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All images and photographs are copyright of Alan Shaw and the photographers in each individual gallery. Downloads for personal use are OK, but permission is required for any other use. The images presented here are intended only for screen viewing which is reflected in their resolution and file size. Requests for publication are welcome.
The Contibutors:
Alan Shaw
Malcolm Jenkins
Melanie Dennis
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Galleries added in 2008:
Ipswich
Railway Workshops A gallery of views taken at the Ipswich Railway
Workshops. 10
photos.
Western
Wanderings 3 Another batch of photos from points west of Ipswich
from 2006. 12 photos.
Galleries added in 2007:
Uniform
Gauge 3 Another batch of images from the standard gauge south of
Brisbane. 12 photos.
She'll
be Apples A look at the apple trains of Queensland's Granite Belt,
including the last train ever. 20
photos.
Signs of the Times A batch of photos
that incorporate signs of one sort or another into the image. 14
photos.
Western Wanderings 2 More photos from
points west of Ipswich from 2006. 12 photos.
Uniform
Gauge Line 2 More standard gauge line action between Brisbane and
Casino from
1999.
12 photos.
Western Wanderings 1 Points west of Ipswich from 2006.
12 photos.
Galleries added in 2006:
Sunrise
- Sunset A selection of railway images against some of nature's
finest lighting displays. 12
photos.
Night Moves Streaks of light across the frame. 10
photos.
Older Galleries:
Motive
Power Competition 2004 The results of being challenged to be creative,
as part of the Motive Power Competition 2004 - by Alan Shaw and Malcolm
Jenkins. 21 photos.
Along Tasmanian Lines
A selection of scenes from around Tasmania in the mid 1980s. 25
photos.
On Shed in
Tasmania A selection of shed scenes, mostly
around Hobart. 12 photos.
Emu
Bay Railway Some photos of the Emu Bay
Railway in the mid 1980s. 10 photos.
Uniform Gauge Line
The standard gauge line between Brisbane and Casino. 15
photos.
Along Queensland Lines
-1 Some scenes of the railways west of Brisbane. 21 photos.
Along Queensland Lines -2
Some more scenes from Queensland Rail, taking in Brisbane and points north.
17 Photos.
On Shed in Queensland
A selection of shed scenes. 9 photos.
On Shed at
Yeerongpilly A selection of shed scenes at the northern extremity
of the standard gauge. 8 photos.
Around Brisbane:
Suburban trains in Brisbane, mostly the now defunct loco-hauled sets.
8 photos.
Along NSW Lines: A few scenes
from New South Wales, mostly in the southern part of the state. 11 photos.
Tarago
Ore Train A look at the Tarago ore train
which operated until the early 1990s. 4 photos.
Bungendore A
few photos around this small picturesque station. 4 photos.
Murray Bridge
A brief look at railway activity in this river town. 5 photos.
Fog and Rain A
selection of photos taken in inclement weather. 10 photos.
Black Diamonds
A look at coal trains, mostly in Queensland but some in
Tasmania. 15 photos.
Vapour Trails
A selection of steam locomotives from Tasmania, NSW and Queensland.
14 photos.
Workin' on the
Railway Photos of workers who run the trains. 9
photos.
Mixed Train Monthly:
(Temporarily unavailable) A miscellaneous collection, where trains aren't
the subject. 9 photos.
Lonesome
Whistles:
A selection of evocative scenes of steam trains deep in their
environment. 7 photos.
The
Big Wheel: A slightly broad interpretation of the term, but
in any case it's still steam at the head of passenger trains.
10 photos.
Smoke on the Water:
Some photos of the difficult to beat combination of trains on
bridges. 7
photos.
59s on
Parade:
A gallery of the imported US designed war locomotive. 11 photos.
Steamy
Nocturne: Three views of steam locos at rest under the
stars. 3 photos.
Short
North: A small gallery of trains around Newcastle.
4 photos.
Melanie and I first met at University in Tasmania where our shared interests were very different from trains. It was not until almost the end of my studies that I became aware that, possibly as a result of being part of a traditional railway family, Melanie also had a passion for both photography and railways. I was fortunate enough to browse through her collection of railway and non-railway images and quickly realised that here was someone else who thought beyond the traditional three quarter view.
Our paths separated for a few years until we independently found ourselves in Canberra, where Melanie still lives. I'd been pestering her for quite some time to get some of her images onto this site, when a rather large parcel of slides arrived. Several weeks of scanning later I had the basis for the images shown below, although to my embarrassment it has taken a further couple of years to get them on Railgrafx.
Delays notwithstanding, I'm hoping to be able to bring more of Melanie's work to these pages this year, in particular some of her splendid black and white work.
These galleries firstly show some of her Tasmanian images, while later ones show her representations of activity on the Australian mainland.
Last TGR Steam West
of Devonport: Scenes of a special train west of Devonport.
5 photos.
Tales of the Mongrel
Mogul: Scenes of CCS 23 strutting its stuff.
3 photos.
Moody Motive Power:
Some evocative images of steam and diesel. 5 photos.
Tasmanian Diesel
Assortment: A collection of Tasmanian diesels, captured on film in
the 1970s. 5 photos.
Lachlan Valley Railway Cameos:
A small selection of scenes of this active society.
4 photos.
Scenes from the ARHS:
A selection of images of tours run by the ACT Division of the
Australian Railway Historical Society. 7 photos.
Western Weekend:
Temporarily removed.
