Early 2008 discovered that I couldn't find some items on the CaneSIG web site, and some topics were duplicated or out-of-date. 
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 |
Modelling the Railways of Queensland Convention, Saturday, 28 August 2010, Mt Gravatt Showgrounds, Qld
10th Australian Narrow Gauge Convention, 23-24 April 2011, Workshops Rail Museum, Ipswich, Queensland. Downloads: Register your interest, Program, general Information, and Presenter proposal. Or 'The Workshops Rail Museum' for updates.
Getting Started modelling sugar cane railways
- Introduction to Cane Railway Modelling (8 pages, prototype and model tips, 1.4 Mb pdf file)
- Members' Models and Large Scale/Garden railways
- Handbooks: Modelling Queensland's cane railways (pdf files)
- Modelling Resources, Alphabetic listing; and Suppliers
New:
Lynn Zelmer's car kit for a Queensland style worker's cottage. The development of this kit will feature in a two part Narrow Gauge Down Under article in 2011. Full kit in pdf files:
HO scale (564 Kb) -
O scale (1.1 Mb).
Luis Dominguez, an American modelling a Cuban sugar cane railway in HOn30, explains how he is
detailing the interior of his sugar mill (factory) in the 30th Handbook article.
Queensland modeller, Carl Millington, has decided to dispose of some of his cane railway models. Contact Carl direct if you are interested in anything from his list.
Free downloadable card models: Ron Aubrey's
garden shed and Lynn Zelmer's
toilet block.
Jereon van der Schaaf explores the use of
rapid prototyping techniques to build a HOn30 wholestick cane truck in the 29th Handbook article.
Image Collection: over 7000 images of Australian and overseas sugar cane railway locomotives, wagons, buildings, etc.
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
- Cane Tram Notes: Articles on the sugar cane industry (pdf files)
- Scenic Locale for a Realistic Sugar Cane Railway
CaneSIG FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
Cane Train Safety
- Be Aware during the cane crushing season - usually May to November each year (in Queensland)
- Look out for flashing lights positioned at level crossings on major roads
- Become familiar with cane train crossings in your area, recognize the signs and be aware of crossings on less major roads that do not have flashing lights
- Don't race a cane train
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Educate your children to stay away from cane rail tracks and cane trains
Thanks to Bundaberg Sugar for these tips
Related sites: Resources for railway modelling; NMRA narrow gauge SIG; modelling timber railways; Queensland rail heritage (QldRailHeritage.com); Australasian rail activities ('Lubricated Flange' e-zine).
last updated: 2/09/10.
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