Comtrain goes H0! H0! H0!: July 2018

2018/07/16

2018_07_16 Wodonga update from Roger

2016_07_16 More pics from Roger

Today Al and I spent a couple hours wiring in bits of Albury laid so far. But finally cold chased us back inside. Still lot of work completed, but nothing to photograph.

Meanwhile Roger sent this update on Wodonga station building.
Enjoy :D

Gosh I am impressed with such great friends. Thanks Roger Wodonga is great even without the tin on the roof Ha Ha

Cheers
Rod

2018/07/06

2018_07_05 Albury Yard continues...

2018_07_05 Al and I worked the South Box end of Albury yard

Using a three way point to set up platform, Through and Runaround roads at South Albury

This time we are wiring all track work as we go, and fitting point motors and droppers. It is slowing us down, but at least this side is completed as we go. So many other places remain unconnected :(

The BG crosses the SG and enters the yard loop towards Station Box, where it will cross over the SG, again, and head towards the flour mill and sheds.

The BG continues on into Albury platform and runaround.

Also setting up the over track lighting.

Cheers
Rod

2018/07/02

2019_07_01 Dirt?

2019_07_01 Before you can grow grass and trees you need some dirt, I guess?

First thing. The carriage lighting circuits arrived from England

Actually the original order messed up, and I had to re-order. Arrived in 10 days.

Have enough to complete 20 cars.

I also purchased 20 dual action magnetic reed switches. So I can build more if needed.
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Graeme works on his scenery some more.

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Some track? Al and I reorganise Albury yard. Time to link up the new Helix.

Trying to make room for the BG to cross over the SG and still maintain the three way points which create the throat int Platform, Through and Run-a-Round roads at Albury.
This was complicated by all the extra timber left underneath when we changed the gradient into Albury.

Till next time,
Rod

About my Railway

The Australian National Railways was established by the Whitlam Federal Government following a commitment made in the 1972 election to invite the states to hand over their railway systems to the federal government. In July 1975 Australian National Railways was formed taking over the operations of the federal government owned Commonwealth Railways.

The state governments of South Australia and Tasmania whose railway systems were deeply in debt, accepted. During the next two years discussions between these two states and the federal government resulted in a number of staffing and operating agreements being made that resulted in all South Australian Railways services (except for the Adelaide metropolitan passenger network) and all Tasmanian Government Railways services transferring to Australian National Railway in March 1978, the latter being re-branded AN Tasrail.

At first Victoria declined to hand over its Railways, however a change of Government after Bolte retired meant Victoria could be absorbed into AN as well.
Despite doing everything they could to tarnish ALP leader Clyde Holding, The ALP were able to defeat Hamer who was seen to be just another Bolte, doing more of the same into the future.

Clyde Holding handed over Victorian Railways to the Commonwealth where it prospered as a division of AN retaining its VR colours until later when AN decided to re-brand it as V/Line.

My Railway thus reflects what could have been ;)
And of course National Rail (Pacific National) has no place in my little scenario. Australian National was never privatised and has continually taken East Coast loads off the Highways. As well many branch lines were upgraded and Whitlam's policy of decentralisation actually moved employment to towns with a ready pool of workers, which of course took the pressure of Melbourne which was starting to expand as bush kids moved away from the Country in search of education and employment ( just as Gough Whitlam envisaged it would do)
Rod Young

Comtrain goes H0! H0! H0!

2018/07/16

2018_07_16 Wodonga update from Roger

2018/07/06

2018_07_05 Albury Yard continues...

2018/07/02

2019_07_01 Dirt?

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