Australian screenshots

[patchy]

Haven't posted any pictures for a while,

Very nice shots Steve, You can almost smell it
I see you using TSM track, Look up TSM ballast in paint it will blend in nicely

Cheers,
Patchy

 

[misterchugg]

hi people

i'm having a problem with Google maps.
can anybody tell me how to get rid of the green please
i need to see the normal map view rather than this

thanks
ron



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[Azervich]

Hi Misterchugg,

Google maps is always like this, some area's are high res while others are either blurred or have green fuzz.

Cheers.

 

[patchy]

hi people

i'm having a problem with Google maps.
can anybody tell me how to get rid of the green please
i need to see the normal map view rather than this

thanks
ron



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Nice to hear from you Ron
Don't panic its just Google Earth has not up dated this section

Cheers,
Patchy

 

[misterchugg]

thanks mates.
trying to work on the section, but its hard when i cant get enough ground detail
cheers
ron

 

[ad602000]

Looks very nice Pete, what is it? lol

a railmotor,There were three made and in service at the height of the Hunter coalfields They were operated by a private company , SMR in Maitland NSW to provide passenger services in the coalfields. Manufactured by Tullochs

 

[misterchugg]

hi does anybody know any other maps that show real world?
nearmap is pay for view now
bing is even darker in color than google.
thats the only 3 i knew

any help gladly appreciated
thanks
ron

 

[QHRtrainz]

want to give where is a try?

 

[Petan]

Hi Ron, try the QLD Government Google Earth plug in. It’s basically a whole stack of QG imagery assembled into a Google Earth interface. The imagery is of a good quality and covers a lot more areas than the standard Google maps.


http://www.nrm.qld.gov.au/mapping/queensland-globe.html

 

[taggy]

Hi Petan,

Is there one available for NSW? I'm only using normal google Maps and it's hard to look at sometimes.

 

[rbar_164]

G'day All, been practising my driving


And what a machine!... or pair of machines, with DD 586 works a DOWN mix while DD 584 works the UP


586 puts the power on for the grade out of Tallarat

584 coasts past the same farms

586 hits the 1 in 40ish grade out of Cleaver

Cheers
Stevo

 

[Petan]

Hi Petan, Is there one available for NSW? I'm only using normal google Maps and it's hard to look at sometimes.

http://globe.six.nsw.gov.au/

Think there are some for other states but not sure and hope others know these gems please.

 

[misterchugg]

hi
qhr where is is only a street directory like map

petan
will try it now

thanks to both of you

will let you know how i go

cheers
ron

 

[Petan]

Found the Victorian Government's version of mapping data courtesy John Cleverdon and The Light Railway Research Society of Australia Inc [LRRSA] yahoogroup http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRRSA/ and their Light Railways magazine available at many newsagents http://www.lrrsa.org.au/Lrr_LRi.html


The Vicmap digital mapping data is now available for free at http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/content/productCatalogue in various CAD or GIS formats, as part of the government's policy to increase data access.
More info is at: http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/content/help?name=vicmapdatagettingstarted
You will still need to set up a free account to access/obtain the data.


At this stage it seems you can only get the data by locality (suburb/town) - these are smaller areas; these boundaries can be found on the online interactive Vicmap maps (http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/about-depi/interactive-maps) or in the Melway / RACV/VicRoads Country Street Directory (town maps only) / Vicmap books.

 

[QHRtrainz]

hi
qhr where is is only a street directory like map

cheers
ron

nah you can get satelite images, just like google maps

 

[Petan]

nah you can get satelite images, just like google maps

Sorry, no "Where is" satellite images for the Boonah/ Fassifern line south of the Cunningham Highway region just south of Ipswich. Lots around Brisbane but not in the area of Ron's main route needs.

While I have peoples' attention; some extra goodies for QLD routes and rollingstock are available. I know a very large number of QLD route builders already use QR engineering documents including plans for routes, locos, rollingstock and structures etc, so these might help. I know Ghosty made a special trip to Brisbane from Coffs Harbour last week to add to his already extensive collection of QR engineering plans. The extra set from me are dated 1950 and include data such as the type of sheds, loading banks, stock yards, turntables, cranes etc etc and details at http://www.wheelsonsteel.com.au/showthread.php?tid=6667

I have supplied other QLD data recently. The QR station list and distances from Pugh's Almanac 1925, 1892 and 1890 http://www.wheelsonsteel.com.au/showthread.php?tid=6651

 

[misterchugg]

hi
qhr only a red colored photo map frpm where is.
its worse than googles green

petan
thanks heaps mate

2 pics below from the radford area

 

[rastis]

G'day!

All of a sudden, I cannot post screenshots, smileys or even links. Spell check seems to work and it never has done before. Letters also appear to skip sometimes. Is anyone else experiencing this?

Cheers!

Jake.

 

[patchy]

YES, Exactly the same problem
Mine started about 3 weeks ago

I can get around it and post screenies bit it still not right

Cheers,
Patchy

 

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