The Railway Magazine, November 1899

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This is the earliest Railway Magazine that I have so far been able to view and it takes us back into the 19th century. ... A rather tatty copy with both front two and at least the back two pages missing.

The Railway Magazine, November 1899 – Adverts

This is the earliest Railway Magazine that I have so far been able to view. A rather tatty copy with both front two and at least the back two pages missing. The first thing to note is the four page…

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Uniformity of Gauge in Australia

The Railway Magazine of November 1899 started a three part series looking at the need for a uniform gauge across the Commonwealth of Australia once federation had occurred .....

Uniformity of Gauge in Australia – A Case for 3ft 6in Gauge (Queensland) – The Railway Magazine, November 1899

Victoria’s and South Australia’s railways were 5ft 3in broad gauge. New South Wales’ railways were standard-gauge, Queensland’s were 3ft 6in gauge. And, as of 1899, the auth…

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Victoria’s and South Australia’s railways were 5ft 3in broad gauge. New South Wales’ railways were standard-gauge, Queensland’s were 3ft 6in gauge. And, as of 1899, the authorities were in no sense inclined to yield up their gauge to progress.

Perhaps we need a review of the historical context. Wikipedia provides a narrative which aids in understanding why Australia ended up with three different railway gauges.

“In 1845, a Royal Commission on Railway Gauges in the United Kingdom was formed to report on the desirability for a uniform gauge. As a result, the Regulating the Gauge of Railways Act 1846 was passed which prescribed the use of 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) in England, Scotland and Wales (with the exception of the Great Western Railway) and 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) in Ireland. … In 1846, Australian newspapers discussed the break of gauge problem in the United Kingdom, especially for defence [and] in 1847, South Australia adopted the 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in gauge as law.”

 

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Other articles based on this issue of the Railway Magazine can be found on these links:

Through Norway by Rail

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The Severn and Wye Railway

A post on the thread about the Forest of Dean on 16th September 2024 @ 7.24pm:

The Forest of Dean Railways and Tramways

My wife and I enjoy an annual holiday in the Forest of Dean. We have been there almost every year since the year 2000. During that time we have enjoyed exploring a number of the different railway routes in the forest and have begun to realise just how complex a network of tramways supported the...

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Further posts about articles from this magazine include:

The Lough Swilly Railway

The L&LSR once again – a perspective from the 19th century! – The Railway Magazine, November 1899.

The November 1899 edition of The Railway Magazine carried a short article about the L&LSR which was not heavy on technical detail. It mostly reads as though it were a holiday brochure rather th…

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New Zealand Railways 1899

New Zealand Railways – The Railway Magazine, November 1899.

New Zealand’s main towns and cities. [40] The November 1899 issue of The Railway Magazine carried the first of a short series of articles about the railways of New Zealand. As you will discov…

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The Oxford and Aylesbury Tram Road

The Oxford and Aylesbury Tram Road – The Railway Magazine, November 1899.

The featured image above is of the Aveling & Porter locomotive known as ‘Old Chainey’, one of two unusual steam locomotives which served the line in early days. [29] One of the deli…

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