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Thanks for visiting my site. I hope you find it informative, interesting and worth your trip here. :-) Please don't forget to click "refresh" on each page of the site for the most updated version of the page. What's NEW? I have updated the 'About' page with a short summary of the state of play of the rail industry within Queensland and have included on this page (see below) a link to Queensland Rail's 2023/2024 financial report. Click here for a downloadable PDF format copy of Queensland Rail's 2023/2024 financial year report. Latest photo gallery upload includes photos I took at Bauple Museum, Queensland of 1907 Fowler steam loco and 'Bauple' name plate on display there. 15th June 2025. Latest video upload includes footage I took of the Sunshine Express heritage excursion train which ran from Ipswich Railway Museum to Grandchester and return on the 18th May 2025. BB18 1/4-1089 was the motive power in charge of timber heritage carriages. On the same day, on a seperate video, I took footage of Aurizon coal trains running up and down the Ipswich/Toowoomba line near Karrabin and Rosewood. What's this site about?
First of all and probably most obviously, this site is NOT the official site of Aurizon, Queensland Rail, Pacific National, Watco or any other rail corporation whether in Queensland or in Australia, nor is it affiliated with any particular rail preservation, tourist or historical group. What this site is however, is a central point from where I can share photos, videos, links to rail related organisations and a little information of the current state of railways in Queensland, courtesy of rail tragic and author Arthur Shale. Trusting you find something here of interest. Copyright Note: As always, copyright of each image or video remains with the owner. Provided relevant acknowledgement of ownership is given, permission is given for any image or video to be downloaded, shared or embeded for personal use and use on any personal or non-profit organisation's web site or social media page. Feel free to comment, or make a CONSTRUCTIVE criticism of this site. I assure you I am far from being a railway expert! If you believe I have made an error with any information anywhere on this site, please let me know. Just click on 'e-mail me!' on the menu bar and drop me a line. For their valuable assistance in the creation and continued maintenance of this site, special thanks go to my good mates Arthur Shale with his extensive knowledge of Queensland Railways and Dean Stalker with his input and advice on the site's design and site hosting.
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