To all my regular followers and to everyone else who has viewed my site this year, thanks and I wish you all a Happy Christmas. Next year I will continue with my rail adventures. Hopefully the Zig Zag railway will start operating again. The Maitland Steamfest is scheduled for the end of April. Hopefully a trip to South Australia mid year. No doubt other trips away if something interesting pops up?
Regards, Andrew
Here are some shots from a recent trip to Fassifern. This may seem strange but this is the first time I have been to Fassifern to photograph trains. There is a good variety and frequency of trains on this section of track. In the steam era this was a very popular location for rail fans. There are numerous youtube videos of trains climbing Fassifern Bank. The station was the junction for the Toronto line but this was closed years ago. You can get some good shots on the platform and I hope to return again. I hope you enjoy the shots.
Here are a few pics from Beresfield in Oct 22. Whilst this is still a busy section of track it was noticeable that the frequency of coal trains was fewer.
Here are some photos taken of the light rail in Newcastle. There are six stops. Newcastle Interchange, Honeysuckle, Civic, Crown St, Queens Wharf and Newcastle Beach. The service is quite frequent even late at night. You will notice there are no overhead wires. The pantograph goes up each time the vehicle stops at a station and recharges the batteries.
