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exhibitions, magazines, books and the web for that inspiration, and while all these SCR Publications – General Manager
sources can be fantastic there is almost always inspiration close at hand. Bob Gallagher
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S A loaded coal train rumbles through Wacol headed for the port of Brisbane under
the care of a GM-powered 2150 class locomotive. Unlike normal practice back in the
steam era, the train will run through non-stop, rather than be diverted into the
weighbridge sidings for weighing, a practice that gave the station its name, Wacol
(weigh coal).
W Traffic waits at the level crossing for an 1170 ‘Paw Paw’ to move from one part of
the yard to another. The look of the road, scenery and sky effectively reproduces that
brief period between subtropical downpours so familiar to Brisbane residents.
T The rain is coming in again as a connecting bus service waits for the next train
to arrive.
One of the members of the first class of QR locomotives to be fitted with a low nose, 1558D of the 1550 class, Clyde-built between 1972 and 1976,
glides into the station with an Ipswich-bound suburban train formed of stainless steel SX cars.

Bob Harding describes his HOn3½ scale home layout, reproducing the Brisbane suburban station on a wet day during
the early 1990s. Photos by the author.
W
acol is a suburban station some 19.3km west of AMRM Issue 238 (February 2003). Anybody comparing Wacol
Brisbane Central, situated on the main line between in that article with the present one will notice many changes!
Brisbane and Ipswich. The line continues west through Steam has gone and early generation diesel electrics have
to Toowoomba, where it divides to go to Charleville and come and then gone to new homes. The main lines to and
Stanthorpe/Wallangarra. In the past, the suburb comprised most- from Ipswich/Brisbane are now electrified, and six- and three-
ly army camps, (later some became migrant reception areas), car EMU and SMU sets provide passenger services. Most
industrial areas, detention centres (gaols), mental hospitals and a goods trains are unit or block trains and very little shunting is
small number of homes. now performed, so the sidings are gradually becoming over-
While Wacol is now a busy transport interchange station grown.
with commuters taking advantage of the free parking to utilise
modern, hassle-free rail transport to their employment and Planning
shopping destinations, the period modelled is the mid-1990s, a I still get asked, “Why on earth did you choose Wacol to model?” In
period of transition. The old wagon repair shed has been choosing Wacol I considered the following criteria:
demolished and a grain unloading facility with storage bins is It was to be a solo effort regarding train operation, layout con-
on that site. Reduced stock numbers still come and go through struction and maintenance.
the holding yards, although the rail weighbridge from which The layout is contained in one end of an ex-QR wooden car-
the suburb derives its name (weigh coal = Wacol), is no longer riage, so I had limited space, with no possible chance of extend-
used, as unit coal trains now travel through to the Brisbane Port ing the layout in the future (though I have been able to increase
complex without stopping here. The original station buildings storage sidings a little).
and overbridge are still in place, although they have been ear- I wanted to operate Brisbane – Ipswich suburban trains, some
marked for replacement and modernisation. The level crossing long distance trains (e.g., The Westlander), trains to Toowoomba
is now busier with road traffic than ever, with motorists frus- and unit goods, with some shunting ability and storage space for
trated at having to endure lengthy waits, at times, to cross the the made-up trains away from the Wacol station area.
four tracks. I required a continuous run on the main lines to ‘run in’
This layout has featured in this magazine previously, in newly constructed rolling stock and locomotives.

Meet Bob Harding
I am a retired Queensland police officer, now 75 years of
age. My interest in trains goes back as far as I can remember. I
recall pushing rectangular offcuts of wood in tracks of dirt
under our house as a small boy and getting upset because they
refused to stay in a line! Travelling to and from school every
day by train for me was the highlight of my day. I would try to
cadge a ride in the cab of a locomotive shunting at Whinstanes,
where I boarded my train home in the afternoon after school
and, if successful, arrived home much later than usual, some-
what black, but happy!
My first electric train was an O gauge three-rail Hornby. It
was basically one of the clockwork models modified to run
electrically. They were cheap at the time as Hornby-Dublo was
beginning to eclipse the O gauge range.
I fell in love with the scale appearance of Hornby-Dublo and
Owner and builder, Bob Harding, stands by the main control panel at purchased one brake van with my savings; never mind the fact
Wacol, ready to operate the next train. I had no track or locomotives! It was a start, and would encour-
age people to buy more for me in that scale in the future! My
idea of a great day out in my early teenage years was to catch
Trackwork and Operation the train to Mayne Junction and watch all the steam locomo-
The layout is basically a double track main line in a slightly tives being readied for their duties. If you were lucky you
twisted oval shape. The end half-circle return tracks are hidden. could catch a hard-working D17 ‘black tank’ pushing a string
One end disappears through the end wall of the carriage onto of loaded coal wagons up to the top of the coal stage.
the end verandah of the carriage. This is disguised by bushland Various manufacturers’ models and small layouts followed
so the train appears to have travelled off towards Brisbane. over the intervening years, with long gaps as home, work, and
The other end disappears into a tunnel below a large hill. family took up my time until I retired in 2000 and was able to
Inside this hill are two hidden storage sidings, used mainly for commence work full-time on creating Wacol.
both loaded and unloaded coal trains. This hill departs from the
true geography around Wacol, which is fairly flat.
The layout consists of a central viewing area, accessed by a ling all main line and refuge siding trains. The third controller is
side door to the carriage, with a drop-down bridge to allow a CDA hand-held type, with lead, for shunting the sidings in the
access without backbone workouts! This bridge was a challenge station area.
in itself; to construct one utilising catenary overhead wiring on Wacol has two control panels. The main one, as described
the bridge, and obviously leading up to and from it, taxed my above, and a secondary one on the fiddle/storage yard side,
limited engineering ability! It does work, and I hope to provide a which controls all points in that area and also the various isolat-
separate article on this subject in a future issue of AMRM. ing blocks. Because of the narrow viewing space between the
I utilise three CDA controllers for the entire layout. Two are two baseboards, I mounted this control panel over three of the
mounted in the main control panel, facing Wacol station, control- storage tracks closest to the layout edge. This was achieved by
At A Glance
Scale: HOn3½ (12mm gauge) Track: Shinohara code 70
Prototype: Queensland Railways Control: DC
Period: Mid-1990s Buildings and other structures: Most scratchbuilt, remainder
Layout type: Continuous run home layout from kits
Layout size: 8m x 2.1m Locomotives and rolling stock: Ready-to-run, kits and scratch-
built
Rail height above floor: 1.21m
Builder: Bob Harding
Baseboards: 8mm ply on 75mm x 20mm pine framework
Scenery: Plaster over chicken wire and shade cloth over chick-
en wire

mounting the panel flat on top of two steel angles. These angles give the
panel good support. The panel is disguised as a servicing/cleaning shed by
having ends and windowed sides fitted; the control panel itself forms the
roof. The sides are removable to allow access to the tracks/trains beneath and
also access to the underside of the switches and wiring. All wiring from the
panel to the layout is fed down PVC pipes on the inside of the closest wall.
A day’s running involves regular timetabled suburban electric sets run-
ning the main tracks to and from Brisbane/Ipswich. A failure of any of the
electrics would see a locomotive-hauled stainless steel SX seven-car set
replacing it.
Interspersed with the suburban trains, there are the unit goods trains
comprising coal wagons, both loaded towards Brisbane, and empties return-
ing to the coal fields west of Toowoomba. There are also intermodal contain-
er trains, stock trains to unload at the stock yards, fuel tankers heading west,
grain trains to unload at the Wacol grain unloading facility and the regular,
long distance, The Westlander service to Charleville. Light engines travel to
Redbank workshops for maintenance and 2000 class railmotors put in the
occasional appearance. This is a fair representation of trains passing through
and into Wacol yards on a regular basis. It can get quite busy for one opera-
tor!
Scenery
The curved background was installed first. This is made from 3mm thick
Masonite and after priming was painted the usual sky blue. The approaching
storm clouds coming in from the west were then painted on. They remain a
major feature of the layout and materially influenced my decision to have a
‘just rained’ look to Wacol and to install a speaker and thunder/rain sound
effects. The wet look on Wacol is produced by painting a product called ‘Wet
^ Occupying the site of the former wagon repair shed at the Ipswich end of the sta-
tion is this grain unloading facility.
X The weighbridge hut, next to the weighbridge siding at the Brisbane end of the
yard.
T A colourful line-up of modern era QR trains occupy most of the sidings in the
open storage area opposite the station area. The structure resembling a servicing facil-
ity on the left actually supports the control panel for this section of the layout.
S A panorama of one end of the layout, showing the stock holding yards, substation and the outer
end of the locomotive servicing area. On the right are the entrance tracks to the scenicked storage
yard, which is located on the other side of the ex-QR carriage that houses the layout, opposite the
Wacol station area.
W The storms affecting the station area of the layout can’t arrive soon enough for the bushfire bri-
gade dealing with an outbreak west of Wacol station.
T Two of the very colourful QR suburban electric multiple unit sets move through the Brisbane
end of the storage yards.
Look’ on the roadways and platforms. It
is too thick for use on building roofs,
however.
The Bush: construction of the bush
area at the eastern end of Wacol was
achieved by tying shade cloth over the
top of chicken wire mounted on various
height pine offcuts. The shade cloth was
covered with clumps of lichen and other
tree-making materials at various heights,
secured by a dob of silicone. The effect is
of treetops rising in height into the dis-
tance. Various home-made trees and
bushes are positioned in the very front,
where the shade cloth meets the base-
board. Painting the shade cloth a mottled
black adds to the effect. Black shade cloth
would work even better.
Grasses: I have used fake fur to create
both long and short grass, even burnt
grass. Colouring is by solvent-based
S The track gang is hard at work carrying out maintenance in the yard as the ‘Paw Paw’ goes
paints, not acrylics, as acrylics cause solid
about its business behind them.
clumps. I have used silicone to secure the
fake fur to the baseboard. It will also
secure it to plaster on hillsides. A full
description of my grass making and
colouring is beyond the scope of this arti-
cle; I will submit an article on this subject
for consideration for a future issue of
AMRM. X A small perway
Trees: I have about six purchased trees enclosure is modelled at
on the layout with the rest manufactured the Brisbane end of the
by myself. station, near the con-
crete culvert over the
Structures creek.
There are not many structures on
Wacol. The two station buildings were
both scratchbuilt by me, after taking my
children to the prototype Wacol with tape
measures and camera. You sure get some
strange looks when people see you mea-
suring an overbridge! The main station T A 2350/1720 combi-
building is combined with the signal nation, decked out in
cabin at Wacol. Both are fully detailed ‘Broncos’ colours, com-
inside, although nobody gets to see it as bine to expedite ‘The
the main station building faces away from
Westlander’ on the first
viewers. Likewise, the little weighbridge
part of its long over-
cabin even has a scale set inside. Again,
night journey to
you guessed it, it faces away from view-
Charleville, 777km
ers.
west of Brisbane.
The overbridge took some time to
build, and was constructed in scale wood.
Since electrification, protective safety
mesh has had to be installed on the sec-
tion where pedestrians cross the two
main lines.
The grain unloading facility is a combi-
nation of kit and scratchbuilt, mostly
scratchbuilt, and there are three storage
bins for various grains. The office was a
transportable building at this location. I
made this out of a spare shipping contain-
er, putting it on skids and cutting win-
dows and doors in the ends and sides,
plus fitting a much-needed air condition-
er. The unloading track has a tapered pit,
and at the bottom of the pit there is an
auger. Most of the time there are wagons
over the top so nobody knows this detail
exists!
I am putting the masts, transformers
and wires forming the overhead under
this category, as it took me a full twelve
months to install. Single masts and four-

track spanning sections were from the
Sommerfeldt range, as was the catenary
wire. All the station masts had to be con-
structed as nothing like them exists for
purchase. I constructed the H-girder feed-
er/transformer masts from nickel silver
H-girder lengths, purchased from the
Sommerfeldt range. I do not recommend
retrofitting overhead catenary on a com-
pleted layout, particularly one as wide as
Wacol!
Rolling Stock
I have a large collection of appropriate
locomotives for the area, most assembled
from kits. Along with a 3900 class electric
locomotive, diesel locomotives of the
2470, 2300, 1500, 1460, 1250, 1270, 2350,
2150, 1550, 1450, 1400 and 1720 classes can
be seen passing through or laying over in
the yard. Ordinary passenger traffic is in
the capable hands of a three-car 2000
class railcar set (which can be run as a
S A view of the very wet station area between trains. two-car or single-car train), another sin-
gle-car 2000 class railcar, two six-car SMU
electric sets (divisible into two three-car
sets) and one six-car EMU electric set
(likewise divisible into two three-car sets).
Suffice to say I have sufficient motive
power, although I shall be disposing of
some of the older diesel locomotives as
they are now out of era. Many of the die-
sels and all of the SMU sets are from Black
Diamond Models, the EMU set is a Wuiske
kit, as are some of the other diesels. The
rest, including the 3900 class electric loco-
motive, are Far North Hobbies kits.
Conclusion
Wacol has been a work in progress
since its inception. I have progressed
through the years from the mid-1960s to
its current format, mid-1990s. Adapting to
the changes from steam, into the diesel
and, lastly, the electrically powered trains
era, with all the necessary modifications
to facilities, platforms and rolling stock
changes, has been absorbing, and main-
tained my interest in what is really, a very
basic layout.
S Two- and single-car 2000 series railcars are serviced between runs at the maintenance facility
The future? I feel I have gone as far as I
in the storage yard.
want with Wacol. I am not keen on trying
to represent Wacol as it now exists, with
most of the sidings torn up and the area
used as a dumping ground for soil sus-
T Unusually rostered to haul a Brisbane-bound SX suburban set, a 3900 class electric locomo-
pected of housing fire ants! So, Wacol is in
tive coasts towards the next stop at Wacol.
the process of being dismantled and a
new layout is now under construction at
my new residence.
Acknowledgements
The following people and organisa-
tions have supplied inspiration and
equipment over the years:
My wife, Mary; Russ Lucas; Arthur
Hayes and the 100 Up Group; Peter
Dusha; Glen Wright; Bob Gallagher and
AMRM; Black Diamond Models; PGC
Scale Models; Wuiske Models; Hollywood
Foundry; All Aboard; Far North Hobbies;
Gwydir Valley Models; Model Mechs; K &
M mechanisms.
If I have neglected to mention anyone,
please forgive a failing memory!
S The fine timber station building/signal box
and footbridge serving Wacol station.
X A rail tractor manoeuvres a bulk grain

wagon in the yard.
X Traffic is banking up on the rain-slicked

road as the afternoon peak hour approaches at
suburban Wacol.
Australian MODEL RAILWAY Magazine
BRANCHLINE RAMBLINGS WITH RON CUNNINGHAM
Modelling ‘Trains’ – A Re-Think

