Re: [NSW] Bulahdelah Logging Railway

["Chris" <chrisc@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
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> 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
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> > 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
> >
> >
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