June 28 2009: 3 new F class diesel photos

June 25 2009: Two new "Before & After" photos. Flinders St and Jolimont.

Jan 26 2009: Unbelievably another ancient photo has turned up of Ballarat C box sent to me by my good mate Peter Bruce. The photo and story can be seen HERE

Jan 23 2009: Several viewers have pointed out a mistake in the Jolimont "Before & After" I put up a yesterday. Even though I travel to work through Jolimont everyday and even though I drive trains through there regularly I mistook the direction of the photo, I shall return there soon to get the "after" photo, thanks to all who picked up this mistake.

Jan 22 2009: An ancient photo of an A2 at Gisborne has been added to the Northern gallery, a
"Before & After" at Jolimont has been added to the suburban gallery. General arrangement diagrams for AW passenger cars have been added to the AW page.

Jan 16 2009: If a contest was held for VR's best loved/known steam engine I reckon it would be tie between the S class and H 220 better known as "Heavy Harry" so a page on him is long overdue. More photos and info added to the V class and A2 class loco pages. I have also added a 1926 VR magazine article about track locking to the signalling pages.

Jan 14 2009: One of the worst omisions on this website has been the lack of a page describing what were arguably VR's most famous steam locos, the incomparable A2 class steam locomotives.

Jan 13 2009: I am making a start on adding more steam loco pages, the first new steam page for a while is the V class. This class must have created quite a stir when introduced in 1900 as they were much bigger than anything VR had previously operated.

Jan 7 2009: I have added new diagrams to the AS pass car, GY, GH and L wagon pages.

Jan 6 2009: VAM pass car page added. Diagrams added to B, CJ, MF and LF wagon pages.

*** If anyone can supply good quality colour scans of steel bodied pass cars photographed pre 1985 for inclusion on the website I would like to hear from you.***

Jan 4 2009: I've added two DRC railcar diagrams to the DRC page and more photos and diagrams to the AZ and BZ passenger car pages.

Dec 30 2008: A recent photo of the up Warrnamabool pass. arriving at Camperdown. A "Before & After" of the down end of Castlemaine showing where Castlemaine B box once stood.

Dec 21 2008: Chris Wurr and I are big fans of "before & after" shots where we go and take a current view of an old historic shot. One of the most famous old VR photos is the circa 1885 photo of Echuca, it's been reproduced a 1,000 times so its about time we did a "before and after" the results can be seen HERE.

Lloyd Matthews has provided a wonderful PHOTO of a Leyland railmotor at Huon Lane in the 1930's on a Tallagattta to Wodonga service.

Frank Kelly has loaned me some of his extensive collection of official VR photos, as time permits I will scan them nd add them to the pages, have a look at the I, L and M pages, (scroll to the bottom of the pages)

The Eastern and Recent galleries have a few new photos.

The Model Etch Company continues to bring out items that are really useful to VR modellers including their KMQ kit, "Tresspassers Prosecuted" signs, a ratchet handbrahe suitable for CJ, bogie oil tanks etc and walkway detailing kits for JCF/JQF models.

TrainOrama has just released a HO scale ZLP van, I have two and they are a supurb model, highly recommended. Note, they are painted in the mid 1970's scheme of wagon red.