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Found this one from one of the Facebook groups I follow. This fellow is magic with detail:
The new version of Engine Driver has been released. If you connect your phone to a network with internet access it should automatically download the new version from the Play Store.
April edition of the Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine is now available AND it's free!
Following on from the session that I ran at the last meeting,,, I have created a few videos showing some of the preferences in the JMRI Engine Driver Android app.
I came across this channel a few years back and thought I'd mention it here as a few of us were talking about it at the club the other day and it is of course railway related.
The latest copy of the Austalian emag "N Scale Modeller", issue 32, is now available and you can get your copy right now from here:
The free version of Trackside Model Railroading, March issue, is now available for people to read. Just head over to their website and login. If you don't have a login, create one as it is free and they don't spam you. The emag is a good read.
You can find it at: Click here for the eMag
Sydney's new Fleet of Driverless Trains Unveiled
By Paul (PK) Kaluschke
The froggy company Alstom are building the new trains for Sydney's Metro. They are based on its Metropolis design and will be 132 metre long and weigh about 240 tonnes a pop, AND there will be no drivers.
Read about it in a few articles picked this morning:
New Siemens Rail factory plans hope to spark a new UK Rail Industrial Revolution!
By Paul (PK) Kaluschke
Siemens to build a new rail factory in the UK. Read about it here...
The free version of Trackside Model Railroading, February issue, is now available for people to read. Just head over to their website and login. If you don't have a login, create one as it is free and they don't spam you. The emag is a good read.
You can find it at: Click here for the eMag
Rio Tinto’s ambitious autonomous trains project is set to cost the miner up to US$940 million (that's over 1.2 billion Aussi bucks!), about 80 percent above the initial budget. Read more...
A long time back I posted a list of my recommended preferences for the Engine Driver app on android.
The app has had a lot of new options added since then, so I thought I should update my list of prefered/recommended preferences.
Peter
Obviously those with Foxtel Cable TV get a larger choice of all things trains, but the free to air mob still have some watching they can do. There are even some on the PC you can follow. So based on today's date, here are the offerings, whch of course will change with time, but keep an eye out as there is always something to watch.
So lets see the Free to Air TV first:
TKM number 103, The Winter Issue - Newsletter from PRTHS
By Paul (PK) Kaluschke
If you want to grab a copy, head over here:
Click here for the latest newsletter from the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society.
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The 2022 Rosehill Model Railway Exhibition
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Congratulations to the Epping Model Railway Club for an absolutely fantastic model railway exhibition at Rosehill racecourse. After two false[…]
Source: Armchair Modeller Down Under
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Big Model Train Weekend
Big Model Train Weekend
While some of my mates ventured down to Sydney by plane for the Epping Model Railway Exhibition this weekend, I[…]
Source: Craig's Shed
Created on: 15 May 22 | 18:33
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Brisbane Model Train Show 2022.
Brisbane Model Train Show 2022.
Source: Westgate - South Western Rail
Created on: 2 May 22 | 17:04
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I Ran Out of Alligators on Sticks
I Ran Out of Alligators on Sticks
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Source: N'Tranced Dream
Created on: 25 Apr 22 | 16:33
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New module nearing completion
This project is almost finished I have tweaked the static grass by adding a layer here and there as well[…]
Source: Burrowa is an HO scale model railway set in the[…]
Created on: 21 Jan 22 | 21:25
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December 2021 wrap
December 2021 wrap
The final blog update for 2021 may not be all that big however I have been busy with a few[…]
Source: Greg's Railway Modelling Musings
Created on: 1 Jan 22 | 11:47
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Hoskins Hollow, a new project.
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Source: Splitters Swamp Creek
Created on: 15 Sep 19 | 19:32
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