At some point all of these files will have to be hosted externally to this site, I am yet to find a reliable way of doing it (for cheap of course), if you know something good get in touch please! ^w^

The Random Stuff Archive!

Pretty much everything here will relate to transport or local Australian history. Anything else will be in its own misc pile of stuff down the bottom.

SORTED BY STATE

• NSW

SORTED BY MODE (doesnt lead to anything yet im just keeping this code here for later)

SORTED BY TYPE (ditto)

Again, note that everything on this website is not endorsed by these organisations in any way whatsoever, this is just a personal project.

OTHER SOURCES YOU CAN USE!

Here are some links to some (better) archive resources if you want to continue your research into whatever it is you want.

• The Wayback Machine. Plug in an old URL and most times out of ten, YOU'RE IN THE PAST!!!
• NSWrail.net. A very old website that hasn't been updated in a while, yet is still a fantastic tool.
• The OLD Railpage site. Once a famous (or perhaps infamous) page and forum, Railpage is no more. But for some reason the Railpage that was abandoned in 2007 is still kicking, so go and read while you can whilst it's possible.
• VicSig. The king of all Australian railway websites. It hasn't seen much in the way of changes recently but it's still very very impressive.
• Sydney Tramway Museum (or SPER) Library. Very good. Has an index and an almost complete collection of Trolley Wire magazine, fantastic publication dripping with history not found in many other places online.
• Light Railway Research Society of Australia. Where do I even begin? Fantastic organisation with a fantastic website. If it weren't for their online back issues I would've still thought that the first standard-gauge electric railway in Australia was in Sydney, not Cobar.
• Historic Electric Traction Car collection. Has some useful notes and current pictures on the cars that hopefully will be restoreniseinatedified and ran on the mainline.
• Red Set F1. Page made by Paul Matthews regarding the preserved standard single-decker set that likes to tour around the Sydney system sometimes. Very in depth information about each carriage on it's current consist, as well as some articles on the history of electric train preservation and the Red single decks that used to roam the network every day.
• Matthew Geier's page. Has some very valuable information and photos of the early days of the Sydney Light Rail, plus much more. Good bloke too!
• David Johnson's page. Hasn't been updated in a very long time, but his flickr sure has! Both pages are vital when it comes to getting an understanding of what the olden days were like from a photography perspective. Be warned that it's not just trains on the Flickr site however.

OTHER SITES YOU SHOULD STILL CHECK OUT!

These aren't really as historical but are still worth visiting.

• The Directive of Transport. Mate of mine makes his own train at home with quite possibly EVERY working feature imagineable!
• The Sociology of Model Railroading. A long article outlining why a lot of us do what we do.
• Alexander Karnes' Facebook page. This man and his work are incredible, massive talent and passion for all things industrial, particularly steam. He's recently gotten a patreon for you to support his projects too!
• Trainways. Fun little game set in the 2000s in a Sydney-inspired city where you can drive around all sorts of sparks and diesels while getting harassed by children wanting cab rides. Just like the real thing!