Ron Cunningham has been re-considering his modelling rationale. Photos as credited.
W
henever someone talks about this hobby of ours, the One result of this process was the scouring of the prototype
term ‘model trains’ invariably features quite frequent- timetable and the photographic record for evidence of the exis-
ly in the discussion. Over the years your scribe has tence of more of these scheduled trains, the movement of which
used this term many times without ever giving it much thought. could be replicated to provide even more variety and interest
However, a couple of recent events have caused a re-think of for the Werris Creek operating sessions and, in the process,
how well ‘modelling trains’ accurately describes the activity develop even more fidelity to the prototype.
which is the principal focus of our hobby. This growing emphasis on ‘trains’ had been underway for
Thinking back over four decades of involvement in the some time and set the backdrop for a meeting of the Friday
hobby, the focus of much of the activity in that time has not Night Ramblers whereupon the proprietor of Austrains, John
actually been on the modelling of ‘trains’ at all; rather it has Eassie, joined the group for the evening. Now meetings of man-
been on the modelling of the individual items of rolling stock or ufacturers in the hobby may well be regarded with suspicion by
motive power, be they for the movement of passengers or the ACCC, but it is the case that some manufacturers are indeed
freight, that go to make up ‘trains’. friends and actually share a passion for the modelling side of
It has only been with the increasing implementation of oper- the hobby. John was on a mission that night and did not come
ation on Werris Creek that more consideration has been given to empty handed, bringing, as he did, ten boxes of Austrains
modelling the actual trains that ran through Werris Creek. (This ‘Ultimate S Wagon’ five-packs representing a total of 50 S wag-
has been made all the more possible by the explosion of com- ons.
mercially available, high-quality items, but that is another John’s mission was to replicate a particular train that he
story…) At first this trend arose largely due to the drawing up recalled from his youth when, as a slip of a lad, he attended
of the operating timetable for Werris Creek based, as it was, on Meadowbank Boys High School where, at 2.40pm each week-
the timetable of the prototype and the ‘trains’ that went to make day afternoon, he watched a rake of 50 empty S wagons and
up that timetable. van, pulled by a 46 class electric, wend its way past the school
Initially, the block trains (wheat and coal) were replicated, on its way from Enfield to Gosford. Here the 46 would be
but very quickly the other regular ‘special’ trains, such as 440 replaced by steam and the long rake of S wagons would contin-
North express meat to Darling Harbour, were identified in the ue its journey to Broadmeadow. (The significance of the 2.40pm
timetable and the appropriate wagons acquired so that such passing was reinforced by the fact that it meant that only 20"
trains could then be introduced into the timetable. remained of the daily French period, much to John’s disappoint-
ment, I am assured!)
Two other, similar, movements of S wagons occurred each
day. The first, heading south with a 50 or 59 class in charge
(sometimes an AD60), departed Enfield at 11.12 am and con-
veyed 50 empty S wagons to Goulburn while the other move-
ment conveyed 50 empty S wagons to Dubbo.
Now your scribe spent most of his school years in the eastern
suburbs of Sydney and had a deprived education in that the
nearest railway goods line was nearly a day’s march (or nearly
half a day’s bike ride) away at Botany. Thus, your scribe’s inter-
est in rakes of empty S wagons came not from a favourite child-
hood memory tucked away in the recesses of the mind, but
rather it came from the June photo in the 1972 NSWRTM calen-
dar which featured a 59 at the head of a long, curved rake of the
aforementioned empty S wagons passing the Mittagong malt-
ings.
At first your scribe was intrigued as to why the railways
would spend time, effort and money running trains of empty
wagons around, but after not much more than even a moment’s
reflection the answer becomes fairly obvious. It would make the
operation of a railway easy if the demand for wagons was exact-
ly the same in all directions to all destinations. This is clearly not
the situation and, as continues to be the case on all Australian
systems, the main railway task in NSW is to move minerals and
agricultural products from country locations to the major cities
and export ports on the coast.
This suggests that a fair proportion of the activity on any rail-
way arises from dealing with empties and the degree to which
the movement of empties has had to have been built into the
regular operation of most railways should not be at all surpris-
ing.
John’s combination that night of 50 Austrains S wagons with
A long rake of empty wagons, mainly S, with some K wagons, heads a Eureka Models 50 class set this question of empties manage-
north at the top of Fassifern Bank behind 5911 in March 1970. Photo ment rolling again. The daily transfer of 50 empty four-wheel
by Graeme Belbin. open wagons (usually mostly S wagons) to Broadmeadow (and

Goulburn and Dubbo) was clearly a balancing movement, start-
ing the process of returning empties to country locations where
they were needed to convey rural produce back to the cities.
The challenge then was how to build these movements into
the operation of Werris Creek and, as always, the best place to
look for suggestions on how to achieve this was to look to the
prototype and the daily movement of empty S wagons observed
each day by John at school.
Fifty S wagons may have been the standard load for the three
daily balancing movements on the NSWGR, but this length of
train is a bit too long for all but the largest of model railways.
After a bit of testing, a figure of 30 suggested itself as a workable
length train on Werris Creek.
Thus, the movement of empty S wagons on Werris Creek is
represented by the daily departure of the 50 S wagons leaving
Enfield and, having passed Meadowbank High at 2.40 pm, then
arriving at Broadmeadow around midnight, it is broken up with
a 50 class and 30 wagons and van departing Broadmeadow at
3.00am for Werris Creek. Upon arrival there the S wagons are
available for distribution to stations further out, ‘as required’.
The Card Operating System (COS) used on Werris Creek gen-
erates traffic demand for all of the stations serviced by Werris
Creek Traffic Controller. The duties of the Station Master at
Werris Creek include the provision of empties to meet the
demand generated by the COS. SM Werris Creek passes the
wagon cards for the needed wagons on to the Werris Creek yard
shunter who then marshals the required wagons onto the appro-
priate pick-up for dispatch.
Thus, the replication of the daily movement of empty S wag-
ons provides a reason for a regular train movement in the Werris
Creek timetable, coupled with much work for the Werris Creek
station staff and traffic for the pick-ups that radiate out from
Werris Creek.
Apart from those wagons involved in commodity movement
such as coal and wheat, as well as stock wagons, few wagons
warranted their own ‘empties train’. Usually when empty they
returned largely un-noticed attached to a regular scheduled
train. The sheer volume of S wagons circulating in the system led
S Baldwin-built 5905 hauls a long rake of empty S wagons towards
to the need for their own ‘empties trains’.
Goulburn near the top of Exeter bank in April 1968. Photo by John
Having another 30 S wagons moving around on the ‘Creek’
Sheilds.
will help redress the ratio of S wagons to all other wagons on the
system, which should be heavily in favour of those ubiquitous
four-wheel wagons. It also provides a little bit more accuracy for T A train of 30 empty S trucks, enroute to Werris Creek yard. Photo
our claims to be modelling ‘trains’. by Ray Pilgrim.

WAY & WORKS
Es Davies’ 20 class and rolling stock trundles

across the completed timber trestle on the
author’s layout. Photo by James McInerney.
A Bridge For Your Model Railway: 2

Building a NSW Timber Trestle Bridge: Part B
Michael Gourlay continues his NSWGR timber trestle bridge project. Photos by the author unless otherwise credited.
Building the Model Using a sharp pencil, mark the cutouts (notches) to be
In the first part of this article (AMRM Issue 326, October 2017) removed for the capwales. Holding a steel straight edge along
the planning and preparation, including the materials and tools the outside of each line, cut to the required depth with a razor
required for building this model, were discussed. This second saw. Remove waste with a craft knife and finish the cutout to
part describes the construction of the model. correct, neat size with a square jeweller’s file.
The methods I used to construct this bridge are similar to Turn the piles over and repeat for the other side, taking care
those used by Kim Armstrong to build the approach spans for
his model of a Howe truss timber bridge described in Branchline
Modeller No.3, pages 21-23. For each basic unit – piers, girders or
wing walls – the components are made, stained and then the
unit is assembled. The bridge is then built from these assembled
units.
Staining of Timber
All timber components should be stained after cutting, but
before assembly of each basic unit. Staining should be tested on
the type of timber being used to determine the amount of stain
required. I used one part of black Raven oil to about 30 parts of
methylated spirits. The mixture tends to evaporate and darken if
stored for any period. The stained timbers also tend to fade
under prolonged exposure to fluorescent lights. Dry brushing
with shades of light grey and white after the stain is completely
dry was used by Kim for the Howe truss model, but I have not
attempted that method yet. The black stain gives the natural Figure 1.
weathering effect of the timber, but if differently coloured/tex- The author’s diagram for cutting the slots in the
tured timbers are used it is impossible to eliminate this difference piers for the capwales.
using the same colour stain for both materials.
Where necessary, lightly sand ‘furry’ surfaces before staining,
since these will appear darker than smooth surfaces. If the 1
stained wood is too dark, it can be lightened by careful sanding
with fine sandpaper before assembly, but be careful on corners
or ends. When staining scribed timber sheeting, be aware that it
will bend when the stain dries. It needs to be flattened by plac-
ing it on a flat surface under a heavy weight. Stiffening it on the
rear side when this is out of view in the model will also help
solve this problem.
Piers or Pile Bents

Each pile bent consists of one vertical and two angled piles, The piers taped
joined together at their upper ends by two capwales. If the together and the
embankment/bridge is more than 8’6” high, there will be two slots cut for the cap-
diagonal braces. The angled piles are longer than the vertical wales.
ones – see section showing pile bents in Data Sheet P3. Actual
length will depend upon the height of the structure, plus any
allowance required for the piles to penetrate the model ground
surface below the bridge.
Cut piles to length using a razor saw and mitre box (or NWSL
Chopper). Cut two right-angle triangles (ratio: 1 to 10) from 3mm
balsa (Figure 1). Tape the piles together with the triangular pieces
between the angled piles and the vertical pile. Tape a piece of 12"
x 12" timber across the bottom of the piles to hold them in posi-
tion (Photo 1). The tops of the angled piles should be about 3'
above the top of the vertical pile.
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to make the cuts opposite when being cut to fit the capwales. Do not rotate them – if that
e a c h o t h e r. C u t t h e happens they may not fit together properly.
angled piles off at correct (ii) It may be easier to cut the tops of the angled piles after
height, 1'10" above the they have been glued to the first capwale. If this is done, a sec-
capwales using the razor ond cardboard packing piece should be used to support the tops
saw guided by a straight of the angled piles. (I had to do this when making the pile bent
edge. Test that the cap- photographed for this article, because I forgot to cut the piles
wales fit neatly in the before gluing them to the capwales!)
cutouts before separating
the piles. Bolt Detail
Cut the top of each Check the plan for bolt locations. Mark each bolt hole with
angled pile so that its the point of a steel scriber. Drill holes with a mini-drill – a 0.6mm
side will be flush with drill will give a sloppy hole with room for glue. Grandt Line 5099
the bridge girder. To do are quite appropriate for bolts in pile bents. Paint the bolts on the
this, mark the area to be sprue – Tamiya Flat Earth (XF-52), or rust if a more colourful
removed and place a effect is required. Cut the bolts off the sprue one at a time with a
piece of 12" x 10" timber craft knife at an appropriate length to fit in the holes. Hold the
in the capwale notch to bolt head with flat-headed tweezers, put a spot of glue on the
prevent the pile from bolt shank and insert it in the hole. Clean away any excess glue
moving while cutting before it sets.
with the razor saw Figure 2.
(Figure 2). Clean up with The author’s
a file. Cut two capwales diagram for cutting
and two diagonal braces the outside, angled 3
(if required). The braces piers.
will need to be trimmed
to length at an angle to fit
under the capwales after the basic pile bent has been assembled.
Now is the time to stain the various bridge timbers.
Assembly of the Pile Bents

Photocopy or trace the section showing the pile bent on Data
Sheet P3 and extend/trim it to the correct height for your bridge.
If your piers are of different heights do this for each one. Secure
the photocopied plan on a flat surface with single-sided tape
around its edges. Secure the lower capwale in place on the plan
with double-sided tape. Glue the piles in place, first inserting a
piece of thick cardboard under the lower ends of the piles as a
packing piece (Photo 2). Scrape off any excess PVA glue with a
craft knife while still soft. Glue the upper capwale in place.
If the pier is higher than 8'6", cut diagonal braces and trim the
upper ends to fit under the capwales. One brace can be glued
while the unit remains on the plan (Photo 3). Remove the unit
and turn over to glue the second brace in place (Photo 4).
Notes:
(i) Keep the piles in the same sequence that they were in
2 One of the diagonal braces is added while the pier is still attached to the
jig.
Once the glue

has dried, the
trestle pier is
removed from
the jig, turned
over and the
other diagonal
brace glued on.
A pier in the process of assembly on the diagram.

