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25/08/19 Update.

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Good Morning, Time for an update on the Progress of My Newsletter/Blog Page. Many thanks to those people who have showed an interest in this creation, it just seems to become more popular than ever as time rolls on. I have added a couple more Stations and a story about the CPH Railmotors. So far I have done a few stories, with more info and Photos to be added to all of them. In just over 3 weeks I hope to have this issue complete, so I have plenty of work to do yet. Merriwa Railway Station, Photo Taken in September 2009, before Restoration started. Merriwa Railway Station, looking a little different in June 2017. Many hours of work have been done at the site, with concrete Plans for the Future. Many Thanks to all the Volunteers who have worked at the site since November the 13th and 14th, 2010. https://www.facebook.com/MerriwaRailwaySociety/   Raglan Railway Station, 7 kilometres from bathurst, now has a Committee looking after the Future of the Station. ...

CPH Railmotors/Railcars, NSW.

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Good Morning, Today is Sunday the 25th of August, 2019. This is a write up about the CPH Rail Motors/ Railcars, that were used for many, many years in Regional NSW. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPH_railmotor The CPH Railmotors were first introduced to services on the 17th of December 1923. Based at Culcairn.  Yours Truly at Dumaresq in 2002, after traveling from Armidale.  Opening of the Werris Creek Railway Journeys Museum in October 2005.  LVR's CPH's 12, 24, and 25 at Kendall, traveling to Taree for a Tourist weekend of running shuttles for the Locals. There are now several of these Railmotors/Railcars that have been restored and are operational as well.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CPH_railmotors   There are several Photos of the CPH Railmotors at the Link above.  Railmotor Societies CPH's at Steamfest in Aril 2016. LVR's CPH's at Kendall, in March 2018. https://www.railmotorsociety.org.au/rm/rm_0003_frame.ht...

Chinchilla Railway Station, QLD.

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Hi, Here's a story about the Chinchilla Railway Station. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinchilla_railway_station   Chinchilla Railway Station in the Steam Days. The above Photo was taken by TravellerQLD. Sourced from Wikipedia. Chinchilla Railway station opened in 1878. It had a Loco Depot until 1994. This Station is on the Western Line as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinchilla,_Queensland https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/chinchilla-qld   Have a Great Day everybody.

Sunnyside Railway Station/Platform/Bridge.

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Good Morning, This is a write up about the Sunnyside Railway Station/Platform Siding, between Tenterfield and Wallangarra/Jennings. The Sunnyside Siding is located about 500 metres South West of the Bridge above. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_North_railway_line,_New_South_Wales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnyside_railway_station,_New_South_Wales   As yet I have not been able to access a photo with a building on the Platform. It may have been just a shelter shed, like the one at Dundee.

Update 21/08/2019.

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Good Morning, Today is the 21st of August , 2019. Here is an Update on the current Newsletter. In one month this Newsletter will be released in Complete form hopefully. So far I have done 2 Special Features and a 3rd coming up which will be a write up about the Cph Railmotors/Railcars. LVR CPH's arriving at the Kendall Railway Station, in transit to Taree, for a weekend of Shuttles for tourists. I have started 5 Station stories, which need to be completed at this Stage, with another 8 stories to go. They are, Woodville, South Australia. Scone, New South Wales. Tocumwal, New South Wales. Wallumbilla, Queensland. Gawler, South Australia. If you wish to view other stories of Railway Stations I have written about, Click on the "More Posts" at the bottom of each Page. I hope you find My Newsletters interesting as I enjoy creating them. Regards, Brian Leedham. From the Port Macquarie area of New South Wales. Glenreagh Railway Station, on the mid...

Woodville Railway Station, South Australia.

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Good afternoon, Today is Monday the 19th of August, 2019. This is a story about the Woodville Railway Station. Have not visited the Station since April 2006. Above photo taken by Brian Leedham, while I was traveling back to NSW after the event. April2006. The above Photo was taken by Ian Threlfall, sourced from Wikipedia. Here is a link with more information, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodville_railway_station_Adelaide  I was very fortunate to be at the NRM Museum when they had shuttles running to the Woodville Railway station. So I went for a ride down memory lane, and, traveled to the Woodville Station. Having traveled on the red hens in the late 60's and early 70's, it was  REAL BUZZ. Railcars 321 and 400 were the Railcars doing the shuttles. Woodville Railway Station, Photo sourced form Wikipedia, owned by Norman German. Here is another Photo taken at the Woodville Station in April 2006. Woodville Railway Station opened in April 1856...

Updated Special Feature.

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Good afternoon, Here is an update on the Nimmitabel Railway Station. These Photos were taken by James Maskell, on the 1st of August 2019. I have asked Permission, from James to use these Photos here. This update is to add on to the story I did recently about the Station. The Railway Station is now looked after by the Nimmitabel Mens shed group.

Central Today.

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Here's some Photos Taken today at 7.00am at central Station. Monday the 12th of August, 2019.