys Pages. The wikipedia write up is very informative, with lots of information about the Railcars, where they traveled in the state and what has happened to them since they stopped operating.