Category: Progress Reports

Following advice from Ainsworth Engineering that the caulking of the firebox weep had finally been successfully completed together with other adjustments and modifications, followed by a static steaming test, arrangements were put in hand for “Torpedo” (Hunslet 0-4-2T, B/n 1187 of 1915) to be collected from Goulburn and returned to Pete’s Hobby Railway at Junee. …

We had a problem with the Pete’s Hobby Railway web page over the last weekend (10th-11th June) – naturally it occurred while both myself and Nick (who looks after the page) were away from Junee in Sydney, and so could not immediately resolve the issue. I’m pleased to say that the problem has been sorted …

As covered in Progress Reports 28 and 29, my Hunslet 0-4-2T left Pete’s Hobby Railway on Monday, 3rd April last (immediately following Junee’s Rhythm n Rail weekend) for Ainsworth Engineering at Goulburn. Two separate slow-motion videos of the loading have now been attached to Progress Report 28 – taken from differing angles, the loading was …

The Hunslet at Goulburn A trip to Sydney on Tuesday 4th April enabled a brief stopover at Goulburn to inspect progress with the modifications and adjustments to my Hunslet steam locomotive following operational experience gained after its major overhaul in 2015-16. Post-overhaul adjustments include; Caulking of a minor steam weep at the front left of …

As covered in recent Progress Reports, several small but niggling problems had developed since the initial steaming of the Hunslet late last year, culminating in the discovery of a weep from the front of the firebox. Until such time as the Storage Shed with inspection pit and overhead crane are constructed, anything other than the …

Progress Reports 18 and 20 have covered the preliminaries behind the construction of LOFTUS platform to service Pete’s Hobby Railway. The latter Report covers the building works undertaken during November last, to the stage where the platform wall had been built. This Report carries on with the construction, along with a glimpse at future plans …

The Eastern Track Extension Progress Report No. 23 has covered the extension of the rail track from the street frontage in an easterly direction by a 90 degrees curve to parallel the eastern boundary fence towards the old fodder shed, culminating with the first tentative trials using the Ruston diesel loco (387892 of 1955) late …

This Progress Report covers the events of recent months leading up to the “Grand Opening” of Pete’s Hobby Railway on Monday 6th February. Those regular readers of these Progress Reports are aware that major track construction only takes place when Mario is able to spend a couple of days or more on site – which …