The mainline railways in Australia were initially built in three different gauges, with 鈥榖reaks-of-gauge鈥where passengers and goods transferred between them. This paper studies how the gauge situation affected regional development and the railway network in the 20th century. Regional breaks-of-...
Model Railway Exhibition featuring various layouts in different gauges by different modelers including Richard Flannigan, Avebury Martin Axford, Bunters Lane Bill Flude and others. Displays by societies... TradeshowEntertainment & Media Interested
Submit "The Murray Basin Rail Project will standardise rail gauges and increase maximum freight volumes, allowing higher volumes of goods to be carried more efficiently." The upgrade works are expected to increase train axle loadings from 19t to 21t between the routes, allowing the freight trains...
Using a unique system designed by Knox Kershaw, the KNG800 and KBR925 can be converted between gauges. This feature is especially useful for countries that use multiple track widths throughout their rail system. Find out more on the KNG800C and KBR925C product pages. ...
The rail guide plates G4 are used in general lots and the rail guide plates G4J are used at rail joints. Each rail guide plate has 7 specifications, namely No. 7, No. 8, No. 9, No. 10, No. 11, No. 12 and Number 13. For standard rail gauges, No. 9 and 11 are used....
Read articles about a wide range of topics related to model railways, from locomotives to track layouts and everything in between to get you up and running with your own model railway. The world of model railways can be a confusing place with many different engine styles, gauges and scales...
Railway Archaeology is the study and enjoyment of relics from past eras of rail transportation (including railways and tramways of all gauges and sizes). The aim of railway archaeology is to learn about the history and see images of the previous appearance of a defunct rail system that became...
Screenshots iPhone iPad Description The Australian Model Railway Magazine covers the modelling of Australian railways in all scales and gauges. The magazine regularly features contributors layouts and modelling projects, covering everything from completely scratchbuilt models, through modifying ready-to-run ...
A schematic diagram of the test setup in TPSA with tyre-cell reinforced capping layer is shown in Fig.9. Structural fill material was placed and compacted at the base of the box. On top of the structural fill layer, a tyre cell instrumented with strain gauges was placed and filled with ...
In the very long term, Australia still has a vision of a much larger 1,300km (800 miles) high-speed line linking Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, the Gold Coast and Brisbane.