The Morphetts wrote:> There's not a scrap of loyalty there - I'd understand if the wine industry had been a
> big user of railway transport in this country, but to my knowledge their use of trains
> to transport their product in Australia has been limited to a few examples in South
> AustraliaNot true actually. McWilliams Wines even have their own sidings at
Chullora.
Geeze - Eddie Oliver.... Hey hi! Eddie you are always right and thank you for pointing this out, but is it not so that McWilliams only use their siding to store gas for the bubble in their sparkling wines? If this is so, then they really are not transporters of wine by rail, are they?
Of course for the modelling fraternity, this is an ideal opportunity to
add authenticity as well as to combine hobbies. A model of the Chullora
Industrial Sidings area would have much appeal anyway (there's some
fascinating trackwork there, with sidings crossing each other, a double
slip, etc) and you could model the McWilliams area complete with its
contents.
Well I know some modelers who don't need a McWilliams gas wagon to achieve authenticity - if its gas you want - they've got plenty!
And you don't even have to retrieve the 32's from Tibet first.
A model of a yellow Tibbetan 32 pulling McWilliams Gas wagons - now that's something to stir the mind!Graham