Official newsletter of the Australian Railway Historical Society (NSW Division) Editor: Paul Scells Issue: December 2018

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1 Members Newsletter Official newsletter of the Australian Railway Historical Society (NSW Division) Editor: Paul Scells Issue: December 2018 Member Update As we come to the close of 2018, it has been a year of some change and new beginnings for the ARHSnsw. Over the course of the year here is a summary of some of these instances The purchase of our new Premises Launching our new website - you now can do everything online Introduction of our Youth Committee Stephen McLachlan started with us - ARH Editor Retirement of Ross Verdich, Bill Phippen and Bob McKillop I would like to thank our team of Volunteers who help out every week in the Bookshop, Resource Centre, Trade Events, Tours, Committees and Administration. Without your dedication and the time you commit to the Society, we would not be who we are today. We would also welcome any new faces to our volunteer team, if you have time, if you have an interest, please contact the office and we can discuss with you. As the festive season approachs us, it is a great time of year to spend with your family and friends. We here at the ARHSnsw wish all a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Make sure you all stay safe through this period and we are looking forward to seeing you at one of our events, members meetings or around the premises in Paul Scells General Manager Members Meetings - Dates and Speakers Sydney Newcastle Dec 5 - Mike Moy - My Life in the Railway Jan 2 - Bill Phippen - Central Station Honour Boards Dec 11 - Members Night Jan 8 - Warren Miller - DVD Presentation Sydney meetings: Members meetings are held in Sydney on the first Wednesday of the month. Meetings commence 6.30pm (seating available from 6pm) At the Mitchell Room, 1st floor, Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, 280 Pitt St, Sydney (between Park & Bathurst Sts) Newcastle meetings: Members meetings are held in Newcastle on the second Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm. At the New Lambton Community Centre, cnr Alma Rd and Cromwell St, New Lambton Redfern Bookshop: Monday to Friday: 10am to 5pm Saturday: 9am to 4pm Phone: Fax: sales@arhsnsw.com.au 67 Renwick Street, Redfern, NSW, 2016 Railway Resource Centre: resources@arhsnsw.com.au Ph Fax: Renwick Street, Redfern, NSW, 2016 (only during advertised opening times) Phone: Fax: mail@arhsnsw.com.au 67 Renwick Street, Redfern, NSW, 2016 (by appointment only) Infoline: or Tuesdays: 12pm to 4pm Saturdays: 10am to 3pm GM, Administration and Mail Order: Tours: As advertised

2 Members Photo Competition The November topic was The Crowded Platform and the winner for the month was David Matheson. His entry and 3526 with the farewell to 3642 tour, Moss Vale, 1 July Neville Pollard took out second place with a photo of Crowds awaiting the arrival of 3214 hauling the Centenary train to Hay, Easter 1982, Membership Cards Over the last two months we have run this competition for the membership with very few s coming in trying to answer the questions. Thanks to a suggestion by Maurice Rowe, given the difficulty around the photo, I will make December the last month but will include a couple of clues. I will announce the winners in the January newsletter. A couple of clues for you 1. It is a main junction station in the South 2. Relegated to shunting 3. If you enter you have a chance of winning The questions are 1. Location of Photo 2. Year the photo was taken 3. Name the class of locomotive The photo competition is a way for us all to see some of the collections within our membership. Over the past 3 months we have a good number of photos come in, however they do come from the same 3 members. I would like to encourage more of our membership to enter and share your hidden gems. Upcoming subjects are: December - Best of 2018 January - Night time February - Looking through the Window ARHSnsw Tours Below is the long term plan for the upcoming tours with the Society. It is our commitment that the Membership get first option for the Tours before it gets promoted to the wider community, so I would encourage you to book early as they do sell out and we do only have limited positions on each Tour. Upcoming Tours 9 December 2018 End of year function, Lake Macquarie Light Rail Park 20 January 2019 Historic Ferry Cruise around Sydney Harbour viewing where Rail meets the Harbour 24 February 2019 Sydney tramway Museum Heritage day 16 March 2019 Archival Rail Associated Film & Photo presentation at Newcastle Uni followed by A Newcastle Harbour Cruise on the Replica WILLIAM IV Paddle Wheeler 13/14 April 2019 Hunter Valley Steamfest and South Maitland Railways Tour 5-21 May 2019 A railway Tour of the Southern Half of Japan with Opulent Journeys June 2019 Annual June long weekend tour July 2019 Centenary of the opening of the line from Menindee to Broken Hill with Gary Hughes It is important to note that whilst all booking forms are not included in the newsletter, they are all available from the office or you can now book directly on our website. Alternatively, just call the office and we can take your bookings across the phone. For further information on Tours and Bookings please contact: ARHSnsw Tours on or Page 2

