Above: A selection of images from the Queensland sugar cane railways, including the Moreton Mill Loco Shed prior to closure, the Wallaville out-station, harvesting cane, and hauling cane, sugar and molasses. These and other images can be found in the Image Collection.
Getting Started |
Members' Models |
Modelling Resources |
Industry Information |
Image Collection |
Getting Started modelling sugar cane railways
- Introduction to Cane Railway Modelling (8 page A4) and On30 Modelling (4 page A5 describing the Capricorn Sugar Rail Museum micro layout modules).
- Members' Models and Large Scale/Garden railways
- Handbooks: Modelling Queensland's cane railways (pdf files)
- Modelling Resources: Alphabetic listing, niche interest suppliers and free downloadable card kits, etc.
- Image Collection: over 10,000 images, plans, etc., of Australian and overseas railway locomotives, wagons, buildings, locale, etc., mostly sugar cane or Queensland rail heritage related.
Recently added materials
- Handbooks: 36 Sugar Cane using Wire Armature;
- Cane Tram Notes: Baguley and Baguley-Drewry 2' gauge diesels; Mossman History; Vilele Plantation (FNQ) History;
Sugar Industry Information
- Australian Canefield Locomotives c 2004, list and images
- Australian Sugar Mills: current and closed mills, 1978 and 2005 loco lists, etc.
- Country notes: Angola, Argentina, Australia, Cuba, Egypt, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Taiwan, USA
- Sugar in the News: Clippings, etc.
- Cane Tram Notes: Articles on the sugar cane industry (pdf files)
- Scenic Locale for realistic sugar cane railway modelling
Related sites: Resources for railway modelling; Narrow Gauge SIG; modelling timber railways; Queensland rail heritage (QldRailHeritage.com).
last updated: 12/11/11.
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