Model Trains and Things

Some interesting photos of a derailed passenger car in Europe can be found here, here, here, here and here

Here are two great model railroad layouts that have their own websites.

Lambing Flat is an exquisite Australian layout that turns the clock back to a much more relaxed time in New South Wales.

Mississippi, Alabama and Gulf; be prepared to spend a lot of time on this website. It gives you an amazingly detailed look at a high quality US layout.

Moss Vale NSW is situated south of Sydney on the main southern line to Melbourne. Moss Vale was also the junction for the cross-country line to Port Kembla.

In 1972 Moss Vale was a bit of a drive south of Sydney but it was an interesting place to head for if you were a train enthusiast. Sunday mornings were usually fairly quiet; the previous week’s goods programme was over and the new week’s was yet to start.

Back on March 12, 1972 this is how Moss Vale station appeared looking south from the road bridge just to the north of the the station.

On the left is the dock platform with a CPH stabled in the dock. It was possibly laying over before heading down cross-country line to Wollongong.

Next to the line into the dock are the up and down mainline. Then we see the beginning of the goods sidings in the yard. The line on the right holds a string of loaded BLH limestone wagons. On Monday they could also be heading down the escarpment to the steel works at Port Kembla.

Welcome to this model railway and prototype railway blog. I’ve been a model railway enthusiast here in Australia for over 40 years and a prototype train nut for almost as long. I’ve got a lot of photos to share, a lot of thoughts to share and - because I’m a scribbler and web designer by profession - I’ve got the ability to share them with you here.

I hope you will enjoy the photos and that you’ll find them useful in your own modelling endeavours. I hope you will find my thoughts a little provocative and that they make you think too.

Whether you agree or disagree with the things I say I hope you will enter into a conversation with me and others who may comment via the comments link.

You will also find other things here too. There’s an Australian model railway link list and other things will be added over time too.