3 Bookshop News Christmas is around the corner and we are happy to offer a free book to every member s purchase of $50 or more during the month of December We also want to let you know that the clearance on American and British books is still available in store, and that our stock of collectables and second-hand books has exponentially grown in the last weeks. See you at the bookshop and Happy holiday to all! Please visit the website, or come into the Bookshop to enjoy the many Sale items and the massive savings to be made. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us here at the Bookshop on Sophie Nicolas Bookshop Manager Volunteers NEEDED at ARHS We would like to extend an invitation to all our members and friends to come and join us here at the ARHS. Whether it be in the bookshop, the RRC, Alexandria or around the office, there is an opportunity for you to apply your skills and make a difference. If you have never volunteered before with us, come in to the ARHSnsw at Redfern and we can sit down with you to discuss what is involved and more importantly, what you would like to be involved with. We look forward to seeing you soon. Page 3

4 Railway Luncheon Club On 21st November our outing was to Ashfield. A report on this will be in the January Newsletter This was the last outing for this year and outings will resume on 20 March 2019 when we are going to Wahroonga. Other outings for next year are currently being planned and include Marulan and Newcastle to ride on the new light rail. Broken Hill Tour. The big tour next year though is to Broken Hill. 15 July next year marks the centenary of the Menindee to Broken Hill railway, including the original Broken Hill station building, and plans are in hand for a tour to Broken Hill by the Luncheon Club to celebrate this event. On our three day tour of Broken Hill we will be looking at various railway sites in the region, including Silverton, Menindee and hopefully the remains of the Tarrawingee Tramway. Travel to and from Broken Hill to be by regular train services (Trainlink service on Friday 12 July 2019 to Dubbo and connecting coach to Broken Hill returning home on Tuesday 16 July 2019 on the Trainlink Xplorer service) or by your means such as car or air. The cost of the period in Broken Hill from the Friday night until the Tuesday morning including coach hire, 4 nights motel accommodation and all meals except Friday night dinner, is $875 per person double/ twin share with a single supplement of $220. The travel to and from Broken Hill will be your own responsibility and is not included in this tour cost. Bookings are now being taken for this tour and the Booking Form is in this Newsletter and also available from the ARHSnsw and on the website. A recent view of Broken Hill s first NSW station. 100 years old next July. Image G J Hughes Gary Hughes Railway Luncheon Club Manager Resource Centre Update As part of preparations for a move to new premises, we ve done a stocktake of the various items in the RRC collection. Across the two sites, Redfern and Alexandria, we have a total of approximately 1.2km of shelf space of which about 1km is used. This is split evenly between books, documents, material requiring secure storage (such as photos and slides, plus rare items) and journals, most of which are bound. With this information, we can plan for sufficient space in the new building. On top of this, we have over 30,000 engineering drawings. These are in the process of being scanned. Much of the material has been scanned over many years which puts us in an excellent position for our project to improve cataloguing and enable access to the collection online. In the past month we have also been identifying and cataloguing all the small items of hardware (such as signal arms, wagon builders plates, RRR crockery etc) so that we have a record of the collection and can place some of it on display in the new facility. The RRC is very fortunate to have a committed group of volunteers to help scan, sort and catalogue material, but if you are able to give some time and would like to be more involved please contact me at the RRC. James Dalton Resource Centre Manager Page 4

