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6th Newsletter Roundup.

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Afternoon, Please go to the Bottom of the Page for News about the Glenreagh Railway Station. This Post is to do a Round Up of all the stories I have done for this Newsletter. Special Features, Merriwa Railway Station, Steamfest, Grenfell Railway Station, Nimmitabell, Hunter Railcars, The two Special Features still to come are A Write up about the XPT's and A Write up about a Hobby Photographer.  A Recent Photo from Peter Watters Collection. I have Permission to use this Photo from Peter. Many thanks for allowing me to use your Photo. Central Railway Station, Sydney. The 13 Stations I have written about for this Newsletter are the following, Bombala, Swan Hill, Cooma, Gunnedah, Ouyen, Walcha Road, Katherine, Trangie, Pinnaroo, Narromine, Dubbo, Gular, Coonamble. Some of the above stories still nee to be completed so that will be my mission in the next 3 weeks. The Photo above was taken at the Tenterfield Railway Station, it describes NSW to a...

April 28th Update.

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Good morning, Today is Sunday the 28th of April, 2019. Yesterday, Saturday the 27th of April, 2019, I did my Gvast. G.V.A.R.S.T. Go Visit a Railway Station Today, this is a Slogan I made a few months ago. I visited the Wauchope Railway Station and took some Photos of the XPT arriving and departing. You have all probably noticed there has been a lot of Publicity for the Merriwa Railway Station and the Merriwa Railway Society Incorporated, in the past 10 days or so. There is a local who mows the lawn on the Platform every week , or every second week. This man is in his 80's, bless his heart. Another local family help out when they can, as they have 4 children and both work full time but still make time to work at the Railway Station. There are also other people who help out when they are not working on their farms. Unfortunately, some of the Publicity has been very Negative, but it is still publicity and it is putting the Station and the Merriwa Railway Society Incor...

Special Feature-Special Railway Station.

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Good Morning, This is a Special Feature for the Merriwa Railway Station This Railway Station is currently looked after by the MRSI MRSI-Merriwa Railway Society Incorporated, is a group of Volunteers who have been restoring the Buildings and the Railway Precinct, since, November 2010. There has been many things done by the Volunteers, and, here is a couple of Photos, taken in September 2009. As many people have found out, Restoring these Heritage Buildings is a very Physical job, but also very rewarding. I have been involved in Heritage Railways since 2001 and have spent many rewarding days at Projects around the state of NSW. You arrive Fresh and relaxed, and you go home exhausted because you've spent a big day working at a Community Project that is the benefit of all the people of the State of Nsw. Here is a Photo taken in July 2013, early in the Morning, where the grass crushed from the Ice on the ground. If you would like to access Photos taken in 2019, Pl...