Steel Straps Around the Tops of Piles piles in holes in the baseboard (if any) or in a sub-base that can
Use thin styrene strip of appropriate size, 0.8mm to 1mm be built into the model landscape.
wide. Wind the styrene strip as a flat spiral around a metal rod or
nail slightly smaller than the piles and secure the ends with tape. Transoms and Track
Soak in hot water. When dry, paint the styrene strip with flat Stain, cut and fit bolts to the transoms, noting that the bolts
earth or rust colours. Cut off in pile-sized rings and glue in place. are staggered along the girders, i.e. have a different position on
alternate transoms. Mark the positions of transoms on top of the
Girders, Corbels and Transoms girders. Glue the transoms in place using a straight edge and set
Girders and corbels are 12” x 12”; transoms are 10" x 5" – use square to keep them in line and at right angles to the girders.
10" x 6". Cut to length using the razor saw and mitre box (or Lay flexible track over the bridge after removing the plastic
NWSL Chopper, if available). When using a saw, it is advisable to sleeper base from the section actually on the bridge. Secure the
scribe the underside of the timber piece to prevent splitting rails to the bridge using track spikes cut to length and inserted
when it is cut. Sand the ends with a NWSL True Sander. Set up a into holes drilled in the transoms. The spikes can either be a tight
jig for testing the length of the members; two pieces of 12" x 12" fit in the holes or glued into loose holes. Be careful to maintain
(HO scale) timber glued to a piece of pine, parallel to each other the correct track gauge between the two rails. Photo 5 shows my
and the correct distance apart. Stain all members before assem- bridge at this stage of construction.
bly. Alternatively, transoms could be omitted and flexible track
Note: When building a straight multi-span trestle bridge there with intact sleeper base laid directly on the bridge girders.
is no need to cut the girders to actual span lengths as on the pro- However, the sleepers on Peco track, for example, are shorter
totype. It will be easier to get a straight, level structure if the than the transoms and the sleepers are further apart than on a
model girders are continuous. Up to five 14' spans are possible prototype bridge.
with 280mm proprietary timbers. If desired the ‘joints’ can be
scribed on the timbers, but this is hardly necessary since the top Check Rails
view of the joints is covered by a transom and their side view is Data Sheet P3 represents a 1902 design and predates the
obscured by the tops of the sloping piles. introduction of check rails between the running rails on bridges
in New South Wales. These can be fitted using spare lengths of
Bolts on Corbels rail secured inside the running rails with spikes and/or super-
Line up the corbels with the ends against a piece of 12" x glue. They should extend the length of the bridge and the ends
12" scrap, all secured to a flat piece of wood/particle board of the rails beyond the bridge transoms are bent towards the
using double-sided tape. Mark the centre line of the corbels centre of the track. However, take care that they do not touch in
and measure the position of bolts from the centre line out- the centre or there may be a short circuit. The check rails are best
wards using a scale and a small square. It is important that painted with rust colour or equivalent before installation.
there is sufficient space for the capwales of the assembled
piers to fit between the two inner corbel bolts. If necessary, Wing Walls
adjust the distance between the bolts to accommodate the The required general shape of the creek bed and banks are to
capwales. Drill holes, paint and glue the bolts (Grandt Line be formed in polystyrene foam or other material. Use cardboard
5066) as previously described. templates to determine the size and shape of the wing wall tim-
ber panels. Cut the timber panels from Northeastern HO scale
Bridge Assembly scribed timber sheet (9" plank size) and stain them (see note
Mark out pier locations on the baseboard or model sub-base. above about flattening stained sheeting). Support/pack behind
Drill locating holes for each pile. Trim the piles to the correct the sheeting with balsa or scrap timber pieces. Cut and stain the
length including extra length to fit in the locating holes. Glue the piles and capping pieces - piles are smaller diameter (12") than
piles in place, taking care to keep the piles vertical and keeping those in piers (14") so sand 4mm dowels to reduce the size, if 1/8"
the tops of the capwales at the correct level for the tops of gird- dowel is not available.
ers to be at the same elevation as the cork track underlay. Glue Cut strapping for the capping from styrene strip and paint
the corbels and beams in place. before assembly. Assemble the wing walls in-situ, gluing in place
Note: I glued the piles of my bridge into holes in the polysty- and filling the space behind them with pieces of polystyrene
rene foam river bed. It is difficult to locate them accurately this foam or balsa.
way and I do not advise you to do this. It is better to locate the To be continued…
The assembled trestle bridge is installed.

The wing walls have yet to be added.
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An example of typical placements of the rolled-up tarpaulins on the layout; lying on the goods shed platform and on a flat wagon to be sent back
empty to cover another load. Photo by the author.
Tarpaulins on the Cheap

Craig Mackie makes some examples of that once-ubiquitous railway cover-all, tarpaulins. Photos as credited.
M
y layout has a number of locations (sidings) where var- cotton, and then trim the knot back. It can then be put into an
ious open wagons get loaded/unloaded. In particular, open wagon, thrown around the goods yard, or even left on a
there is one location in plain view of all the passing goods yard loading platform, outside the goods shed, or rolled
drivers (and the viewing public) in a walkway near Lismore. As up in the back of a waiting delivery truck. The choice is yours.
there are a couple of trains that drop off and pick up wagons For those interested in trying to add two tarpaulins to an
here, I thought it was appropriate to scatter some detail items open wagon like a BDX, NOCX, etc., you can use a needle to
around this area. Some of that detail includes nicely rolled-up thread a piece of cotton around the edges of a tarpaulin. Once
tarpaulins on the ground in the yard. More of these tarps are complete, you can then place the tarpaulin over the wagon and
located on the decks of various goods sheds around the layout. stretch the cotton out to a tie-down point and dab on some
No doubt there are a number of standard tarpaulin sizes in super-glue to tie one end of the cotton down. Then pull the
many different railways. On the NSWGR, the most common size other end tight and dab super-glue on the other end of the cot-
that was used for tarpaulins was 24' x 16'. This equates to 84mm x ton. Repeat this for each of the tie-down cotton straps. Voilà, a
56mm in HO scale. It just happens that my wife is a tea drinker tarped wagon. Remember that overlapping of the two tarpaulins
and she uses the tea bags from Twinings (Lipton tea bags are also on the wagon will influence the direction of travel of the wagon.
usable). After removal of the small staple at the top of the bag The tarp on top is always at the front of the wagon.
(and the old tea leaves), plus careful unfolding of the bag, you
are left with a nice tough material that is relatively fine and is
just over 84mm wide and more than 120mm long. So it does not
take an Einstein to work out that if we cut the tea bag up, we get
two standard NSWGR tarpaulins!
However, before I cut the tea bag up, I leave it to well and
truly dry after being thoroughly cleaned and rinsed. I spray
paint the whole tea bag one of a variety of colours. Again I use
the cheap spray cans that are available from Supercheap Auto
that are $10.00 for four (when on special). I use the Yellow Oxide
Primer, the Grey Primer, the Mission Brown and I also have used
a metallic green colour from another brand of paint (purchased
at Bunnings) that I had left over from painting my
Murwillumbah Cement Silo. I have also dipped some tarps into
my ink pad solution diluted with methylated spirits, to give
them a brown/blackish colour. Once sprayed and allowed to dry
once again, the tarps can be cut into lengths of approximately
56mm. Trim the other dimension to 84mm and get rid of the
rough ends of the tea bag. You can get two full tarps and some
left over tarping material from a single tea bag.
To make a rolled-up tarp, the tarpaulins are then folded in
half along the short axis, and then folded again. The tarp is then
rolled up as you would do to a real-life tarpaulin. Once rolled
up, I then get some black cotton and tie the bundle up with the A pile of newly made tarpaulins. Photo by James McInerney.

Build an
O Scale
Garage
David Dunn describes a simple
scratchbuilding project in wood.
Photos by the author.
A
fter many years of modelling in HO scale, I decided to
try building some O scale models with a timber tramway
theme. The result is a small On30 layout called the Taurus
Valley Tramway and, of course, some buildings would be needed.
With the coming of the motor car, many blacksmith shops
changed to suit the times, so I imagine this small garage was
once where the local smithy toiled. Before starting the model, I
made a quick mock-up from cardboard to see how it would look
on the layout and am glad I did as the first one was too big. The
structure is basically a wooden box with some plastic detail parts,
so construction went quickly. I was not going to bother with
interior wall or roof framing, but looking through the front doors
and the skylight revealed the emptiness. So, I decided to include
a few roof beams and wall studs, but they are probably not pro-
totypical.
Construction
Checking the size and ‘look’ of the planned model on the layout with a PVA wood glue can be used for construction, but I like to use
quickly assembled card ‘mock-up’. superglue as it sets very quickly. When I worked in HO scale, I
would paint all of the parts before assembly, which provided
nice colour separations, but in O scale I paint the whole model
the wall colour and do the trim with a small brush. I still paint
the plastic parts, roof material and trim before assembling them.
The walls are Northeastern Scale Lumber Co. 1/8" weather-
board (clapboard to the Americans); the corner posts and door
frame are scale 6" square stripwood. After looking at the photo of
the parts, I thought the corner posts looked a bit chunky, so I
shaved them down a bit. They are now a bit wonky, but I like the
way they look. I left the door frame parts ‘as is’, since they have
to support the heavy doors. I cut the corner posts and sides a bit
high and sanded them back after assembly to get a nice angled
surface for the roof. The back wall is balsa, as it cannot be seen
when placed on the layout. The previously mentioned internal
framing is 2.5mm square timber I had on hand though the spac-
The timber parts of the model cut out ing is a bit uneven as the window was cut out before I decided to
and ready to assemble. add the framing.
If interior lighting is to be added, the roof is about to go on so
work out what has to be done here. I added two torch globes
(2.2V each) behind the front wall and passed their wires down
through the base where I will connect them to a battery holder
with two AA batteries. I cut the sub-roof from 2.5mm balsa,
which provides a strong base for the corrugated roofing to
adhere to, cutting it so there was about 1mm of overhang. The
roof was clad with my preferred corrugated material; styrene
from AMRI, as I find cutting and fitting aluminium corrugated
sheets tedious.
W The basic shell assembled and a representation of the internal fram-

ing has been added using 2.5mm square timber.

With the roof on, the end trim and flashing was made and fit-
ted. The ridge cap is made from foil from a Milo tin and the
flashing is 0.010" styrene. The windows could be glazed before
fitting, but I left them off until the whole model was finished and
sprayed with a flat finish, so they didn’t get fogged.
The front doors are made from double thickness Northeastern
1
/16" scribed timber, laminated back-to-back to get detail on both
sides. They are framed with 1" x 4" stripwood and the hinges are
from Campbell Scale Models (No.935) which I have had for some
time.
The lean-to was constructed by building its wall, then adding
roof rafters over to the main building, supported by a length of
timber fixed to the wall of the main building. The siding for it is
built up board by board and the length was determined by a
decal I have that goes on it (not very ‘technical’!) The roof is
more corrugated styrene, but there is no flashing or trim.
The forge is deep in the back, so it is a simple structure made
of balsa with an aluminium tube flue. I added a torch globe to
the forge to simulate the glow of the coals. I first made some
coals by painting some Woodland Scenics talus black and red,
placing them around the globe. I then sprinkled some broken S The main building has been painted and construction of the framing
glass (hit a jar with a hammer, wearing safety glasses, be careful for the lean-to is under way. The building is glued to a sub-base of tim-
if copying) over the globe, painting it with Tamiya clear red and ber for ease of handling during construction. The sub-base will be hid-
orange acrylic paint. The fire does not flicker, but the uneven den by scenery once the building is in place on the layout.
glass causes odd reflections. The smithy and his anvil are metal
castings from Pearce Miniatures and the clutter is bits and pieces
of styrene and metal offcuts.
Finishing
I painted the whole building with grey primer and masked
the sides to paint the front tan. I then painted the trim with a
fine brush. I broke the rules by adding signs from two different
oil companies, but this business is in a remote location so there
probably won’t be many visits from sales representatives, so Mr
Darzole shouldn’t get into trouble.
The previously mentioned signs are decals from Broad Gauge
Bodies and it takes a bit of patience to get them to settle down on
the textured wooden surfaces. Where they broke up, I just sand-
ed them with fine wet and dry paper to contribute to the weath-
ering. The old wagon next to the building is from the Outback
Model Company.
After doing a nice sharp paint job, it was now time to mess it
up. A dark wash of diluted Tamiya acrylic paint (water with a lit-
tle rubbing alcohol) was washed over all of the parts to empha-
sise the shadows. Once this was thoroughly dry, the high spots S The forge has been constructed from balsa and the walls of the lean-to
were dry-brushed with more acrylics. The model was then have been clad, painted and decalled.
assembled onto a piece of balsa with some basic ground cover,
which makes it easier to place on the layout.
If you have never modelled with wood, give it a go, as it is
most satisfying to make a model out of the same stuff as the pro-
totype (except for the plastic bits!). As I mentioned earlier I was [ The garage, complete and installed on the layout.
not going to add any details inside, but the extra time was mini-
mal and I think it was worth it. T Night is falling, but the smith is still hard at work at the forge.

