Light Railways
Nos 1 to 25
June 1960 to Spring 1968
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The earliest issues were extremely crude and predated the formation of the LRRSA. Issue No.6 was the first to be published by the Victorian Light Railway Research Society (renmamed the Light Railway Research Society of Australia in 1968).
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- Issues 1-20
- Issues 21-28
No.25 Spring
1968:
- The Britannia Creek Tramway
- An Unusual Tramway Proposal
- The Sandfly Tramway
- The Opening of the Altona Bay Railway
- The Alphington Gas Motor of 1886
- Letters
- Emu Bay Revives!!
- Book Review -Transporting The Black Diamond
- News items
No.24 Winter
1968:
- Tramways of the Apollo Bay Area
- Archaeology in the Ada Valley
- The Climax Locomotive in Australia
- S.R.& W.S.C. Railways
- The Powelltown "Kerr Stuart"
- Letters
- News, Notes & Comments
No.23 Autumn
1968:
- Tramways of the State Rivers & Water Supply Commission: Hume Reservoir
- Letters
- A "Road-Rails" Railway
- News, Notes & Comments
No.22 Summer
1968:
- Tramway Proposals in the Portland District
- Letters
- News, Notes & Comments
- Interesting Proposals - A Road-Rails Railway
- More Sanderson's Tramway (Forrest)
- Magazine Review - "The Narrow Gauge"
- The Cobden-Bullaharre Tramway
- More Comments
- Sidrodromarcheologist's [sic] Reports
- Wot - No Pitchers !
No.21 Spring
1967:
- The Darnum -Elinbank Tramway
- Australia's First Diesel Locomotives - Rubicon Tlmber Tramway
- Letters
- South Melbourne Gasworks Tramway.
- Tramways of the State Rivers & Water Supply Commission
- News, Notes & Comments
- The Heatherlie Quarry Tramway.
- Obituary - Paul Dodd
- Research Projects
- Editor's Postscript.
No. 20 Winter 1967:
- The Dean Marsh - Benwerrin Railway
- Gems from the Archives - (Powelltown)
- The Yan Yean Tramroad
- A Railway In Papua
- Magazine Review - "The Narrow Gauge"
- North Mount Lyell Shay Locomotive - Laheys' Tramway (Qld.)
- Buderim - Palmwoods Tramway (Qld.) - Shay Locomotive
- The South Melbourne Gasworks Tramway.
- Letters - Tramways of the Forrest Area; Shay Locomotives in Australia, Hopetoun Tramway, Port Esperance, Tasmania.
- News. Notes & Comments
No.19 Autumn
1967:
- Powelltown 1928
- Enterprise Sawmills Tramway
- Tramways of the Forrest Barwon Downs Area
- Port Fairy Lighthouse Tramway
- Tanjil Bren Tramway
- Book Review - "Railroads in the Woods"
- Letters - Tramways of the Forrest Area, Shay Locomotives in Australia.
- News, Notes & Comments
- Relics Of A Railway (Whitfield)
No.18
Summer 1966-67:
- News, Notes, & Comments.
- Shay Locomotives in Australia
- Tramways of the Forest - Barwon Downs Area
- Letters - Tramways of the Wonthaggi District, Walhalla Mining Tramways
- List of Locomotives of the Private Railways of Victoria
- A 73 Year Old Locomotive Resides in Melbourne.
- Our Next Research Project
- The Society's First Film Night
- The Narrow Gauge Railway Society (England)
- Special Train Notice
No.17
Spring 1966
- News, Notes. & Comments
- Tramways of the Wonthaggi District
- Powelltown Tramway - approximate gradient profile
- The Cockatoo Horse Tramway
- The Walhalla Mining Tramways
- Tarwin Meadows Milk Tramway.
- Coming Trips
No.16
Winter 1966
- News, Notes & Comments
- Wanderings In The Wild West
- Rolling Stock of the Fyansford - Batesford Railway
- The Walhalla Mining Tramways
- Municipal Tramway News - S.E.C. Ballarat and Bendigo
- Fraser's (Syme's) Island Light Tramway
- Coming Trips
No.15
Autumn 1966
- Notes, News, & Comments
- The Stawell - Grampians Tramway.
- South Melbourne Gasworks Tramway
No.14
Spring 1963
- Notes, News, & Comments
- The Proposed -Tolmie District Railway
- The Port Melbourne Gasworks Tramway.
- New Books - Speed Limit 20; Railroading in Tasmania, 1830-1962
No.13
Winter 1963
- News, Notes & Comments
- Light Railways of the State Electricity Commission - Yallourn, Morwell, Rubicon
- Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works, Construction Railways
- "Little Yarra" and "Powellite's" Life on Nauru
- Kilmany Park Steam Tramway
- Hall's Gap Tramway
- Salt Tramways
- The Last Passenger Train on the Mount Lyell Railway
No.12 Autumn 1963
- News Notes & Comments
- State Rivers And Water Supply Commission Railways
- The Powelltown Tramway
- Book Review
- Notes on the Penshurst & Dunkeld Line (Victorian Railways)
- Five Warburton Area Tramways
- Light Railway Rolling Stock Drawing
- Society Notes
No.11 Summer 1962-63
- News, Notes and Comments
- Mississippi Creek Tramway
- Five Warburton Area Tramways
- Warranook Tramway
- The Powelltown Tramway
- Light Railway Rolling Stock Drawing
No.10 Spring 1962
- News, Notes, and Comments
- The Weeaproinah Goods. 6 June 1962
- State Rivers And Water Supply Commission Railways
- Victorian Manganese Mining Iron & Steel Company's Proposed Railway
- Belgrave Horse Tram
- The Powelltown Tramway
No.9 Winter 1962
- Victorian Railways Notes
- Society Notes
- The Colac & Crowes Railway
- The Upper Ferntree Gully -Gembrook Line
- Mckenzie Creek Tramway, Horsham
- The Powelltown Tramway
No.8 Autumn 1962
- Victorian Railways Notes
- Safeworking Used on the State Electricity Commission's Railway System at Yallourn and Morwell
- The Britannia Creek Tramway
- The Powelltown Tramway
- The Tullah Tram
- Book Review
- Society Notes
No.7 Summer 1961-62
- Victorian Railway Notes
- Society Notes
- Cable Trams Of Melbourne.
- The Powelltown Tramway
No.6 Spring 1961
- The Victorian Railways "W" Class 4-6-0 Light Lines Locos.
- Melbourne's Cable Trams
- Addendum to the Timber Tramway Article in the Winter 1961 Q.R.
No.5 Winter 1961
- New Developments on the S.V.R.
- Victorian Railways Notes
- Horse Tramways of Melbourne
- "Balloon Stacks And Sugar Cane"
- Timber Tramways Victoria
- The Australian Cement Company's Railway, Fyansford
- Remarks Concerning the Absolute Permissive Block Signalling as Used on the Fyansford-Batesford Railway
- Photographic Supplement No. 1 - The Australian Cement Company's Railway, Fyansford
No.4 Autumn 1961
- Editor's note:
- New Developments on the S.V.R.
- The Australian Cement Company's Railway, Fyansford
- Corrigendum:
No.3 Summer 1960-61
- New Developments on the S.V.R
- The Australian Cement Company's Railway at Fyansford
- Melbourne's Horse Tramways
- V.R. News
No.2 Spring 1960
- New Developments on the S.V.R.
- Victorian Railways News
- Victorian Railways DDE/D4 Class Locomotives
- The Australian Cement Company's Railway at Fyansford
- V.R. W class
No. 1 June 1960
- A Brief History of the Shenley Valley Railway