ABOVE: 1947 VRI Permanent Way correspondence course, Book 1 and Book 2
Both download as 13MB pdfs. 1910 W&W instructions downloads as a 30MB pdf.

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BELOW: I hope this is of interest to modellers as it shows a freshly painted Departmental Residence, DR, at Dimboola in 1977 and clearly shows the paint application. I have colour balanced this photo as well as I can using the galvanised water tank as a "neutral."This was the classic DR colour scheme that needs to be represented on every VR layout! I will move this to a "structure page" when one is created. Photo courtesy Andrew Hennell.

F SERIES PLANS

PAINTING OF STRUCTURES (1947 W&W circular)
BRICK CULVERT PLANS (1918)
6000 GALLON WATER TANK
10,000 GALLON CORRUGATED IRON WATER TANK
10,000 GALLON COMBINED TANK & C class spout
GOODS SHED 30 x 20
ASHPIT ***NEW***

F 008b.Goods Platform
F 010c 80 & 100lb track
F 183 Telephone Cabinet
F 201a Mallee Shed
F 202 Shallow Deck Bridge
F 203 Concrete base for footbridge
F 204 Earth Ramp
F 205a Steel Sleepers
F 206 Coal Bin For Signalboxes
F 207 Workshop Lockers
F 209 Equipment for unloading welded rail
F 210 Portable Toilets for railway camps
F 235 Bolts, Heel & Chair
F 236 Pins & Screws
F 237 Fishbolts Junction, stock sizes
F 238 Bolts, insulated joint
F 239b Buffer stop
F 240 Flood discharge chart
F 241a Safety Bracket
F 242 Coal Bins
F 243b Buffer stop
F 244 sheet 1 rail slab deck bridge
F 244 sheet 2 rail slab deck bridge
F 245 fencing for leased land
F 246 Rail slab deck bridge
F 247 60lb track (showing sleeper spacing)
F 248 90 & 110lb track
F 249 survey pegs
F 250 rail slab deck culvert
F 257 rail deck bridge
F 259 Lamp room & fittings
F 260 Point stops
F 261 Timber bridge (junction of spans)
F 262 Timber bridge (superstructure 11' openings)
F 263 Timber bridge (superstructure 20' openings)
F 264 Timber bridge (superstructure 15' openings)
F 265 Concrete pipe culvert
F 266a Bridge, safety bracket
F 267a V nosed points
F 268 Timber bridge (substructure 2 pile piers)
F269 Timber bridge (substructure 2 pile piers, narrow gauge)
F 270 Timber bridge (substructure 4 pile piers)
F271 Timber bridge (substructure 4 pile piers, narrow gauge)
F 272 Timber bridge (treatment for sinking piles)
F 273 Timber bridge (splices for butted piles)
F 274 Planted bridge pile
F 275 Concrete abutments
F 276 Tank stand base
F 277 Bridge kerbs
F 278 Concrete abutments 20' openings
F 279 Concrete abutments 15' openings
F 280 Bridge curb renewal
F 281 Bridge superstructure 20' openings
F 282 Bridge superstructure 15' openings
F 283a Standard 25' gate
F 284 Ironwork for gates
F 285a Ironwork for gates
F 286 Portable gang shelter
F 287 Suburban station booking counter
F 289 Bedplates for I beam bridges
F 290 Timber footbridge details
F 291b Mould for concrete tests
F 292b Pile driving plant
F 293a Bridge markings
F 294a Standard 26' gate
F 295a Standard 18' 6" gate
F 296a Standard 22' 6" gate
F 297a Standard 15' gate
F 298 Concrete bridge abutments
F 300 pile driving instructions
F 301 shunters gangway
F 302b 80, 90, 94 lb rail brace
F 303b 110lb rail brace
F 304a 60lb rail brace
F 305a Headlocks
F 306 30' RSJ bridge
F 307a I beam bridge
F 308a Fire beater
F 309 Instructions for concrete work
F 310a Spring V crossings
F 311 Superstructure for timber bridges
F 312a Woodshed for departmental residence
F 313b List of fastenings
F 314b List of fastenings
F 315a Water meters
F 316 Double & single compounds 600'
F 317 Double & single compounds 800'
F 318 Double & single compounds 1000'
F 319 Turnout & crossovers 600'
F 320 Turnout & crossovers 800'
F 321 Turnout & crossovers 1000'
F 323a Cattle pit with wooden grids
F 324d Metal occupation gates
F 325 35ft pile driver
F 326 Lamp box
F 327b spring for resilient point suspension
F 328 Rail turning bar
F 330a Dropper fencing
F 331 Insulated Joint
F 332 Level crossing sign
F 333 Outside toilet (sewered)
F 334a Outside toilet (unsewered)
F 335b Dagger type ticket cabinet
F 337b 12' x 10' van goods shed
F 338b 15' x 12' van goods shed
F 339 Pass platform facing
F 342 Pig discharging race
F 342a Stock ramp
F 343a Bridge cutter
F 344 Ticket storage cupboards
F 345d 600 gallon tank
F 346c Per way tool shed
F 346d Gangers shed
F 347 Inspection chamber
F 348 11' Bridge spans deck
F 349 7' Bridge spans deck
F 350 Wall ventilator