IN THE LOOP
Train Money Trevor Hodges
W
hile I make no claim to having been an ideal son, there fear I might be one of them. One way to find out exactly what
were few instances where my mother had to put her you’ve spent on the models you’ve accumulated is to change
foot down. I rarely got into trouble at school and, scale or prototype and sell most or all of your existing stock on
aside from being knocked out in a footy match or the occasional one of the online sales sites. I went through this exercise in 2004
fight, it was rare for her or my father to be called into school. and I have to admit that I got the shock of my life at how much
However when, as a seventeen year old, I announced I was con- people were willing to pay for my models, the total I managed
sidering purchasing a motorbike she said words to the effect to rake in after I’d sold everything and, by extension, how much
that this would only happen ‘over her dead body’ and that was I’d paid for the models over about a decade. While I’m not sug-
the end of the discussion. I’ve never really felt any great affinity gesting you should sell off your beloved models just to discover
with the Baby Boomer generation, in spite of the fact that I’m what they’re worth, I think we can all concede that this can be
supposed to be a member of said generational club. My parents an expensive hobby. We all make decisions about what we can
were both WWII veterans, I was most definitely born in the or can’t afford and our priorities every time we devote money
post-war era and I can actually remember the ‘60s. However, I to hobby purchases. However it seems to me that one signifi-
was born in 1961 so I was three when the Beatles toured cant difference between a hobby like railway modelling and, for
Australia in 1964 and while I can only imagine what was going instance, one like riding a motorbike or purchasing a boat for
on during the ‘Summer of Love’ (which evidently happened in fishing, is that the cost of the purchase of these large boys’ toys
1967), I was most definitely not an active participant, being all of is in one lump and all up front rather than spread more thinly
six years old! My adolescent musical tastes ran more to Elton over many years. Of course, there are always going to be ongo-
John and Status Quo than the Doors and the Fab Four, and if ing running and maintenance costs with a motor bike or a boat,
you need to ask what the differences between these musicians but the object itself is purchased in one hit at the start so the
are then you really can’t remember the ‘60s, or the ‘70s for that cost is very apparent. The cost of building a layout may have
matter! Being a few years shy of my 60th birthday, it will be a lit- periods when large amounts of money are outlaid, such as the
tle while yet before I need to start growing old disgracefully or money I’m spending on my train room, but I think it’s generally
will be in a position to consider whether to become a grey true to say that the total cost is spread across many years and in
nomad. However, in spite of a vague sense of exclusion from such circumstances it can be quite difficult to assess the full and
being a genuine Boomer, I won’t deny that, occasionally, I feel final cost of undertaking the building and stocking of a layout.
the gravitational pull of that classic Boomer need to spend I’m sure there are individuals who have kept a close eye on the
Sunday mornings cluttering up the landscape on a Harley precise cost of building a layout, but I’m not one of them and I
Davidson, making a racket and pretending I’m Dennis Hopper suspect I’m in the majority.
in Easy Rider. One factor that muddies the water somewhat in trying to
The cost of a Harley Davidson was on my mind recently, as I estimate the amount we outlay on our hobby endeavours is the
stood with my partner, Louise, examining the progress the cost of purchasing items that play a part in its pursuit, but can
builder had made on lining my new train room. I’d considered equally play a role outside it. Hobby related expenses such as
putting the work off for a few years until I’d retired, or doing it layout room preparation, a trailer to transport an exhibition lay-
myself to keep the cost of the project down. However, the prob- out in or perhaps the purchase of tools that will ease the task of
lem with putting the work off is that I know I’d find it very dif- building bench-work, we might label ‘train money’, but what if
ficult to resist commencing work on a layout with the room sit- the layout room also functions as a home office or the trailer is
ting there empty. The work to line the room needs to happen used to transport garden products from the local nursery? If I
before I can commence building a layout as it would be almost buy a locomotive and a set of matching carriages then the
impossible to have it done afterwards. Secondly, while I proba- money outlaid is clearly ‘train money’. However, if a dingy
bly have the skills needed to do the job, with work and family space under the house or in a shed is lined and lighting fixtures
commitments I hardly have time to scratch myself most week- installed this is certainly train related, but at the same time it
ends, so I’m fairly certain that if I’d decided to do it myself I’d adds value to the property and improves the amenity of the
be lucky to have it finished in time for my 90th birthday, let asset. So is this ‘train money’ or a real estate investment? I
alone my 60th. As I’ve agonised over these issues for the last might buy a mitre saw to build some benchwork, but there’s a
few months, at one point I said to Louise, “You must think I’m fairly good chance that at some point it will also be used to cut
crazy to consider spending so much money on a hobby.” up some decking timber or assist in the construction of a wood-
If you’re like me you probably spend your limited hobby dol- en potting table for a partner who’s a keen gardener. And if
lars over time, gradually accumulating what models you want you’re wondering, all of the above are drawn from a deep well
and thus spreading the pain of those purchases. However, I of examples from personal experience. I can’t be the only male
imagine it’s a fairly rare event for a modeller to sit down and who’s used the argument – I refuse to call it an excuse – that the
add up the total value of those models so that he or she has an purchase of a particular tool is justified on home improvement
accurate picture of the total spent over time. If pushed, most grounds as much as it is on the grounds that it will assist in the
railway modellers could make a reasonable guess about what construction of my next layout.
they’ve spent on their hobby, but I’d be willing to wager many It’s a legitimate question to ask: when confronted with the
of us would be fairly surprised at the total outlay. For some of admittedly high cost of getting my new train room up to specifi-
us, the word ‘shocked’ is probably a more apt description and I cation, how can I justify spending so much on a hobby? While I

won’t reveal the exact cost, you can take my word for it that it his conclusion was that using ply was much more expensive
certainly feels like a lot of money to spend on playing trains. than he’d expected and I still remember his words when he said
Having the room lined and lit properly might very well be add- that; “There’s a reason they line houses with plaster board and tape the
ing some value to the property, but I’m not trying to kid anyone gaps. It’s relatively cheap because all the materials are readily available
that this is the reason I’m having the work done. It’s for my own and the people doing the work know how to get the best results with
pleasure and benefit and will allow me to pursue my hobby in those materials.” I spoke to three builders and none of them felt
the manner I intend to over the years left to me. It’s as simple as competent to line the room with foam sandwich panels. It
that. I took up model railways as an adult in 1990 after being wasn’t so much that they hadn’t come across these panels
active in the hobby as a child and a teenager. Coincidentally, I’d before, but fitting them into the complex spaces of my room,
given up smoking about six months prior to starting back in the which has a low, barn style roof, would have been quite a chal-
hobby, so perhaps I was looking around for something to keep lenge and as such labour costs would have been higher than
my hands busy when I couldn’t puff on a ‘durry’. I’m con- with plaster board. All of them knew what they were doing
vinced that replacing smoking with a hobby like model trains with plaster board. In this way I was easily able to compare
has cost me less than if I’d continued to smoke [and it’s a lot quotes and I knew the people who were doing the work would
healthier! – Editor]. The point I’m trying to make is that there are be within their comfort zone. I wanted a good result the first
a lot worse things I could have spent my money on, things that time for a reasonable price. Using new and slightly unfamiliar
would have left me with far less to show for the expense. I materials felt like an unnecessary risk, so I went with plaster
know of a number of individual modellers with far deeper board.
pockets than mine who’ve invested seemingly vast sums of There were lots of different lighting options and of course
money in purpose-built buildings, extremely large layouts and with lots of options come choices that need to be made. When I
huge collections of rolling stock. So much in fact that it makes purchased the property there was no lighting either upstairs or
my effort in having my room lined seem rather paltry by com- down and only one double powerpoint near the entrance
parison. downstairs. You couldn’t accuse the previous owners of being
In the end the decision to go ahead and have the work extravagant with their installation of electrical fittings, that’s for
done was a relatively simple one because of the time I’d spent sure. As this meant I needed to pretty much start from scratch
thinking, planning and dreaming about what I would do if I with the electrical fit-out, I could have the lighting and power
had permanent access to such a space. It had been seventeen outlets anywhere I wanted and I thought about the different
years since I’d moved away from close proximity to the shed options both upstairs and in what was to become my workshop
in my mother ’s backyard and the layout it contained. downstairs.
However the decision regarding what work I’d have carried One of the best things I did was to have some fluorescent
out was far from simple because there’s probably no such strip lights fitted in the upstairs train room a couple of months
thing as a ‘perfect’ layout space, unless you have the funds before the builder came in to line the shed. This let me see how
and the space to build whatever you want on a relatively much light these fittings threw in the room they would be light-
large, flat piece of land. For most of us what constitutes space ing and helped me decide whether the number I’d chosen was
to build a layout tends to be a ‘make do’ location consisting of adequate for my needs. The answer was a definite no. After see-
the corner of a shed, a space under the house or possibly a ing the light produced by these fixtures, I decided to add more
spare bedroom left vacant by the departure of an adult child. to provide a more even, brighter coverage. In the long run these
In my case the available space is the upper floor of a pre-exist- fittings will only be used to light the room and not the layout.
ing two storey steel shed in the corner of my block of land that When the layout’s in use I’ll turn the room lights off and use
came already built with a home I purchased in late 2016. While dedicated layout lighting, which will be installed over the lay-
this space can be devoted entirely to building a layout it’s far out as it’s being built. However, if I’m realistic I’m probably
from perfect as a layout room, although it’s orders of magni- going to be spending more time working on the layout than
tude better than what I’ve had up till now. running trains and the majority of this work will be carried out
Being a steel shed located on a hill with sweeping views under the light thrown by the ceiling lights. I don’t know about
across sugar cane fields in the sub-tropics, my new layout room you, but my eyes aren’t improving with age and as such I
is subject to high winds, heavy rainfall and the unrelenting heat always find myself wanting more light to see what I’m doing
of the sun for most of the year, making it a hot steel box even in rather than less. So after having a serious conversation with my
winter. Under these circumstances lining and insulating the relatively young electrician, who can’t seem to get his head
shed wasn’t a luxury, but a necessity, if I was hoping to get more around my need for so many lights, more will be fitted after the
than a couple of months use out of it each year. In addition to building work is complete.
this was the need to keep my beloved models safe, dry and As Louise and I looked around the room this week I must
dust-free in their new home. I needed somewhere clean and admit to feeling a certain sense of excitement at the prospect of
attractive where the stars of the show could strut their stuff in getting to build a layout in the space. For me the possibility of
front of visitors, not have them stand around while I crawled building a layout is perhaps one of the true highlights of this
about under a dingy layout looking for a wiring fault or have to hobby, equal to seeing a favourite locomotive you’ve acquired
clean the track every fifteen minutes because of the dust that run for the first time or the first time you get a locomotive to
blows into an unlined room through the inevitable gaps in the complete a circuit of a layout under construction. In response to
exterior cladding. Louise’s dad is an ex-locomotive inspector my question about her thinking I must be crazy for spending so
who used to work on the NSWGR. Imagine if the first time he much on a hobby she replied, “It’s your money and you’ve earned
visited my layout the locos refused to run? I’d surely get a bung it. Anyway it’s still a lot cheaper and safer than buying a Harley.” She
for such a misdemeanour! said this last sentence while indicating the tee-shirt I was wear-
I consulted quite widely about the best, most cost-effective ing at the time. It was a shirt I’d picked up on a family holiday
materials and methods for lining my train room and at one we’d recently taken in Thailand and had a Harley Davidson
point looked seriously into the possibility of using foam ‘sand- logo on the chest. It’s quite possibly the closest I’ll ever get to
wich’ panels to, at least, line the ceiling. These are long, inter- owning a Harley and is proof positive that I’m a boy who listens
locking panels of foam with a layer of aluminium each side and to his mother. Louise was right: she knows the model Harley I’d
are mostly used to line cool rooms or as ceilings over outdoor probably get if I ever bought one and it’s approximately twice
recreation spaces such as decks. While these sandwich panels the cost of getting the train room lined. However at that particu-
hardly qualify as a new building material, they are not exactly lar moment I chose not to mention that while she’s right about
common either. A friend of mine once lined a section of his shed the cost of lining the room, this doesn’t include the cost of the
with plywood before he set up a layout he’d purchased from a trains or of building the layout. Why spoil the moment by get-
club we were both members of. After getting the job completed ting caught up on details?

