Category: Miscellaneous

I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of rugged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains.   Wherever I may die, I know to what brown country My homing thoughts will fly.   We are one But we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We’ll share a …

From its formative period back in 2015, Pete’s Hobby Railway has relied on a small band of volunteers and supporters – with the likes of Mario, Ben, Dave and Rhys (affectionally known as “The Flunky”) who came on board from the start to build the first stages, soon joined by Rob. Along came Matt as …

When Santa’s reindeer ceased work under a court-approved “protected industrial action” in their claims for reduced sleigh loads and more carrot-eating breaks, Santa had to wait for a train to get back to the Office. While ho-ho-hoing, he pondered where he could hire six white boomers for his Australian run! Photographed at Pete’s Hobby Railway …

On Friday 7th July last year, I said a final farewell to a great supporter of Pete’s Hobby Railway. In fact, without his assistance over the past four or five years, the Railway would not be where it is today. Together with his adult son Josh, photos of Phil’s works to support the Railway have …

One of the aspects of having a web page is that it can be utilised to compile statistics. Of these, the most interesting so far as I am concerned, is who is following the exploits, progress or otherwise, of Pete’s Hobby Railway. Actual names would mean nothing to me, however, the countries of origin do. …

A short guest authored article, supplied by Phil. When it comes to keeping company you can rely on ‘man’s best friend’. On any day whether it be running or working, their presence is always welcome. Free to wander Pete’s property they’re never far from your side. You‘ll always find one of the dogs lying quietly …

Our friends at the Junee Roundhouse Museum (officially known as Junee – Regional Heritage Transport Assoc Junee Inc) are looking at raising funds to undertake vital restoration and maintenance works in the lead up to their 75th Anniversary next year. As part of their fundraising efforts, they have been nominated as part of Essential Energy’s …

For several years, Pete’s Hobby Railway has been distributing an annual rail-oriented Calendar to its regular volunteers as my way of saying “thank you”. Topics in past years have been of PHR itself or of railway operations, past and present, in the Riverina area of NSW. For the 2021 calendar year, I am proposing to …

As I had resided in the Sydney metropolitan area of Loftus for over 50 years, the majority of my long-time friends and acquaintances also reside in the Greater Sydney area. Now I reside some 480 rail kilometres from Sydney, it is only occasionally that we are able to get together face-to-face rather than by way …

PHR announces the results of the EOI for disposal of Perry steam locomotive and tender: With a more than a little reluctance, Pete’s Hobby Railway is however pleased to announce that Timbertown Wauchope is the successful applicant for purchase of PHR’s Perry-built steam locomotive. Under the provisions of the Expression of Interest, Timbertown has exercised …