F 351b Chain wire fence and gates
F 352a Guard rails
F 353d Goods platform facing
F 353e Goods platform facing
F 354 Camp showers
F 355 Sleeper plates
F 356 Weighbridge cabin
F 357a Bicycle rack
F 358a Deck clip for RSJ bridges
F 359 Stoneware urinals
F 360b Sleeper plates for insulated joints
F 361b Lug plates
F 362 Lug plates
F 363 Road transport ramp for livestock
F 363c Heavy type stock ramp
F 364a Check rail gauge plates
F 365b Termite control, methods of construction
F 366a Sleeper plates
F 367a Bridge superstructure
F 368 Cahin wire front fence for DRs
F 369 Gangers tool shed prize board
F 370d 600 gallon tank and stand
F 370e 600 gallon tank and stand
F 371a Cattle race
F 372 Sheep fencing, gates and drafting facilities
F 373 Superstructure for RSJ bridges
F 374a Sleeper plates, flat
F 376a Cast iron chairs for double and single compounds
F 377a Cast iron chairs for double and single compounds
F 380a Superstructure for concrete pier bridge
F 381a Sleeper plates
F 382a Ironwork list for turnouts/compounds
F 383 Typists table
F 384 Type 3 office table
F 385b Type 4 office table
F 386 Accounting table
F 387 Dictograph table
F 388b Cupboards
F 389 Pedestal table
F 390 Pedestal table
F 391 Correspondence trays, draftsman's footstool/cupboard
F 392a Bookcase
F 393 Wooden chair
F 394b Wash stands
F 395a Plan press
F 396b 47 & 53kg turnout & crossover
F 397b 47 & 53kg turnout & crossover
F 398b 47 & 53kg turnout & crossover
F 399a V nose points
F 400a #8.7 Compound points
F 401b Ladder turnouts
F402a Ladder turnouts
F 403a Ladder turnouts
F 404b Fishbolts
F405a Guard rail bolts
F 406a Junction symmetrical contraflexure
F 407a Junction symmetrical contraflexure
F 408 Turnouts for double track weighbridges
F 409a Track construction for paved areas
F 410 Skeleton type bridge with RSJ's superstructure
F 411 Skeleton type bridge with RSJ's substructure
F 412b 10 x 8 portable hut
F 413 20' span skeleton type bridge with concrete piers & abutments
F 414 Shallow deck bridge with concrete slabs on RSJ's
F 416 Portable frame for sheltering workmen
F 417 Skeleton bridge superstructure
F 418 22' ope bridge with concrete piers superstructure
F 419 Detail of pits for track drainage
F 420 Brick & concrete invert
F 421 Details of inverts
F 422 Details of brick pits
F 423 Mild steel grating and cast iron frames
F 424 5" precast concrete invert
F 425 Mild steel grating for 3' x 2' pit
F 426a Shallow deck bridge superstructure
F 427 pre-cast slabs for RSJ bridge
F 428 Shallow deck bridge, substructure
F 429 Rail deck culverts
F 430 Pre-cast concrete invert
F 431 Band clips for split piles
F 432 grating for 1' 6" x 1' 6" pit
F 433 grating for 2' x 2' pit
F 434 Cowl ventilators
F 435 Single EC and urinal builing
F 440 #5 turnouts 94lb
F 441 Rail joint assemblies at point lockbars
F 442a Ash dump facilities
F 443a Catch point derail
F 444 Trigonometrical function of crossing & blade angles
F 445 Constants for trackwork calculations
F 446 Foam making branch pipe box
F 447 Tables and forms for mess rooms
F 448 Clothes locker 20" x 14"
F 449 Timber baulk
F 449b Timber baulk
F 449c Timber baulk
F 450a Cattle pit for main speed lines
F 451 Schedule of quantities turnouts
F 452 Fender for standard fireplace
F 453 Portable WI fireplace and chimney
F 454a Tie plate arrangements
F 455a Sleeper plates for insulated joints
F 456 Point levers, installation arrangements
F 457 Resilient suspension for points
F 458 Derail turnout
F 462a V. Y. Points
F 463a Compound points
F 464 Closures trackwork layouts
F 465 P.A. Point lever
F 466a Ash pit - type D
F 469 Fixing water meter connections
F 470 Ashpit type C
F 473 Rail joint adjuster
F 474c Arrangement of dog spikes with sleeper plates
F 475 Lug plate for check rails
F 477 Track gauge
F 478 Combined level and track gauge
F 481 Footbridge details, concrete step and footing
F 482 Parcels rack
F 483 Shallow deck bridge superstructure
F 484a Surface grid
F 485 Parcels counter and screen
F 486 Notice Board "pedestrians only cycling prohibited"
F 487 RSJ bridges substructure
F 489 Flywire door and window screen
F 490a Schedule of quantities for cattle pits
F 491 Method of erecting 8' x 6' tent and fly with floor
F 492 Train register book desk
F 493a Concrete culverts details of end walls
F 494 Mountings for types D & E country station name plates
F 495 Enamelled station nameplates for country lines