GALLERY
Doentoa’s
Trains
Some more John Dennis photos
showing some of the trains that can be
seen on Ian Denny’s HO scale VR
layout, ’Doentoa’, that was featured
in AMRM Issue 326 (October 2017).
W Hood unit, X36, stands in the loop at

Doentoa with a Serviceton-bound train as B60
approaches the platform with an up Dimboola
passenger.
W Two of the VR’s ubiquitous T class locomo-
tives prepare to depart the marshalling sidings
at Doentoa with an up goods. The constant
remarshalling of ordinary goods trains at
major depots to maintain maximum train
loads was a major feature of the steam/early
diesel era, done in order to move the maximum
tonnage possible over a congested system.
[ ‘Flat top’ T332 grinds upgrade in the

Glenmere-Westbury Loop section with the
Weedex train.
T It is still very early on a summer’s morn-

ing as S300 and S301 hurry an Adelaide-
bound ‘The Overland’ through Westbury
Loop.
A triple combination of low and high nose T class,
T375, T336 and T363, drops down the grade from
Westbury Loop with a block train of the then-new
GJF bulk grain bogie hopper wagons.
A Dimboola-bound general goods train, led by B85,

takes the staff ‘on the fly’ at Glenmere.
W A Walker 280hp railcar departs the plat-
form at Mitre, the terminus of the branch line
from Doentoa. Once the pass has departed ‘on
the ticket’, the loaded wheat train hauled by
J509 will follow, after the regulation interval,
with the staff.
X One of the VR’s magnificent R class

Hudsons, R748, is serviced at Doentoa’s loco-
motive depot.
W Steam locomotive K192 trundles along with

a pick-up goods on the branchline, heading for
Mitre.
X Although designed for fast passenger ser-

vice, the advent of dieselisation saw the VR’s
R class 4-6-4 locomotives spend most of their
careers hauling goods trains. Here we see
R749 and R761, double-heading a loaded
grain train of 20 GY wagons, on their way to
Geelong for unloading, paused at the up end of
Glenmere to take water before the arduous
climb to Westbury Loop.
W The down branch passenger to Mitre is

today operated by a DERM and trailer and is
seen here rattling across the dirt road level
crossing on the outskirts of Doentoa.
On the Workbench
In-depth Review
This issue’s ‘On the Workbench’ subject, L496, is shunted into the loco siding at Lambing Flat by the previous ‘On the Workbench’ project, 3273 [AMRM
Issue 323, April 2017]. Photo by James McInerney.
Peter Boorman’s Workshop NSWGR

four-plank D Wagons in HO Scale
Ian Dunn outlines the prototype history of the NSWGR’s four-plank D wagons and builds the new PBW HO scale kit of
one variant. Photos by the author, unless otherwise indicated.
Four-plank D Wagon kit in HO by of their existence, the NSWGR had the only common factors were that most had a single, central drop
Peter Boorman’s Workshop, 187 a wagon fleet of which by far the they were all four-wheel open wag- door in each side (some had full
Old Ipswich Rd, Riverview 4303. largest component were the four- ons and that the vast majority were drop sides). Early wagons had a
Ph: (07) 3282 3663. Website: wheel open wagons designated ‘D’. constructed with timber bodies. single, timber brake shoe operated
www.peterboormansworkshop. At their peak numbers there were The wheelbase varied from the on one wheel by a lever; this was
com.au. Price: $95.00 for a two- over 6200 of them and they were very early 8'6" with a 15'0" body to superseded by two brake shoes
pack. built, continuously, from 1858 to the latest versions with 9'0" wb and (timber at first, later iron) on one
1911. That lengthy construction 16'0" bodies. The sides were either side, operated by a lever suspend-
Prototype period ensured that there were three-plank (most), four-plank (later ed from a V-hanger. In the 1880s
For the first seventy-five years many, many varieties of D wagon – versions) or five-plank (few) and four brake shoes became the norm,
operated at first by a wheel at one
Left: Diagram of D wagon Westinghouse brake rig- end, then later by the now-familiar
ging, reproduced to HO scale. star-shaped ‘standard handbrake
Below: Diagram of D wagon Westinghouse brake rig- wheel’. Westinghouse brakes were
ging, reproduced to O (1:43) scale for clarity. fitted to many older wagons from
1891 and those built subsequently
had them from new.
Older vehicles not fitted with air
brakes were through-piped if they
survived in traffic past the 1890s,
but many early variants went to
their demise unbraked. The later,

larger D wagons survived in traffic until after
WW2, and quite a number well beyond that in
Departmental service. They were still to be
found in dark corners of yards and depots in
the 1970s, so no true NSW-based model rail-
way prior to the 1980s should be without a
few.
This kit is based on NSWGR Drawing 7720
(not 2253 as stated in the instructions – that is
the Shop Order number for the batch of 125
built by Railway Workshops in 1904-05),
signed by William Thow in December 1900. It
is also signed by the Ritchie Brothers, so it is
the design used for their Contract 8/00 for 100
wagons. These were the last composite-under-
frame D wagons built by contractors, with
future construction employing steel channel
underframes, similar to the contemporary steel
S wagons. The Ritchie Bros wagons were
numbered in a block, from 11216 to 11315.
Late survivors were 11249, 11251 (cond.
1954); 11266, 11279, 11286, 11301, 11304,
11308 (cond.1955) and 11314 (cond. 1960). Wagon D6929 was built by Ritchie Bros of Auburn in April 1899 as part of Contract 7/98, and photo-
The Railways-built wagons from SO2253 were graphed by the builder before delivery. Interestingly, for the vehicles built under this contract, the
assigned scattered numbers between 32 and Department supplied wheels and axles, bearing and draw springs, the patent parts of the
9483, and some of the longest survivors were Westinghouse brake, Turton buffers, steel channel bars and steel wing plates, and angle iron bars for
the end stanchions. This may explain why an otherwise complete wagon is without a hand brake and
4911, 5868 (cond. 1954); 562, 1356, 5962,
couplings – these items had presumably not yet been delivered by the Department. It appears to be
6973 (cond. 1955); and the last survivor in
painted in a medium grey, with only the wheels, axle guards, axle boxes and brake gear in black. It car-
traffic, 1538 (cond.1957).
ries the red circle in a white square, which denotes a Westinghouse-fitted vehicle. This wagon is identi-
This version of the D wagon had a 9'0"
cal to those built to Drawing 7720, with the exception of the use of split-spoke wheels and the square
wheelbase, composite timber and steel under-
ends to the headstocks. Photo from the Ritchie Collection, State Library of NSW.
frame, and a four-plank timber body 16'0" long,
8'8½" wide and 2'11" high, with steel corner
plates and a single, 7'0" wide, drop door in
each side. Steel end stanchions and strapping
on the sides added strength. It was built with
Westinghouse brakes acting on all four wheels
and a hand brake at one end operated by the
standard star handle. Turton buffers and hook
drawgear were fitted. All D wagons retained
hook drawgear throughout their lives, apart
from a very few which were ‘rebuilt’ with new
steel underframes.
Building the Model

It is as well to state immediately that this is
a difficult kit to build – not because of bad Vehicle D4721 is one of a batch built by the Railways in June 1899. The load was originally 12 tons for
design or production, but because the designer these wagons, but it was reduced to 10 tons in the 1930s. Photo: Railway Archives.
has produced so many exquisite fine details
that require separation from their sprue or film,
cleaning up without them flying into the ether,
then attaching squarely with just a small dab of
superglue. I found my normal Zap Thin took a
dislike to the polyurethane used in the kit and,
as a result, the bond is not at all strong.
Subsequent investigation indicates that thor-
ough cleaning of the surfaces to be bonded
with a cotton bud dipped in paint thinner or
acetone improves matters, and some joins can
be made with Zap Formula 560 Canopy Glue, a
very strong PVA which makes excellent bonds.
The kit consists of pairs of cast urethane
bodies and chassis, a ‘sheet’ of cast urethane
detail parts, sprues of lost-wax brass detail This example, D10054, is an earlier, but very similar, vehicle, built by Carne in 1891. It has an iron
parts (including the buffers and axle box/spring underframe, but is visually identical to the later composite underframe vehicles unless viewed from
units), a sheet of etched brass detail parts underneath! It could easily be modelled from the PBW kit by substituting 4" x 4" timber end stanchions
(including the axle guards [W-irons] and for the angle-iron ones in the kit. Photo: Railway Archives.
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In-depth Review
assemblies to allow a compensat- edge of the floor to the back of the
ed chassis to be constructed), bottom flange of the solebar – this
Steam Era RP25/99 10.5mm too is a particularly fiddly job and it
spoked wheels (pity the RP25/88 is difficult to achieve squareness. A
are no longer available – the differ- scrap of brass from the etch, filed
ence shows in a small four-wheel and bent to a ‘V’ shape would be a
wagon) and a decal sheet. Two better solution.
pages of instructions with exploded Drill out the holes in the hand-
and other diagrams and a ‘key’ to brake bracket and fold it twice at
the sheet of etchings completes the 90° to get a ‘Z’ shape, then glue to
list. It is necessary to emphasise the bottom and back of the solebar
that this is as close to scale as at one end, on both sides. This
manufacturing techniques allow determines the brake end of the
and, consequently, some of the wagon. Tin the W-irons lightly on
The bearings are soldered into the W-irons while everything is still detail parts are very small – handle both sides around the bearing hole,
attached to the fret; much easier to handle and easier on the fingers than with extreme caution as, otherwise, and clean out that hole to make a
trying to solder bearings into ‘loose’ W-iron assemblies. something is guaranteed to fly off good fit for the bearing. Fold up and
into space! The manufacturer has solder the W-iron assemblies from
wisely included numerous extras the etched sheet and solder top-hat
for most of the smaller items. bearings from the inside of each
Construction begins, as always, axle guard. The fixed (non-rocking)
The spring and axlebox castings with identification and cleaning of W-iron assembly is the one with
are also soldered to the W-iron the parts. The headstocks need to square holes in the top plate; put a
etchings before the assembled be drilled 2.0mm for the buffers wheel set temporarily in the bear-
parts are separated from the fret and 0.9mm for the air hose. Fit ings and glue the assembly in the
and bent up to form the completed these to the ends of the body, flush correct location on the chassis,
sub-assemblies. with the boards, then bend the being especially careful to ensure
etched stanchions and glue them to that the axle is square to the centre
the ends, with the flange inner- line of the wagon.
most. To bend the stanchions, use Cut two axle box/spring assem-
bending bars in a vice or a vice blies off the sprue. Clean each
with smooth jaws – position the assembly up with a file and/or rota-
item with the bend level along the ry tool, but do not remove the
jaws and then use a straight piece small, rectangular lug from the rear
of thick metal to flatten the bend – this is used to locate the axle box
against the top of the bars/jaws in accurately in the W-iron. File the
a single movement. File the chassis back of the axle box (without filing
to fit neatly between the head- off that sprue), tin it and solder it to
stocks, being careful to remove the pre-tinned W-iron, with the axle
equal amounts from each end, and box true to the W-iron. Spring the
glue to the floor of the body, taking axle guards apart a little and slip a
great care to centre it between the wheel set into the bearings. The
sides. spring can be bent slightly to adjust
Drill the body sides 0.5mm for it at a later stage. Solder or glue the
the door latches and chain retaining small, etched axle box keeps to the
rings, and glue the solebar brackets bottom of the W-irons, another very
The two W-iron assemblies to the sides, one under each body- fiddly job. You should now have a
folded up and ready to side strap and one under the centre ‘wheelbarrow’ two-wheel D truck!
attach to the body. The of the door. It is very difficult to get Repeat the above actions on the
further assembly with the wheels these to adhere well and to be other W-iron assembly, then fold up
already inserted are the ‘fixed’ W-irons, square in all planes. Cut small, rec- and solder the bracket for the rock-
the nearer assembly without the wheels is tangular braces off the polyure- ing W-iron assembly. Rest the
the rocking unit to allow compensated suspension. Care should be taken thane sheet and fit one under each W-iron assembly inside the rocker
to ensure that the rocking W-iron assembly can move freely once assem- door hinge, sloping in from the suppor t and thread a length of
bled and attached to the wagon. 0.5mm wire through the holes in
both the rocker bracket and the
front and back of the W-iron
assembly. Deftly solder the end of
the wire to the outside of the brack-
et on one side without allowing any
solder to run through. A small
paper ‘washer’ and a smidgen of
Drilling the holes marked in the oil on the paper will help ensure a
chassis for the brake levers to be successful outcome. Snip the wire
inserted and glued makes for more off flush on both sides of the
robust (and prototypically correct) W-iron. Alternatively, you could
brakegear linkages. bend over the ends of the wire on

