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Kendall Railway Station.

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Good morning, Today is Thursday the 30th of May, 2019. This Story is about the Kendall Railway Station, which is Located on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales. www.aussietowns.com.au/town/kendall-nsw Kendall is a very lucky town, it has 6 trains a day, 3 going south and 3 going north. The XPT service runs through the town.  Here's some photos taken in February 2017. More Photos and Info to follow soon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendall_railway_station   Here's some more photos taken after the Station was repainted.

7th Newsletter Update.

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Good Morning, Today is Saturday the 25th of May, 2019. I have started the write ups for 3 Railway Stations so far. The above photo was taken at the Bridges area, about 25 kilometres from Charlieville, Qld., where the explosion of a semi-tailer damaged the Road Bridge and the Rail bridge. The 3 Railway station Stories I have started are Biggenden, Gayndah and Munduberra. All are in the North Burnett Region of Queensland, West of Maryborough. The Burra Railway Station above has been re-purposed as a Bed and Breakfast facility and a Museum. This Newsletter, the 7th Newsletter, when complete will be released on the 21st of July, 2019. Tenterfield Railway Station, another station that has been Re-purposed. The whole Precinct is run by the Museum Group. And I have to say it is worth a visit, so if you have not been there yet, put it on you Bucket list. This Newsletter/Blog Page is Created by Brian Leedham, Port Macquarie, NSW.

Mundubbera Railway Station, Qld.

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Good Afternoon, Today is Friday the 24th of May, 2019. Here is a story about the Mundubbera Railway Station, situated in the North Burnett Region of Qld. www.aussietowns.com.au/town/mundubbera-qld More Photos and Info to follow soon.  The railway arrived on the 3rd of February 1914. A steam- driven Butter Factory was opened in 1916. The Post Office was established in 1912 on the 1st of July. and The Local Hospital was opened in 1923.  A Park in Mundubbera has a Steamer as a Static Display. Here's some photos of it. More info at this link, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundubbera These last 6 Photos were uploaded today, 8th of July 2019. Mundubbera is the "Citrus Capital of Queensland" 200kms west of Bundaberg, The railway station is on the Monto Branch Railway.  

Gayndah, Qld.

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Good Morning, Today is Thursday the 23rd of May, 2019. This is a write up for the Gayndah Railway Station, which is located on the Monto Branch Railway Line in the North Burnett Region of Queensland. More info here, https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/gayndah-qld   More Photos and Info to Follow soon. Today is the 6th of July, 2019. It is my understanding that these Carriages are used for Dining events for the area. More info at this link, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayndah Inderway Upside down Bridge is not far from the town of Gayndah.

Biggenden, Qld.

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Good Morning, Today is Wednesday the 22nd of May, 2019. This is a write up about the Biggenden Railway Station and surrounding Infrastructure of Historical importance. The above photo was taken while we were staying in the town, spending our Tourism dollars while we were there. We used the town as our base to travel to several Locations. One of those locations was the Chowey Bridge, a must see location to visit. The Biggenden Railway Station is on the Mungar Junction to Monto branch Railway Line, in Queensland, and, is in the North Burnet Region of Queensland. Here is a link with more info. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mungar_Junction_to_Monto_Branch_Railway   Here is a Photo of the Chowey Bridge, which is a few kilometres out of Biggenden. Here's another photo of the Bridge, sourced from Wikipedia.  Photograph from Ellis 678's Collection. Here is a link, with info about the Bridge in the Photo above. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Creek_Railway_...

21st Release

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Good Morning, Today is Tuesday the 21st of May, 2019. This is the release date of the 6th Newsletter which I have been working on for the last two months. Lots of research done, and, lots of photos loaded. In a town North of Emerald, Queensland, there are 4 of these Wagons with Murals painted on them, Something you do not expect to see when traveling in the bush. Updates have been done on the Following Railway Stations. Ouyen, Swan Hill, Cooma, Katherine, Pinnaroo, Coonamble, Dubbo, Gunnedah, and Gular Rail. The first six Stations I will be working on for the 7th Newsletter, due on the 21st of July are, Munduberra, Qld. Biggenden, Qld. Gayndah, Qld. Taree, NSW. Kendal, NSW. and Wauchope, NSW. Railway Station Tourism is something I have been working on since 2001 and in the past 12 months have been working harder at it to help people realize that it is an important Tourism Market. We need to get behind all the Volunteers who are involved in these proj...

19th of May Update.

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Good morning, Today is Sunday the 19th of May, 2019.  Stoney Creek Trestle Bridge in Victoria. Photo taken in December 2014. This is an update on what I have been doing in the last few days. Yesterday I traveled to the Coffs Coast Area, of the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. LVR CPH's at the Coffs Harbour Railway Station, 18-05-2019. The 6th newsletter will be released in Completed form, Tuesday morning early am if I am organised, the next day we start the 7th Newsletter. Special features so far will be, Glenreagh Railway Station Broken Hill 1919 Railway Station and The South Moorland Railway Station, Which is now located at the GMR depot at Glenreagh West. I am sure there will be other special Features as well. Of course the 13 stations which I have already selected and were mentioned in my last write up. Murray Bridge Railway Station, which has been Re-Purposed, it is now operated as a Youth centre. Many Railway Stations have been Re-purposed, w...

7th Newsletter.

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Good morning, Today is Tuesday the 14th of May, 2019. The 7th Newsletter will be started on the 22nd of May 2019. The Railway Stations I will be covering in that Newsletter are the following. East Maitland, NSW. Aramac, Qld. Kendall, NSW. Wauchope, NSW. Eungai, NSW. Taree, NSW. Gayndah, Qld. Biggenden,Qld. Munduberra, Qld. Biloela, Qld. Wallangarra, Qld/NSW. Stanthorpe, Qld. Beerwah, Qld. That's 13 Railway Stations, plus a few Special Features. Sulphide Street Museum in Broken Hill. AHRSI, Australian Heritage Railway Stations and Infrastructure Newsletter. AHRSI is the "Premier Newsletter" for Australian Railway Stations. Click on "More Posts" at the bottom of each Page for more stories. This Newsletter started out as a trial Project and has been very successful. It is different in that it is set up as a Blog, but is regularly updated with stories and Photos. I hope everybody enjoys my creation as I am enjoying doing it, and...