the westlander uses platform 10 just like all 3ft 6in long distance and you do get the occasional freight going through the city
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the westlander uses platform 10 just like all 3ft 6in long distance and you do get the occasional freight going through the city
4:55 to Pinkenba Exp Via Ascot Run Through Loop
HI Everyone,
Just finished re-tracking the Pinkenba Line to 1951 until 1972 condition, I hope to put up some screenshots very soon. I just textured some parts of the route, and it looks majical for my home line. Which I ride to and from school
. btw, on my route their is a Roma Street Platform I, it was demolished for 80's Transit Center and in the early 90's they muddled up all the platform numbers which they cut the original platform III our of use now platform 4 stands opposite.I hope to add a DD17 to the ranks of Q.G.R Stock.
You have been watching....
Kindest Regards
Michael Gitsham
HI Everyone,
Just finished re-tracking the Pinkenba Line to 1951 until 1972 condition, I hope to put up some screenshots very soon. I just textured some parts of the route, and it looks majical for my home line. Which I ride to and from school
. btw, on my route their is a Roma Street Platform I, it was demolished for 80's Transit Center and in the early 90's they muddled up all the platform numbers which they cut the original platform III our of use now platform 4 stands opposite.I hope to add a DD17 to the ranks of Q.G.R Stock.
You have been watching....
Kindest Regards
Michael Gitsham
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Actually,to be precise Scott, the RNA circuit as you call it, is the Main line. The tracks through town are the suburban lines. They do have very good extraction fans in the tunnels, so really, exhaust isn't really a problem (or shouldn't be) but we don't really want to bother Customers (we don't have passengers anymore) with any lingering smell so they don't use the city route much. Besides that, most of the freighters are carrying stuff you don't want going through high populace areas.And no freight goes through Roma Street, they don't want fumes in the tunnels to Central and Brunswick Street. All freight goes round the RNA Circuit now.
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Happy Trainzing,
Scott.
Sincerly
Glen
There is a smoke extraction chimney on the footpath of one of the streets between Central and the Valley railway stations. On a hilly street northern side, from memory.
If lucky you can see smoke coming out of the chimney if there is a steam special through the tunnel, although I assume crews are told to reduce smoke these days.
Someone here may know the exact location of the chimney so it can viewed on Google Earth street view and thus modelled on Trainz. It does not look like a chimney and most people would not be aware of its importance these days.
Petan,
That would be one of the two used in the old tunnels. The fans I was thinking of or reffering to in my post, are the ones in the new tunnels. They are (I believe) tied into the computer system that is used by Control and actually sense if it is an electric or diesel or steam coming into the tunnel and starts the fans going automatically. Where they are exhausted too I don't know. BTW, the other fan from the old tunnels comes up in the middle of a school yard, much to the delight of the school kids when a train goes through. Much fun is had finding out what happens to different objects when subjected to the up blast of air (so I saw once on TV).
Sincerly
Glen
That would be one of the two used in the old tunnels. The fans I was thinking of or reffering to in my post, are the ones in the new tunnels. They are (I believe) tied into the computer system that is used by Control and actually sense if it is an electric or diesel or steam coming into the tunnel and starts the fans going automatically. Where they are exhausted too I don't know. BTW, the other fan from the old tunnels comes up in the middle of a school yard, much to the delight of the school kids when a train goes through. Much fun is had finding out what happens to different objects when subjected to the up blast of air (so I saw once on TV).
Sincerly
Glen
Ascot; The Way Things Was Part I
Hi Everyone,
A two part look at my home station of Ascot over the Years. Here is Part one, from 1949 til 1959. Please note there is still some work to do, and this is not the final product. So enjoy
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122 Down Pinkenba Goods Hauled By a QR C16
QR D17 103, Hauls the 10:45 Up Pinkenba to Central Via Mayne. Into Ascot Platform 1
QR D17 slowly eases out of Ascot, and her driver begins the long climb down to Clayfield. 103 is framed by a Lower Quadrant Combinded Signal and a old gum tree.
Speeding Away...