each side of the bracket. You may sheet, bending one end at 90° to
need to bend the ends of the form an attachment ‘foot’, and
springs down a little, or file them a attach them to the centre sill, hang-
touch, to allow the whole assembly ing down at about 15° and on the
to rock. It does not need to rock centreline of the wagon. Solder or
much – just 0.25mm or so on each glue the brake pull rods to the
side. Fit the second pair of wheels, levers, with the resulting assembly
and glue the whole assembly into sloping down under the axle. Glue/
the chassis, again ensuring that the solder the brake release levers on
axle is at 90° to the centre line. each side of the handbrake brack-
When you are happy with the ‘sit’ ets, add the ratchet wheels and
and running of the wagon, fold over then the handbrake ‘stars’.
each of the eight, etched spring The final details to be added are
covers and glue them to the bottom the door stops, bent to shape from
of the solebar, covering but not the brass etch strips supplied and The W-iron subassemblies
touching the ends of the springs. glued to the solebars. Three lashing and the brakegear assembled
If you want to fit Kadee cou- rings can be fitted to each solebar and glued to chassis. A representation
plers, file the underside of the – one near each end and one to the of the main air pipe is also attached,
headstock as necessary and fit right of the centre body suppor t constructed from brass wire.
small plastic pads to seat the bracket. Don’t bend these down
Kadee at the correct height. If you until after your first pass of the air- sheet is rather crude, and better let- but nice at RP25-88 profile.
are going to fit three-link couplings, brush, so that the sole bar behind tering can be obtained from Kestrel The completed model is accu-
drill out slots in the headstock and them is painted too. Models. If you are modelling a rate and looks the part. Particular
assemble your coupling and fit it Depending on your period, the vehicle from the turn of the 20th plus points are the full interior
through the slot. There are several model can either be painted with a century, add a red circle on white detail, the superb cast Turton buff-
hooks etched on the sheet and mid-grey body, solebars, head- square to the right-hand end of ers, the excellent axle box/spring
these should be soldered into pairs stocks and buffers, with black each side, just inside the corner castings and the many etched
and filed and sanded to give a W-irons, axle boxes, brake gear brackets. For an exotic touch, you details. Patience in assembly will
rounded hook. and wheels, or with all-over gun- could substitute Steam Era split- be rewarded with a fine pair of
Solder a brake shoe spacer and metal lacquer. The supplied decal spoke wheels, marginally oversize, models.
a brake shoe onto each brake
hanger – do this while the hangers
are still attached to the sheet, oth-
erwise they too will fly off into the
ether. Drill through the brake shoe,
the spacer and the hanger to allow
the pull rods to fit in. Then drill a
small hole in the floor without
breaking through the top side, out-
side each wheel and in line with the
wheel tread, cut the hangers off the
fret and insert into the hole. The
instructions say to bend the brake
pull rods to clear the axles. This is
not prototypical – the (straight) pull
rods actually sloped down under S The completed model after painting and lettering.
the axles and attached to two verti-
cal levers, one of which was T The model is brought ‘alive’ with the addition of weathering appropriate to its use as a locomotive ash disposal
attached to the centre sill of the wagon. Basic weathering is added by spraying a fine mist of grey/brown paint, then adding weathering powder of
underframe at the handbrake end suitable ash grey, dust and rust shades.
and the other of which was
attached to the end of the
Westinghouse cylinder. The dia-
gram should explain this or if you
have an Austrains four-wheel
wagon or van, turn it upside down
and have a look.
Attach the Westinghouse cylin-
der to the centre sill of the wagon,
centred from end to end and with
the end with the triple valve ‘nipple’
away from the handbrake – again,
have a good look at the drawing
printed here. Thread one pull rod
through each pair of brake shoes,
make a couple of (almost) vertical
levers out of scrap from the etch
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Reviews
Byways of Steam 31, published panoramic views of the dramatic high points. For example,
By Eveleigh Press/SCR Publica- topography, industry, and at one point there were six of the
tions, PO Box 345, Matraville such railway facilities as venerable Z26 class 2-6-2 saddle
2036. Website: www.australian- the `old’ and `new’ mar- tanks shunting 17-odd industrial
modelrailways.com. Price: $50.00 shalling yards. Plus, lines and sidings around the
(plus postage). those who like the period Lithgow valley environs. At the
Byways of Steam 31 continues of the 23, 28, and 29 other end of the spectrum were the
the rich history of this fine series of classes from the old mighty ‘big lifts’ out of the valley
books and arguably sets a new Eskbank loco depot will with up to four locomotives strain-
high-water mark. It is divided into not be disappointed. ing every sinew against loads of up
two par ts, the first being The One photo that partic- to 2000 tons on the 1 in 42 grade
Railways and Industries of the ularly fascinated this to Zig Zag box.
Lithgow Valley by Mark Langdon, reviewer is of 5722 on One of these locos would usual-
noted author of such tomes as p.60, still spor ting its ly be a husky 57 or 58 class, the
Conquering the Blue Mountains original configuration big three cylinder 4-8-2s that con-
and Shale and Shays. The second (compressor along the tinue to titillate the imaginations of
par t is the latest in Ray Love’s side and no smokebox even young rail enthusiasts who
locomotive depot series: The cut-out) as late as May never saw regular steam, let alone
Steam Locomotive Depots in NSW, 1947. ‘big engines’. If you like the ‘big fel-
No 23: Lithgow. Mark’s account finish- las’, this is the book for you, with
In the great days of steam, and es with a nod to the cre- many priceless photographs and
well into the modern era, Lithgow even a novice to the subject will ation of the new diesel anecdotes. Ray casts some inter-
stood as one of the great railway find it an absorbing study. and electric depot in 1983 and the esting thoughts on the so-called
towns of rural NSW, along with the One of the central pillars of demise of the District Superin- ‘failure’ of the 58 class, stating that
likes of Junee, Werris Creek and Australia’s industrial history was its tendent’s office in 1989, a position if they’d been treated like 38s, that
Goulburn. But Lithgow has an over- first iron and steel works, that of G that was once responsible for is, given good coal, driven and
lay of drama the others can’t & C Hoskins, constr ucted at supervising a vast area of the west. maintained correctly, they would
match, a rich industrial history of Lithgow. Photographs cer tainly Ray’s essay, given that its sub- not have had their undeserved rep-
steelworks and collieries, a coal- indicate that the blast furnace was ject is the steam locomotive era of utation.
fired power station, copper smelter, an impressive structure for the Lithgow, covers the period from Ray also gives a good account
the small arms factory, a large time. Eventually, Hoskins closed when Eskbank and Wallerawang and many photographs of life on
earthenware works; and just over their Lithgow works, opening a had engine depots until the last 53 the scenic Mudgee line, an impor-
the hill, the shale oil works added more modern steelworks at Por t class shunters left in 1972. When tant par t of Lithgow loco crew
further mystique to the bush-clad Kembla in 1927, but not before the new Lithgow depot opened at working. In summary, this book is
mountain crags of this unique cor- producing significant quantities of Corneytown, Eskbank loco was highly recommended. Mark’s and
ner of NSW. iron and steel at Lithgow, including demolished and its depot number, Ray’s readable essays may well
If ever the Japanese anime a large tonnage of steel rails. 23, was transferred to the new result in the creation of new con-
filmmaker Miyazaki was to choose Without the railways, both public facility. verts to the study of history. Their
an Australian steam-punk subject, and private, none of this would Eskbank’s coal stage, uniquely descriptions of the ‘big lifts’ alone
what could be more inspirational have been possible. situated spanning the main lines, may prove so inspirational, read-
than a compact sandstone valley The numerous collieries and was retained (in its various incar- ers’ credit cards could get a flog-
at the western extremity of the coke works in the Lithgow area and nations) right through to the end of ging in the purchase of expensive
Blue Mountains, redolent with their vital railway connections are steam. Its unique design and ability models to recreate in miniature a
belching steel and coke furnaces, covered. Also discussed is the to coal locomotives still attached to mighty period in the history of the
with a smoke-billowing coal-fired gradual closure of some of these the train saw it serve the railways NSW railways.
power station, of freezing snowy collieries during the Depression from 1887 to 1972, when the last Chris Sim
winters, of a bullet-nosed 38 tear- years, first Zig Zag colliery, then steam locomotive left town. It was
ing off towards Marrangaroo with Oakey Park and Vale of Clwydd. demolished in 1976. Ray makes
the Central West Express? Or a The reader will make many sur- some interesting observations
hulking 57/58 assisted by up to prising discoveries – many would about the inconsistency of Lithgow REVIEWS
three Standard Goods engines set- not know that the Lithgow power loco coal which was never regard-
The products covered in the
ting off seismometers in Mount station supplied Bathurst, Orange ed as highly as, say, the Hunter Review pages have been supplied or
Victoria as they defy the forces of and Wellington and didn’t cease Valley variety. made available by the manufacturer,
gravity with the big lifts out of generating until the new Wallera- Ray is a past master at writing producer, importer or retailer listed in
Lithgow, framed by the ancient wang Power Station was brought these loco depot histories, combin- each product heading. AMRM wel-
stone viaducts on the formation of on-line in 1960. Also featured is the ing a nice balance of facts and fig- comes access to new product lines
for inclusion in the Review pages and
the Great Zig Zag? With a hint Lithgow Small Arms Factory and its ures, loco allotments, leavened requests items be addressed to the
towards William Blake’s “dark, Cooerwull platform, the State Mine, with juicy and/or humorous anec- Editor at Australian Model Railway
satanic mills”, Ian Dunn’s intro- the copper smelter, the pottery/ dotal stories about unusual inci- Magazine, PO Box 345, Matra ville
duction deftly conjures an image ear thenware works and the gas- dents and some of the many 2036. Readers are reminded that the
of the industrial revolution that works, all dependent on rail for the ‘wags’ who worked in, on, and prices quoted in the reviews are those
defined Lithgow in its prime. delivery of both raw materials and around steam locomotives – there applicable at the time of going to
press. Those using the prices as a
As mentioned, Mark Langdon is finished products. has never been a shortage of char- guide to purchasing products by mail
clearly qualified to lend an expert Included amongst the rich array acters ‘on the railways’! order should always add extra for
touch to the first part. It is written of historic photographs are two Ray describes the great variety postage, or contact the supplier for
with clarity, is well plotted, and outstanding double-sided six page of working for Lithgow crews, from the additional cost for mail order.
makes for such an easy read that fold-outs which give a variety of the humble end of the scale to the Editor

Modelling The 3'6" Gauge In this volume, Stuart concen- Some of this tramway has been
Railways Of Western Australia trates more on the locomotives and restored to serve today as a tourist
1894-1987 in Sn3½ Scale – goods wagons he has made availa- railway to take holidaymakers to
Volume 2 by Stuart Mackay. ble as kits through his X Class the highest point of the island.
Published by the author and avail- Models range. These are all ure- While I am not aware of any model
able direct from him by mail order. thane resin castings, offered in being built of this tramway, Stuart
Email address: mackays@iinet. very short runs to meet demands, encourages the reader to consider
net.au. Price: $20.00 (plus P&P). and which make up into lovely doing so.
I reviewed Volume 1 of this two- models, as the illustrations in the As a WA modeller, I enjoyed this
part work in AMRM 296 (October book show. Since publishing little book as an encouragement to
2012), concluding with the words Volume 1, the author has taken a use what is now available to model
“I look forward very much to more decided emphasis in his own mod- the WAGR/MRWA scene. While the
of Stuart’s modelling some time in elling on the erstwhile 3'6" gauge individual articles are by no means
the future through Volume 2.” That Midland Railway of Wester n ‘how to’ instructions on building
time has now arrived and it was Australia (MRWA), in its time the the various models depicted, they
well worth the wait for Volume 2. I longest privately owned, common certainly raise the curiosity level
won’t repeat the extensive summa- carrier railway in Australia. It was and invite the reader to explore this
ry of the author’s methodology and finally absorbed into the WAGR in different area of modelling. Unlike
thinking from the earlier review, but chapters themselves. 1964, but was quite different in Queensland and South Australia,
simply outline here how this useful The book is a folded A4 stapled locomotives, rolling stock and there is no major commercial sup-
little book is put together. volume of 90 pages with a card character. Six of the chapters are por t at all for modelling the 3'6"
Stuart Mackay is a top quality cover. It is printed on good quality dedicated to MRWA models, g a u g e r a i l w a y s o f We s t e r n
modeller working in Sn3½ scale gloss paper on which the many including his delightful A class Australia. Local modellers have had
(1:64 using 16.5mm gauge track) photographs, mostly colour, are 2-8-2 kit and his Watheroo exhibi- to provide for themselves and out
who has been devoted to reproduc- clearly reproduced. The great tion layout. of this has arisen the local ‘cottage
ing the Western Australian 3'6" majority of the photographs are by Another fascinating chapter is industry’. Stuar t’s two volumes
gauge railway scene for more than the author himself, while duly dedicated to the tramways of have helped greatly in opening this
twenty years. He is also one of the acknowledging the ownership of Rottnest Island. This is a small very limited modelling world to
WA ‘cottage industry’ suppliers of others. Notwithstanding a few island with a rich history, just off those who have maybe never even
kits for modellers of the local nar- minor typos, the text is clear and the WA coast adjacent to Fre- considered modelling the WA
row gauge prototype. This book, well-written and the diagrams legi- mantle. In the past a sheep station, scene. To this end I thoroughly rec-
like its predecessor, is a self-pub- ble (with the exception of some of prison, detention centre and mili- ommend this book and its prede-
lished collection of articles he has the text on diagrams too small to tary establishment, Rottnest is now cessor to you for your considera-
written for various magazines and be readable). There are twenty six a car-free holiday destination within tion. Both Volumes 1 and 2 are
presentations, each chapter repre- chapters all told, including four ferry distance of Per th and Fre- available direct from Stuart Mackay
senting a different ar ticle. As a introductory ones and concluding mantle. A 3'6" gauge tramway was (via email address above), $20.00
result, there is a certain amount of with a very useful appendix of let- built on the island to serve the dollars each (or both for $30.00),
duplication of information between tering and numbering details and a ammunition and gun emplace- plus postage.
chapters, but this does not detract most comprehensive reading list ments once there as par t of Phil Knife
from the value of the book or the and bibliography. Australia’s seaward defences.
R ECENT
ELEASES
Ezi Kits have provided a photo of
an assembled sample of their HO
scale kit for the NSWGR ‘Little J’
class 2-8-0 steam locomotive
mentioned as having been released
in last issue’s News section. The
model represents the locomotives
in the condition they were in after
being rebuilt with Belpaire boilers
from 1901.
Auscision also released their r-t-r HO scale NCOF

coiled wire wagon in June, along with separate
packs of coil steel loads for the vehicles.
MinitrainS have released a r-t-r, HOn2½ (OO9)

model of a Bagnall ‘wing tank’ 0-4-0T steam loco-
motive. This, and the rest of the MinitrainS range,
along with Peco 9mm gauge narrow gauge Setrack
to run them on, are available from Berg’s Hobbies.

R ECENT
ELEASES
Eureka Models released the first

batch of their long-anticipated HO
scale r-t-r NSWGR 40 class A1A-
A1A diesel locomotives in mid-
September. The first batch consist-
ed of non-sound locomotives, but
in all three colour schemes: origi-
nal verdant green with buff lining,
the royal blue applied to 4001 and
4002 for the 1954 Royal tour and
Indian red with buff lining, as
applied to the class in the 1960s.
The balance of the non-sound
batch, plus the sound-fitted loco-
motives, was, at the time of writ-
ing, expected to arrive in Australia
in late October and should be avail-
able as you read this.
Model O Kits have released new kits in their O scale laser-cut card lineside
range; a NSWGR fettler’s hut, plus NSWGR gable-roofed A1 and A2 station
buildings (A2 illustrated). The fettler’s trike shown outside the fettler’s hut will
be a future release in the range.
Meerkat Models have released a range of r-t-r N scale models, including the NSW Interurban/
Intercity V set double-deck EMU cars and NDQF spoil wagons shown here. The V sets are
available as powered four-car sets and can be had in ‘blue goose’, original
‘candy’, ‘candy’ with blue L7 logo, CityRail Intercity, Transport NSW
Intercity and ‘cheeseburger’ colour schemes. The NDQF
spoil wagons are available in RailCorp orange.
These, and other items in the range, are
available direct from the producer
at selected exhibitions and
via the Meerkat Models
Facebook page.
Uneek have released an HO scale detail kit

containing three Gilbert and Barker old style
petrol pumps (only two illustrated).

