Re: [NSW] Bulahdelah Logging Railway

["John Garaty" <jkgaraty@1earth.net>]

Chris and Group,
My understanding is that the locomotives were owned by deceased railway
artist Phil Belbin and are now owned by Phil's sons Bruce (Perry) and Graeme
(Baldwin).
I hope this helps clarify the situation Regards, John Garaty

Chris <chrisc@fl.net.au> wrote in message 3a93ad43$1@fl.net.au">news:3a93ad43$1@fl.net.au...
> Bruce Belbin? isn't he dead? didn't the family have a auction of his rail
> collection a few years ago?
>
>
> "John Garaty" <jkgaraty@1earth.net> wrote in message
> 982406918.566006@ns2.1earth.net">news:982406918.566006@ns2.1earth.net...
> > Greetings all,
> > On the Sugar railways page on the LRRSA website at
> > http://www.lrrsa.org.au/LRR_SGR.htm , in the listing of preserved
> > locomotives, the Buladelah loco is shown as being ex Mourilyan Mill #7,
> > Perry 0-4-2T builders number  2714.51.1 of 1951. The owner is listed as
> > Bruce Belbin C/- NSWRTM. The Belbin family also own Fairymead Baldwin #1
> of
> > 1889 vintage, also currently stored at Thirlmere.
> > The builder number and ownership also matches in Leo Oberg's
"Locomotives
> of
> > Australia" but these locomotives were listed as being at St Ives in the
> 1984
> > edition. I hope that this information helps, Regards, John Garaty,
member
> > ILRMS
> >
> > <jshugg@westpac.com.au> wrote in message
> 968nrk$uad$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:968nrk$uad$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > > In article <8mhf8tgihasirl8kj7rhjue3nfb3fqebn2@4ax.com>,
> > >   billbolton@computer.org wrote:
> > > > "Ed" <ews3@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Can anyone tell me the identity of the loco that used to work
here,
> > > and its
> > > > > current location?
> > > Anyway, its definitely a Perry (had the distinctive
> > > > smoke box door plate) 0-4-2 outside frame loco, and at the time it
was
> > > > photographed, circa 1995, was painted in a yellow/orange ochre
colour
> > > > with brown trim, carried the number 7 and had a builder plates on
the
> > > > cab sheeting on the right hand side.
> > >
> > > I think the Perry loco was/is owned by the editor of Light Railways
> > > magazine. He recently advertised it for sale in going order for A$60k.
> > > I'm working from memory here, but the photos I saw of it in a recent
LR
> > > showed it green. The accompanying article said that it had been on the
> > > BLR for some years, but needed a refurb which was done at Thirlmere.
> > >
> > > James
> > >
> > > PS apologies for previous dud message
> > >
> > >
> > > Sent via Deja.com
> > > http://www.deja.com/
> >
> >
>
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