Hi Everyone,
A two part look at my home station of Ascot over the Years. Here is Part one, from 1949 til 1959. Please note there is still some work to do, and this is not the final product. So enjoy
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122 Down Pinkenba Goods Hauled By a QR C16
Stay Tuned For Part Two; 1960's to late 1970's
Kindest Regards
Michael Gitsham
Q.G.R Commissioner For Railways
Kindest Regards
Michael Gitsham
Q.G.R Commissioner For Railways
Ghostryder
QDRN CEO
BB-18 1/4 seconded to replace a failed D-17 is seen passing through Ascot with a Central bound service from Pinkenba. Here are a few shots in and around Ascot.
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Cheers
Ghosty
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Ghosty
[new book] "The South Coast Railway; A history of Growth and Transport on the Gold Coast" by Alan Arundell.
Bought a copy at the Brisbane Model train show $40. Worth it !! The author was there as well signing copies!! Hardcover 100 pages with many pictures in colour.
Credits include many well known rail historians too many to list. Lots of material for the rail minded historian. Published by Water Street Production although it is not on their website yet. http://www.railshop.com.au/
Model train show http://www.brisbanemodeltrainshow.com.au/
Bought a copy at the Brisbane Model train show $40. Worth it !! The author was there as well signing copies!! Hardcover 100 pages with many pictures in colour.
Credits include many well known rail historians too many to list. Lots of material for the rail minded historian. Published by Water Street Production although it is not on their website yet. http://www.railshop.com.au/
Model train show http://www.brisbanemodeltrainshow.com.au/
Live From The Brisbane Train Show
Peter I must have not seen you there, I have been working at the Brisbane Model Train Show for the layout Lindale a.k.a Where's Wally. I was talking to the author of the book: ,Allan and he is going to get me in contacts with his friends whom made a working scale model of Ernest Junction & Southport. I think I might buy one book for my SCL Project.... signed of course
I got wind of this that there finally making a documentry on the South Coast Line, and I would like to keep posting on my 1899 SCL Project, which I might start very soon. If you see Callum on the fourms, tell to get back to me immediatly or I will just not bother wasting my time getting refference when people are not commited to their promises. To be continued....
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Peter I must have not seen you there, I have been working at the Brisbane Model Train Show for the layout Lindale a.k.a Where's Wally. I was talking to the author of the book: ,Allan and he is going to get me in contacts with his friends whom made a working scale model of Ernest Junction & Southport. I think I might buy one book for my SCL Project....
signed of courseI got wind of this that there finally making a documentry on the South Coast Line, and I would like to keep posting on my 1899 SCL Project, which I might start very soon. If you see Callum on the fourms, tell to get back to me immediatly or I will just not bother wasting my time getting refference when people are not commited to their promises. To be continued....
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Kindest Regards
Michael Gitsham
QGR Assistant Commissioner
Michael Gitsham
QGR Assistant Commissioner
Someone here asked not too long ago about the former Mayne Station, now replaced by a resited Bowen Hills station.
A colour picture of Mayne Station in 1967 is on the front cover of the May 2011 Australian Railway History, published by the ARHS.
http://www.arhsnsw.com.au/arh.htm and remember to click the image for a larger version.
The image is of a train coming from the old Bowen Hill Station direction and is heading to Shorncliffe as noted by the destination board on the loco. The picture of the destination board may also help anyone producing a trainz version of the destination board.
A colour picture of Mayne Station in 1967 is on the front cover of the May 2011 Australian Railway History, published by the ARHS.
http://www.arhsnsw.com.au/arh.htm and remember to click the image for a larger version.
The image is of a train coming from the old Bowen Hill Station direction and is heading to Shorncliffe as noted by the destination board on the loco. The picture of the destination board may also help anyone producing a trainz version of the destination board.
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I too bought the South Coast line book, my only downside to it, was no dust-jacket on it, nad no 'detailed' trackplans and such of the various stations and locations, which I thought could have really added to it, but QR being what they are, its impossible to get *any* details...but a good read, about 1/3 the way through it, and its nicely laid out and detailed.