Auscision have also released the
run of their r-t-r HO scale Victorian
CP/JCP/VVCP passenger/goods
guard’s vans, with colour schemes
and body variations to cover most
of the service history of the class
from introduction as a CP in VR
passenger car red in 1956 through
to the colourful versions operated
by the privately-owned West Coast
Railway in the 1990s. The loading
doors can be opened to reveal a
detailed interior.
Auscision have released second runs of their HO

scale 40' ‘high cube’ containers and 20' ‘butter box’
coil steel containers. As well as the colour schemes
originally released, some new versions are also avail-
able, some of which are illustrated here. Showing the
full range would take up most of the magazine, so
refer to the Auscision web page for the rest. Also
shown are some of the variations to the NQYY/NQTY
NSW container carrying wagons which were also
released at the same time as the containers.

R ECENT
ELEASES
Walker Models
have added a number of new models
to their already extensive range of laser-cut timber kits, all in HO scale
unless otherwise indicated. Now available are the models illustrated adja-
cent; the VR’s Ballarat signal box and Glenorchy station building (Chelsea
station building is also available, but not illustrated), for NSW there is
Bombala goods shed (in both HO and N scale), a timber-built weighbridge
hut, a sand tower for their already released coal stage, plus ‘beyond the
fence’ models suitable for most areas of Australia; a typical Australian sub-
urban bungalow and RFS shed, a fire station based on the example serving
Tuross Head and two types of modular low-relief warehouse structures.

SDS Models released the first four colour schemes
(illustrated) of their non-powered version of the
Austrains NR class r-t-r HO scale locomotives at the
AMRA (NSW) Liverpool exhibition on the October long
weekend. The balance of the non-powered models,
including the announced colour schemes that were not
in the first airlifted batch, are expected to arrive around
the end of November 2017. The powered versions are
expected to arrive around the end of January 2018.
Trainbuilder also have available a silver version of

their HO scale ready-to-place VR water tank.
BadgerBits have released an N scale urethane and

etched brass kit for the VR GH four-wheel grain hopper.
No soldering is required, the etched brass walkway
merely needs to be glued to the urethane body casting
and the completed model painted and decaled.
Trainorama, as briefly mentioned in last issue, now
have available a further batch of their HO scale, r-t-r,
Victorian S class diesel locomotives. Currently available
from the West Ryde shop are S306 and S308 in V/Line
orange and grey, S300, S302 and S311 in West Coast
Railway blue, yellow and white, as well as S313 in orig-
inal VR blue and gold.
AILWAY Magazine December 2017. Page 49

AMRM News
Hobby Shop Opens! New Products
Lately, we have been reporting HO Scale
on the closure of a number of Anton’s Trains have released a lim-
hobby shops, so it is pleasing to ited re-run (under their Oz Kits
report that a new hobby shop has label) of their NSW etched brass
opened, in the NSW nor th coast lattice girder bridge kits (based on
town of Coffs Harbour. Owned by the bridge over the Macquarie River
Paul Baker and trading as The at Bathurst). Each kit contains
Trainman Shop, the June Street parts for one span. Urethane and
outlet has all the expected local and dental plaster matching bridge piers
overseas brands, covering every- are also available.
thing from rolling stock to scenery Newly added to the Uneek range
items, as well as offering repair and is a cast brass farm yard detailing
DCC installation service, carrying pack, which includes a broom,
on from Paul’s previous Sydney scythe, axe, pick and shovels. The
Bob Stack business of the same name. The NSWGR throwover and ball-lever
shop is open Wednesdays from point levers are now available as
9am until 5pm and Saturdays from one-piece brass castings; the old
9am until 1pm. See Hobby Shop two-piece whitemetal version has
Directory listing. been withdrawn.
Auscision are expecting factory-
AMRM Back Issues painted samples of their r-t-r NSW
With the diminishing demand RUB air-conditioned carriages and
for paper copies of AMRM back ‘Tangara’ EMU double-deck Sydney
issues, the decision has been suburban cars to arrive around the
made to clear the storage space of time this issue is printed. Also
the paper issues now available on expected soon are factory-painted
CD. So, after 1 April 2018, AMRM samples of the XD Falcons and VB
back issues 109 to 207 will no Commodores being produced for
longer be available. So, if you have the already released car-carrying
On display at the Liverpool exhibition was this unpainted factory sample of been putting off purchasing that wagons.
the r-t-r HO scale Victorian VP/VLPY louvred van Auscision expects to paper copy, now is the time to Stocks of the gold, silver and
release in 2018. The VLBY and PH power van variants will also be pro- make that purchase. blue boxes designed for the trans-
duced. portation of models are now availa-
ble again, along with bags allowing
easy carrying of up to five stock
boxes at once. Also available is a
range of caps in various colours,
featuring the Auscision logo.
Berg’s Hobbies have received the
first factory samples of their r-t-r
Comeng first series Sydney subur-
ban double-deck EMU power cars.
These samples can be viewed at
the shop.
CGL Models are still expecting to
take delivery of the production run
of their r-t-r QR HWO/HWOS bogie
Auscision’s ‘unannounced’
open wagons in late 2017. The
HO scale locomotive at the recent AMRA (NSW) Liverpool exhibition
vehicles will be retailed in three-
was a model of the unique ‘tri-Bo’ experimental version of the SRA of NSW 86 class electric locomotives, 8650.
packs and will be available for both
The production run is expected to arrive in mid-2018.
HO standard (16.5mm) and
HOn3½ narrow gauge (12mm)
gauges.
Haskell have announced produc-
tion of r-t-r models of the WAGR
WW grain hopper wagons (see
illustration on p.55), which are
expected to become available in the
first half of 2018. At this stage, due
to the cost of altering the moulds,
Haskell are not planning to produce
the modified AGWY version that
also ran in SA. The previously
A factory-painted sample of the r-t-r announced r-t-r WAGR WO ore
HO scale NSWGR 442 class that Auscision anticipate being wagons are still on schedule for
able to release in the first quarter of 2018. release late in 2017.

Also received by Auscision from
the factor y just prior to the
Liverpool exhibition were factory-
painted samples of the HO scale,
r-t-r NSW 48 and South Australian
830 class Co-Co diesel locomo-
tives. This is just a small selection
of the huge number of colour
schemes to be offered when the
locomotives are released, which, if
all goes to plan, will be late
December 2017/early 2018.
A second run of the r-t-r QR should be available by the end of

KOJX cattle wagons, distributed in 2017.
Australia by Wuiske Models, were Ixion Models received confirmation
expected to have been released by from the factory in the second
the time you read this and should week of October that all par ts
be available direct from Wuiske. needed for the second run of their
Another QR project, as yet unidenti- r-t-r NSWGR ‘low-frame’ 32 class
fied though utilising parts from a were on hand and that preparation
previous project, is underway in of the factory-painted samples was
conjunction with Wuiske and underway. If the painted samples
Some factory-painted samples of the many colour schemes to be offered when Auscision release their HO scale 48' standard containers and 46'6" refrig-
erated containers later in 2017.

AMRM News
Ballantyne Designs dis- decals, while the reframed vehicle will consist of a tank
played a number of incom- and supports for mounting on an Austrains standard
plete samples of HO scale 18' steel underframe.
3D printed models at the Also shown are NSWGR Lo32, a four-wheel shunting
Liverpool exhibition. Once tender used behind the saturated 50 class locomotive
the projects are finalised that was used to shunt the Clyde wagon works in sub-
they will be made available urban Sydney, and an F.C.Hibberd ‘Planet’ four-wheel
via their Shapeways on-line diesel mechanical locomotive, one of which was used
shop. Shown were sam- by the Public Works Dept. to shunt the Coffs Harbour
ples of the British Australian Oil jetty and another two were used by the Water Board at
Company’s 2,500 gallon four-wheel tank wag- the West Ryde pumping station. The diesel locomotive
ons and L1008/L458, which came about when tanks will be a body kit only, designed to fit on a Hollywood
from the BAOC rail tank cars were placed on standard Foundry mechanism.
18' steel underframes in 1961. While L1008 was con- The models shown should start becoming available
demned in 1968, L458 remained in service as an RTC from Shapeways in late 2017 and will be available in
until October 1984, then spending two years in depart- either Frosted Ultra Detail (FUD), or in the higher reso-
mental service until condemned in November 1986. It lution (and price) Frosted Extreme Detail (FXD). Also in
still survives in the collection of the Dorrigo Steam development is a ‘Pilbara’ cab for the NSW 45 class
Railway and Museum. The standard BAOC vehicle will locomotive, which should be available in mid-2018.
be available complete, except for wheels, couplers and
are correct to the supplied Also available now are Code 83 frogs
specifications, the factory etched in nickel silver, joining the codes
should be able to deliver 55 and 70 items already available. The
the models in time for frog kits comprise a number of etched
Christmas 2017. sheets that are soldered together, then cut
As previously advised, from the surrounding etched frame, pro-
the second r un will ducing a fully complete frog for a hand-
include 3201 Wyong laid turnout. The frog kits are available
‘Newcastle Express’ lined with Nos 6, 7½, 8¼, 9 and 10½ frog
maroon, 3264 in the spe- angles, as per Greg Edwards’ NSWGR
cial lined black colour track drawing book.
Factory-painted samples
scheme applied for the Kerroby have released a six-pack of cast
of the HO scale SCT 48' ‘high cube’
1955 Centenary of the metal NSWGR Byles-standard signal post
containers due for release by Auscision later
NSW Railways celebra- finials.
in 2017. They are riding in an unpainted factory sample
tions, plus 3306 Illawarra, Lyndon’s Trains had the first test shots of
of Auscision’s SCT PWWY well wagon, also expected late in 2017.
3239 and 3266 in lined their HOn30 (HOn2½) Moreton Mill’s sugar
green. Green 3306 will be of par ticular cane tramway 0-6-0 diesel locomotive, Bli
interest to those planning to purchase the Bli, on show at the Sunbury exhibition in
for thcoming Casula Hobbies green and late October 2017. No firm release date for
cream ‘South Coast Daylight’ carriage set, the kit had been confirmed at the time of
as this locomotive was often rostered on going to press. However, another item in the
this train. HOn30 ‘Cane train’ range, Innisfail Tramway
Kieran Ryan Models have produced an H bogie open wagon, should be available by
etched nickel silver kit for the framing of the the time this issue appears.
wagon shed of NSW silos. The kit is com- The kit for the next version of the VR
plete except for corrugated iron and is ‘bug hut’ workmen’s sleeping accommoda-
expected to be released around Christmas tion vehicles, briefly mentioned last issue as
An unpainted factory sample of the HO scale 20' side- 2017. A new batch of improved door and being ‘in development’, should be available
door container due from Auscision late in 2017/early window castings has also been produced by Christmas 2017.
2018. for the existing silo kits. Matt’s Ballast have available hand-made

loads for various NSW wagons,
such as sleepers for WSC, S and K
wagons, sawn timber for S and K
wagons, plus I beam loads for any
appropriate vehicle. Newly added to
the ballast range is dark grey
‘Allandale’ ballast, plus crushed
shale for scenery work. The very
dark grey ‘Ardglen’ ballast is also
back in stock.
Mechanical Branch Models have
released 3D printed cattle loads,
designed to drop into the
Austrains r-t-r four-wheel CW.
They will also fit other brands of
similar sized cattle wagons of any An almost complete, running, factory sample of Austrains’ HO scale r-t-r NSWGR 30 class tank locomotive. The
brand or prototype and can be production run is expected to arrive early in the New Year 2018.
used in pairs for bogie cattle wag-
ons. Also released are round and fireman, guard, station staff and tion, a range of water tanks is in Stockinbingal line, and tanks fitted
square oil cans for detailing loco- signalman. development, including tanks with with jibs for direct watering of loco-
motives, plus a range of 3D print- To follow up the 20000 gallon the distinctive precast concrete motives.
ed figures dressed in authentic overhead locomotive water tank foundation, as seen on the proto- Orient Express advises that tooling
NSWGR clothing, such as driver, illustrated in last issue’s News sec- type at Wirrinya on the Forbes- of their r-t-r SAR F class 4-6-2T
Factory-painted samples of some of Auscision’s planned range of HO scale r-t-r

wagons that shared the NSWGR 36’ ‘fishbelly’ underframe. Shown here are
samples of the WSC sleeper carrying wagon, MLV louvred wagon, NCNX
and NCX steel carrying wagons, plus PCT pneumatic discharge cement
wagon and departmental bogie transport wagon. The production
runs of these vehicles are expected late in 2017.