F 496 RSJ bridges substructure
F 497 I beam bridge with RC deck superstructure
F 498 Platform facing, brick wall and concrete coping
F 499 Gangers stool
F 500 30' span bridge with concrete deck & piers superstructure
F 501 Stop board for sidings
F 502 22' span bridge with concrete deck superstructure
F 503 STOP board for banking engines
F 504 Safety bracket for RSJ bridge with timber deck
F 506 Superstructure details 20' span bridge with concrete piers
F 507 Fastenings for VY points
F 508 parts for insulated turnouts
F 509 parts for welded turnouts
F 510 parts for insulated turnouts
F 511 parts for welded turnouts
F 512 parts for junctions
F 513 Point levers
F 514a Staff exchange platform
F 515 Superstructure I beam bridge with concrete deck and piers
F 516 Single ladders
F 517 Deck clip for footbridges
F 519 Rail expansion keys & gauges
F 520 Bolt hole centre scribing gauges
F 521 Welded track, prepared closures temporary use only
F 522 Approach section indicator boards
F 523 Rail anchoring arrangement for 90' welded rails
F 524 Rail anchoring arrangement for rail lengths over 90' welded rails
F 525 Fencing for PCR (open) crossing
F 526c Level crossing sign type B
F 527c Level crossing sign (with stop sign) type D
F 529 Temporary supports for track
F 530 Granite screenings bin
F 531 Widening of cuttings
F 532a Portable road sign for burning off operations
F 533 Nth East SG open deck bridge 23' & 22' 6" span
F 534 Nth East SG open deck bridge 33' & 33' 6" span
F 535a Whistle post
F 535b Whistle post
F 536 Nth East SG bridge
F 537 Guard rails for skeleton deck bridge
F 538 Nth East SG open deck bridge 42' span
F 539c 1000 gallon tank and stand (squat type)
F 540a Details for use of old rails as fence posts
F 541a Types of fencing using old rail posts for guard rails
F 542a Cattle grid
F 543a Departmental Residences old rail post clothes line
F 544 Check rail brace plates
F 545 Check rail sleeper plates
F 546 Steel sleepers fastening assembly
F 547 Pile shoe
F 547a Pile shoe
F 548 Details of amenities building for staff camps
F 549 Foundation details of amenities buildings for staff camps
F 550 Wing fencing at interlocked gates
F 551 Method of lifting RSD bridges
F 552a Ordering list for spreaders
F 553 Staff living accommodation
F 553a Staff living accommodation
F 556 Warning and caution boards
F 557 Chain wire fencing
F 558 Level crossing flangeway timbers
F 559 Ladder turnouts
F 561 Staff living accommodation
F 562 Crib walls
F 563 Septic toilet buildings
F 565 Small ticket collection box
F 566b Details of pasenger platform facing with signal trunking
F 566c Details of pasenger platform facing with signal trunking
F 567a Mountings for type A suburban station name plates
F 568 Station name plates for suburban area
F 569 Car park and boundary fencing and gates
F 570 Sanitary facilities for cyclic maintenance camps
F 572 Gang tool sheds prize boards
F 573a Permanent way tool shed and amenities room
F 574 Platform facing for goods platform
F 577b Typical arrangement for open level crossings
F 578 Sleeper plates for insulated joints NEW
F 580 No Standing parking signs NEW
F 581 No standing parking signs NEW
F 583 Car park sign NEW
F 584 No Standing parking signs NEW
F 585 No Standing parking signs NEW
F 587 Level Crossing sign NEW
F 588 Sanitary facilities for cyclic gangs NEW
F 589 Sleeper plates, insulated joints NEW
F 591 Timbering for 47 kg turnout NEW
F 592 Authorised employee vehicle parking sign NEW
F 593 No Entry parking signs NEW
F 594a SG Double & Single compound. NEW
F 595 Hanging indicator boards NEW
F 598 Track/ballast formation NEW
F 599 Trackwork in concrete paved area NEW
F 600d Concrete paving units NEW
F 601 Glued insulated joints NEW
F 602 Tubular fencing for boom enclosures and crib crossings NEW
F 603 Use of concrete fence posts NEW
F 604 kilometre sign installation NEW
F 605 Curve board installation NEW
F 606b Warning & Caution speed restriction signs NEW
F 607a Special speed restriction signs NEW
F 608 HAnging platform indicator board & box NEW
F 609b Level crossing signs NEW
F 615d Concrete paving units, 60kg rail NEW
F 616 Standard crib crossing arrangement NEW
F 617 Level crossing, typical construction details NEW
F 1891 Postal wires crossing railway wires NEW
F 2220 Telephone cabinet, outdoor type NEW
Style S signals, signal mast fittings NEW