I too was hoping for the station plans, especially Tugun, but apart from that, I learnt a lot from the book. Southport, Coolangatta and Tweed Heads track plans have already been published in the ARHS Bulletins so I have them already. Ernest Junction's track plan was published in another book so I have that as well.
Some may have seen my request to Jerker over on the Victrainz forum asking for the Tweed Heads/ Coolangatta DEM.
Has anyone started work on the Tweed Heads to Currumbin area using correct geographic DEM data, including heights, that maybe they could share as that would save Jerker some work? I am mainly interested in the Tweed Heads to Currumbin area.
Thanks
Peter C
Has anyone started work on the Tweed Heads to Currumbin area using correct geographic DEM data, including heights, that maybe they could share as that would save Jerker some work? I am mainly interested in the Tweed Heads to Currumbin area.
Thanks
Peter C
Now ready for track laying by you 
Steam era route Tweed Heads to the Logan River north of Bethania, including the Southport section as well as the start of the Beaudesert line.
The route is called QLD_South_Coast10.cdp and is ready for downloading at the usual Victrainz storage site.
With many thanks to Jerker for his work!!
Cheers
Peter C
Steam era route Tweed Heads to the Logan River north of Bethania, including the Southport section as well as the start of the Beaudesert line.
The route is called QLD_South_Coast10.cdp and is ready for downloading at the usual Victrainz storage site.
With many thanks to Jerker for his work!!
Cheers
Peter C
Letters To The Commissioner
Hi Everyone
Mulie, if your interested in helping me out building it. Give me a shout on a email or a pm. Alot of track laying down, plus if you know someone who can help out making stuff, I am handling the locomotives such as the Steph-PB's.
Peter C; Thank god I have you helping me, greatly appreciated, mate. Can you get a hold of all SCL Station Diagrams, Building Plans, Bridge Design Drawings.
Jake; I have not got the IPSWICH ROUTE from Garry, yet. Things have been on hold since my computer died, but I backed up my work. Will be working on the SCL over the holidays and a little of my QGR Suburban: 1952 to 1961...this era will be different to Ghosty's route since it will be only steam era.
P.S. I could really use a brand new Walschaerts PB15, and a few of those 'Southport Carriages' [I have diagrams of both] email me too if interested.
I could really use someone to make the buildings and especially the bridges over the major rivers? Any takers
With Regards, and will be back online this Saturday.
Michael Gitsham
Hi Everyone
Mulie, if your interested in helping me out building it. Give me a shout on a email or a pm. Alot of track laying down, plus if you know someone who can help out making stuff, I am handling the locomotives such as the Steph-PB's.
Peter C; Thank god I have you helping me, greatly appreciated, mate. Can you get a hold of all SCL Station Diagrams, Building Plans, Bridge Design Drawings.
Jake; I have not got the IPSWICH ROUTE from Garry, yet. Things have been on hold since my computer died, but I backed up my work. Will be working on the SCL over the holidays and a little of my QGR Suburban: 1952 to 1961...this era will be different to Ghosty's route since it will be only steam era.
P.S. I could really use a brand new Walschaerts PB15, and a few of those 'Southport Carriages' [I have diagrams of both] email me too if interested.
I could really use someone to make the buildings and especially the bridges over the major rivers? Any takers
With Regards, and will be back online this Saturday.
Michael Gitsham
Ghostryder
QDRN CEO
Trainz89
To model a Steam era only Brisbane you would need to be modelling the period 1865 to 1952. See once the First Diesel locos appeared they ran through Brisbane on the long distance runs and express freight. And with the arrival of Diesel the transition from steam to all Diesel Operatiosn had started and Brisbane was no longer all Steam.
ghosty
To model a Steam era only Brisbane you would need to be modelling the period 1865 to 1952. See once the First Diesel locos appeared they ran through Brisbane on the long distance runs and express freight. And with the arrival of Diesel the transition from steam to all Diesel Operatiosn had started and Brisbane was no longer all Steam.
ghosty