AMRM News
steam locomotive has been com- batch of their r-t-r SMR 10 class
pleted at the factory and they were 2-8-2T steam locomotive at the
expecting to receive a running AMRA (NSW) Liverpool exhibition.
sample just before this issue The rest of the range was due to
appears. arrive in Australia in late October/
An interesting item available early November, as this issue was
Colour drawings of planned future releases in the r-t-r HO scale range of R from Orient Express is a German being printed.
cars planned by Casula Hobbies. Top is BR1361 from four-car Set 106 in prototype van, made by ESU, that Stephen Johnson Models, in antic-
red and cream and lower is FR1402, a terminal car from Set 106, in the gives an electronic readout of scale ipation of the release of the Eureka
varnished finish the set carried from introduction into service until 1943. speed and distance traversed/time Models r-t-r MAL sleeping cars,
taken as it proceeds about the lay- have released a decal pack con-
out. It could be used ‘as is’, or the taining three alternative numbers
electronics removed and incorpo- for these cars. Also available are
rated into a local prototype model, decals for NSWGR CUB and SIB
to add another dimension to set carriages.
operation.
Southern Rail released the first N Scale
BadgerBits have released their
NSWGR 36 class 4-6-0 steam
locomotive kit. Only 100 have been
produced and most have already
been sold, though some are still
available direct from BadgerBits by
mail order. Email BadgerBits to
place an order.
Cast urethane underframe and
interiors for the NSWGR N steel
tourist carriages and the HUB set
air-conditioned carriages have
been released, with the full kits for
the carriages, which will include
2AN bogies, expected to be
released just before Christmas
2017.
Progress on the NSWGR 72'6"
carriage range proceeds satisfac-
torily with the TAM sleeping cars
having already been released. At
this stage, it is planned that two
types of MAM sleeping car, KAM
sleeping cars, CAM composite
sleeping cars, MFE, MBE and
MCE sitting cars, plus both AB91
and AB92 dining cars and the
MHO and VHO passenger brake
vans, will be released all at once
in mid-2018. The carriages are
modelled in ‘steam era’ condition
with tongue and groove siding,
plus crown-lights (where appro-
priate).
Kerroby have released a pack of 15
ready-to-place painted crows and a
pack containing four x 65mm long
etched brass ladders.
Lyndon’s Trains, having taken
delivery of the cast brass bogies,
expect to release their VR CV pas-
senger guard’s van kit in November
2017.
Meerkat Models are working on
producing 3D printed and cast
urethane models of the first series
Factory samples of the next r-t-r HO scale R cars to be produced by Casula Hobbies, the mansard-roofed EHO of stainless steel Goninan double-
passenger brake van and the CR first/second composite sitting car. Also shown is the HR from Set 109, the ‘South deck EMU suburban carriages.
Coast Daylight’, which had corridor connections on the outer ends of the set, rather than the blank ends of the The r-t-r four-car sets should be
other HR vehicles. ready for release in early 2018.

A factory drawing of the HO scale r-t-r WAGR
standard gauge WW grain hoppers being developed for a 2018 release by
Haskell (Taiwan).
Working factory sample of the r-t-r HO scale NSW 70 class 0-6-0 diesel Artwork for five previously unannounced HO scale 48' containers that
shunter being developed by IDR Models as a follow-up to their very suc- Southern Rail will be releasing along with the already advised colour
cessful X200 class shunters. The model is on schedule for an early 2018 schemes when their range of 48' containers is released in early December
release. 2017.
They are also expanding their scheme are getting very low and
range of ready-to-place houses will not last much longer. If you
and shops. want one, now would be the
Peter Boorman’s Workshop have time…
available, to special order, a small Kieran Ryan Models expected to
range of SAR prototype vehicles, have a running sample of their
A factory-painted sample of including urethane body kits for NSWGR 20 class 2-6-4T locomo-
On Track Models’ HO scale r-t-r Victorian ‘Sprinter’ Brill 55 and 75 class railcars, plus tive kit on display at the O gauge
railcar. Since this sample was received, a further sample has arrived with a a D bogie louvred van and two forum in North Sydney in October,
more prototypically correct tint to the windows. After many unavoidable types of OW open wagons. The 55 with the completed kit scheduled
delays at the factory, On Track is now confident that the production run will class railcar comes with instruc- to be distributed by Christmas
arrive in Australia in late November 2017, just after this issue appears. tions for motorising with a Tomytec 2017.
TM03 power unit. Model O Kits have available laser-
cut acrylic jigs to assist with
O scale hand-laying of No.6 and No.7
Ixion Models advise that stocks of turnouts to NSWGR specifications,
their Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 saddle plus packs of laser-cut MDF
tank in the forest green colour curved and straight track laying
gauges. The curved gauges start
The first (incomplete) at 1400mm radius, increasing in
factory sample of the r-t-r HO scale 100mm increments to 2m radius.
SDS Models NSW 81 class. Also available are etched brass
NSWGR locomotive numbers in
both the ‘standard’ and ‘contrac-
Southern Rail have received the first sample of their planned tors’ style.
ready-to-place HO scale colliery coal loader. As can The NSWGR 59 class kits are
be seen this will be a very large model with a now expected to arrive in
price tag to match. November 2017, along with the
first of the factory-assembled r-t-r
versions.
For those who wish to construct
a fuelling point for their oil-burners,
a stationary boiler and oil tank
parts are available to speed up the
process of scratchbuilding such a
scene.

AMRM News
Large Scale units, as well as geared
Argyle Loco Works are expecting locomotives.
delivery of their 1:32 scale 38 Similarly, the diesel soundcard
class locomotives, in both live- is also highly adaptable. Adjustable
steam and electric powered ver- horns include Buell, Nathan, Leslie,
sions, to occur around Christmas European two-tone and small diesel
2017. hooters. Engine sounds are also
selectable and adjustable and
All Scales include industrial diesels, EMD,
Factory-painted sample of Berg’s Hobbies have available the Alco, English Electric and railcars
Auscision’s r-t-r O (7mm) scale NSW 48 class full range of Peco track products, with automatic or manual transmis-
diesel locomotive. The model, which will be available in original Indian red, including the newly released OO9 sions, plus optional star t-up
‘reverse’ red and two versions of ‘candy’, as well as 4836 in the ‘125 (9mm) and O (32mm) gauge sounds. Other sounds include a
years’ green and yellow colour schemes, is expected to arrive in mid- Setrack systems. bell, “All aboard” call, airbrake
2018. Models ‘N More are branching out release, turbocharger and brake
into electronics with the Scottish- squeal.
built DCC4PC Cutout Device, which The new Blue soundcards are
reads the DCC signal generated by designed for both battery/radio-
your command station, amplifies control and analogue DC track
and corrects it as a ‘perfect’ wave- power supplies, but not DCC. With
form, so decoders always receive a radio control, all sounds can be
‘clean’ signal and respond reliably triggered using the transmitter
to all commands being sent to function buttons or, if buttons are
them. lacking, can be set to trigger auto-
Also, when coupled to a Lenz matically depending on what the
LRC 120 Address Meter, the loco is doing. These automatic
device will show the locomotive’s modes are particularly useful for
address (with RailCom compliant analogue DC track power where
chips). the ability to trigger sounds is usu-
MyLocoSound have released a ally limited to magnets under the
major update to the range of large track.
scale soundcards that have been As with previous cards, a TV
Manufacturer-assembled samples of the urethane NSWGR ‘dogbox’ car- available for the last five years.
riage kits in O scale due for release by Model O Kits towards the end of remote control is used to select
With a new, faster processor and and adjust all sounds. A tiny IR
November 2017. The kits include decals and whitemetal bogies. expanded memory, it is a major receiver on a flying lead is included
advance and will be known as so that users can adjust sound-
MyLocoSound Blue (due to its blue cards that are totally enclosed with-
coloured PCB) to distinguish it in the locomotive, making it unnec-
from its predecessors. essary to dismantle the loco to
The steam soundcard is adjust the sound.
designed to suit a wide range of Trackrite have available a number
Nor th American, European and of items made by Proses that will
Australasian locomotives. Sixteen speed up and simplify track lay-
pre-selected whistles are including and general locomotive and
ed, all of them adjustable in pitch rolling stock maintenance. Some
and volume. These include whis- of the items available include an
A factory-painted sample of the r-t-r N scale GM12 class locomotives tles from NSW, Victoria, SA and ‘automatic’ ballast spreader and
expected to be released by Gopher Models late in 2017/early 2018. The New Zealand, plus five Nor th ballast glue applicator car, as well
run of GM ‘bulldogs’ will include the related GM1 class as well as VR S American and five European. as a pack that contains two
and B classes, plus the NSWGR 42 class. Other sounds include a bell, “All adjustable flexible track holders,
aboard” call, safety valve blow two adjustable parallel track
o f f, l i v e s t e a m i n j e c t o r s , tools, two magnetic clamps, one
Westinghouse brake pump and track voltage tester and a ballast
brake squeal. The chuff can be spreader. For placing locomotives
set for two, three or four cylinder and rolling stock on the track
there is a powered re-railer that is
available for both HO and N
Trainbuilder has received unpainted scales. Maintaining locomotives
samples of their planned range of and rolling stock is simplified by
HO scale, r-t-r VR 64’ AW/(VFW- the use of the rotating loco cradle
standard gauge) and ABW passen- and a rolling road that is available
ger cars, along with the elliptical- in both HO and O gauges.
roof CE passenger guard’s van
(one of which, VHE1, also ran on Publications
the standard gauge). The produc- Rosenberg Publishing have
tion run is expected to arrive in released Running Out Of Steam &
Australia in December 2017. Catching up with Diesels, the latest

work by respected author, David Burke. This 194 page volume
tells the story of the transition from steam to diesel on the vari-
ous state government systems with extracts from official docu-
DIARY
ments and stories of the prominent, and not so prominent, peo-
ple involved.
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Mailbag
SDS EHO Review age, having heard many stories of family deaths, whole kit and caboodle, made in such a way as
As the principal of SDS Models I take the hardship endured by railway workers, the to be enhanced or added to according to the
umbrage at the statement regarding the fitment Ardglen Tunnel accident (which dad saw at the owners’ finances, desires and skill levels, start-
of ‘belt rails’ to matchboard-sided EHO vans age of seven), etc., and then later a wife who ing with a 2.4m x 1.2m setup, with provision for
made by Ian Dunn in his review of our ‘extended was keen for me to get a hobby that would see any number of extra modules.
letterboard’ EHO in AMRM Issue 326 (October me through ten years’ more employment and In 1952, when I was seven, dad built me a
2017). then on into retirement, so I came to the point of board that size (8' x 4' in those days) for my O
The reviewer states “the only caveat I would building a home layout fairly easily. gauge Robilt set, and it was hinged along the 8'
have is the lack of a belt rail, which was a fea- Most people wouldn’t have such a deep con- side and tied up on the garage wall when not in
ture of these vans in their matchboarded condi- nection to the railways, so I was thinking about use.
tion”. how to get the average person interested in mod- Let’s assume a couple of basic trains, plus
Andreas and I go to extreme lengths to elling. Many children have a curiosity about rail- board, costs $1500-2000. When I see what our
ensure all our models are the best possible ways, but an oval on the family dining table has grandchildren expect and receive as gifts, I think
researched and designed HO scale models avail- a limited attraction, for parents as well as chil- that amount probably would be acceptable in the
able, representing accurately proportioned, cor- dren. I think the challenge is to help and show retail marketplace.
rectly painted and lined models. We had, during children and adults alike how to transform or Perhaps we need to lead and show our hobby
the research phase of the project, viewed many grow this initial spark into the desire and belief at a challenging, but achievable level? For many,
prototype images, both pre- and post-war, show- that they can enjoy their own layout which can the show layouts are brilliant, but daunting. So
ing this version of van in traffic and all (with the be as big as their imagination. we can provide an intermediate step, whereby
exception of EHO 626, see photo) are without How about we look at not just selling the roll- the enjoyment is there and the skills grow.
any form of horizontal moulding whatsoever ing stock as train sets or individual items, but By the way, AMRM is wonderful, thanks!
along the car sides. [See SDS provided image promote the sale of complete model railway lay- Lee Taylor
reproduced elsewhere in these pages – Editor.] outs, i.e., locomotives, wagons, carriages plus a Taylors Lakes 3038
Regarding the model of EHO 626, it was not simple landscaped module? So we sell the
financially viable to produce a new side moulding
just for that vehicle, so it has been reproduced
without a belt rail.
On viewing the review, I emailed Ian Dunn at
length regarding his statement, to ascertain his
evidence for his claim (in case he had unearthed
new information that vehicles other than
EHO 626 were so fitted), but he was not able to
provide any documental or pictorial proof to back
his assertion.
While I’m very happy with the attention paid
to our models, particularly in the October issue, I
cannot let a claim such as this, which is unsub-
stantiated by any evidence, pass without com-
ment as we are very proud of our ongoing com-
mitment to producing the best models possible
with the resources available to us.
Steven Pracy
SDS Models
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I have been reading the various letters and
articles in AMRM with interest.
The Kiernan brothers arrived at Deepwater,
NSW, from County Cavan, Ireland, in the 1850s
and after 160 years of connection to the railways A ‘standard’ extended letterboard EHO in the sheds at Sydney Terminal just after WW2, showing a
my family now has a strong railway background clear lack of any belt rail. Railway Archives photo from the SDS collection.
in the Ardglen, Werris Creek, Murrurundi,
Quirindi, Glen Innes and Deepwater areas, plus
Bolivia way back.
So, I had an interest from about five years of
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name, address and phone number to permit A Railway Archives photo of EHO626, newly lined for the non-airconditioned ‘South Coast Daylight’,
verification. Contributions without this infor- circa 1957. This vehicle does appear to be fitted with a plain belt rail, most likely fitted to assist with
mation will not be considered for publication. the painting of the non-standard double buff lining, which was only applied to this EHO. Railway
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