5 ARHSnsw Tours Overview A CHRISTMAS PARTY - at Lake Macquarie Light Rail SUNDAY 9th DECEMBER 2018 ARHS NSW Division Tours invite all members and friends to celebrate our end of year festivities. This year we return to the privately owned and operated Lake Macquarie Light Railway. A 2-foot gauge railway situated on private land on the outskirts of Toronto and is the home of two other operating steam locomotives and one petrol locomotive. The feature of the celebration will be the steaming and running of two steam locomotives, No.7 and the fully restored 1908 Krauss built JACK. Formerly used on the Goondah Burrinjuck Railway and once an exhibit owned by the NSW Rail Transport Museum is now leased to the LMLR. Also, DL 12 will have a run in the afternoon. Travel from Sydney on the 8.16am Intercity Service to Fassifern due at 10.30am where you will be met by a bus to transfer you to LMLR. For those who wish to drive, the property is located on Onslow Rd Toronto. Return to Sydney will be at 3.30pm to connect with the 4.13pm service from Fassifern. Newcastle members can join the Bus at Broadmeadow at 9.30am. The day s outing includes the bus transfer, entry to LMLR, Morning Tea on arrival, a Spit Roast luncheon and soft drinks and unlimited rides throughout the day. Rail travel to Fassifern is at your own expense. Where Rails Met the Harbour Sunday 20th January 2019 Come and join the Society on a fascinating cruise on one of the iconic Rosman Ferries around Sydney Harbour observing from the water the many locations where rail met the harbour. This cruise will cover both heavy rail and tramway locations over a five hour cruise with a commentary prepared by our noted historian, Jim Longworth. Enjoy an on board lunch as we enjoy a great Summers day on Sydney Harbour. HERITAGE TRAMS AT THE SYDNEY TRAMWAY MUSEUM Sunday 24 February 2019 You are invited to come and join us for a unique day s adventure utilising some of Sydney s oldest collection of transport heritage vehicles. Our tour will depart at 9.00am from the Sydney Bus Museum at Leichhardt in a vintage Double Decker Bus. Passengers will also be picked up at the Railway Square Bus Stop before proceeding to the Sydney Tramway Museum at Loftus. We will join in with the Museum s Heritage Tram Day with the opportunity to ride in some of Sydney s oldest Trams. The classes of trams expected to run throughout the day include the C, F, J, N, and O class travelling on the Sutherland and The Royal National Park lines. Inspect the static exhibits in the Museum featuring the recent restoration to operating status of the Tramways Freight Car 24S. Another recent aquisition is one of Sydney s first Variotrams, No Learn about the plans for future restorations and check out current activity in the workshop. A sausage sizzle lunch is included in the days activities Our return will depart the Museum at 4.00pm. ARCHIVAL RAIL ASSOCIATED FILM & PHOTO PRESENTATION AT NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY S AUCHMUTY LIBRARY followed by A NEWCASTLE HARBOUR CRUISE on the REPLICA WILLIAM IV PADDLE WHEELER SATURDAY 16h March 2019 Join the 7.18am Intercity Train from Central to Broadmeadow due at 9.46am to join the Coach departing at 10.00am to transfer to the Newcastle University s Auchmuty Library for a very special presentation of associated rail footage from the University s archives, arranged by Greg Anderson. Ed Tonks will again be giving a commentary on the showing. Refreshments will be served on arrival. Transfer then to the Newcastle harbour side for Lunch at leisure at 12.30pm from the variety of food outlets along the wharf precinct. Board the recently restored replica of the William IV Paddle Wheeler now available for a cruise around Newcastle Harbour noting the various shipping movements and activities around the harbour foreshore. Rejoin our coach at 4.00pm before the return to Broadmeadow to connect with the Intercity service to Sydney at 4.59pm, due to arrive at Central at 7.31pm. Tour cost includes coach transfers, your William IV cruise and a donation to the special project fund at the University. Rail travel to Broadmeadow is at your own cost. Page 5

6 ...Members and Guests...Non Members...Members and Guests...Non Members ARHSnsw Tours Booking Form A CHRISTMAS PARTY - at Lake Macquarie Light Rail Sunday 9th December 2018 Where Rails Met the Harbour Sunday 20th January $60.00 $65.00 $79.00 $89.00 $ HERITAGE TRAMS AT THE SYDNEY TRAMWAY MUSEUM Sunday 24 February 2019 BOOK EARLY SEATS ARE LIMITED...Members and $55.00 $...Non $65.00 $ ARCHIVAL RAIL ASSOCIATED FILM & PHOTO PRESENTATION AT NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY S AUCHMUTY LIBRARY followed by A NEWCASTLE HARBOUR CRUISE on the REPLICA WILLIAM IV PADDLE WHEELER Saturday 16 March 2019 BOOK EARLY SEATS ARE LIMITED...Members and Guests $75.00 $...Non Members $85.00 $ Broken Hill Railway Centenary Tour July 2019 LIMITED TO 40 PEOPLE...Members and Guests - Double or Twin $ $...Single Supplement an $ $ TRAVEL TO AND FROM BROKEN HILL IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PRICE BOOKING DEPOSIT OF $300 CAN BE PAID TO SECURE YOUR SPOT, BALANCE DUE 1 MAY 2019 Mail to: ARHSnsw Tours or fax (02) or Book at: ARHSnsw Bookshop 67 Renwick Street 67 Renwick Street REDFERN, NSW, 2016 REDFERN, NSW, 2016 Name...Membership No.... Address...Postcode... Telephone...(mobile) Name(s) of accompanying person(s)... Please note your special dietary or accommodation requirements... I will join the train at...station PREFERRED PAYMENT BY CHEQUE/MONEY ORDER/CASH for $...or please DEBIT my VISA or MASTERCARD Card No Expiry / Signature...Date... EFT available on application Tickets and Itinerary confirmation will be posted to your address 10 days before departure ARHSnsw Tours Infoline (02) or ABN OFFICE USE ONLY: Date booking rec d.../.../... Date processed.../.../... Car...Seat(s)...Tickets sent.../.../... Page 6