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enthusiasts needs. We carry several that provide a huge amount of information
on real like train and tram prototypes, as well as the railways they operate
on.
We also carry catalogues from our major brands, and plenty
of informative books that contain just about all you need to know to get into
and master the model train hobby.
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DVD CFRD1029 Maryborough - Victorian Steams Last Stronghold
CHANNEL 5 PRODUCTIONSSynopsis from Channel 5's website: Maryborough in Central Victoria, retained steam longer than most districts. In this DVD we look at steam ope...
View full detailsDVD CFRD1030 Sandringham - A Driver's View
CHANNEL 5 PRODUCTIONSSynopsis from Channel 5's website: Join the driver for a view from the cab of the historic Sandringham line. This line which is 18 kilometres in...
View full detailsDVD CFRD1031 G42 From the Otways to the Dandenongs
CHANNEL 5 PRODUCTIONSSynopsis from Channel 5's website: The 2'6"gauge lines operated by the Victorian Railways required more powerful locomotives. Given that there ...
View full detailsDVD CFRD1034 Riding the Rack - Tasmania's West Coast Wilderness Railway
CHANNEL 5 PRODUCTIONSSynopsis from Channel 5's website: Ride the Tasmanian Wilderness railway aboard an ABT steam locomotive between Queenstown and Dubbil Barril and...
View full detailsDVD CFRD1035 KEN FISHLEY'S 1960’s VR Steam Action
CHANNEL 5 PRODUCTIONSSynopsis from Channel 5's website: Go back to the 1960s when steam was still in abundance on the Victorian Railways. Most of the action is of go...
View full detailsDVD CFRD1036 Rail Motors Across Victoria
CHANNEL 5 PRODUCTIONSSynopsis from Channel 5's website: Filmed by Keith Atkinson during the mid 1950’s and the early 1960’s this 104 minute program takes you to such...
View full detailsDVD CFRD1037 Suburban Salute
CHANNEL 5 PRODUCTIONSSynopsis from Channel 5's website: A tribute to these multiple unit electric trains that were the backbone of the Melbourne suburban fleet. Colo...
View full detailsDVD CFRD1040 Remembering the Beechy
CHANNEL 5 PRODUCTIONSSynopsis from Channel 5's website: The last train on the Colac to Beech Forest and Crowes line ran on the 30th of June 1962. In this DVD, we go...
View full detailsDVD CFRD1041 The Upfield Line, 1997 - From the Cab Both Ways
CHANNEL 5 PRODUCTIONSSynopsis from Channel 5's website: Home / Shop / The Upfield Line, 1997 PrevNext Shot prior to modernisation, this DVD covers the line from ...
View full detailsDVD CFRD1042 Sixties In Steam - NSW
CHANNEL 5 PRODUCTIONSSynopsis from Channel 5's website: As the 1960s progressed, steam traction was the the decline as a result of dieselisation and the closure of m...
View full detailsDVD CFRD1043 Events in Steam - Steam Specials in Victoria 1996 to 2001
CHANNEL 5 PRODUCTIONSSynopsis from Channel 5's website: From the Channel 5 Productions archives, we present highlights from some of most memorable steam railway even...
View full detailsDVD CFRD1044 Closed But Not Forgotten
CHANNEL 5 PRODUCTIONSSynopsis from Channel 5's website: The North Est main line in Victoria conjures up memories of the mighty `S'class Pacifics hailing `The Spirit ...
View full detailsDVD CFRD1047 BRANCH LINE STEAM - Victorian Railways In The 1950s
CHANNEL 5 PRODUCTIONSSynopsis from Channel 5's website: This DVD features films shot by the late Keith Atkinson in the 1950s. Although dieselisation was well advanc...
View full detailsDVD CFRD1049 DECADES OF CHANGE - VR 1950s and 1960s
CHANNEL 5 PRODUCTIONSSynopsis from Channel 5's website: At the end of World War 2, the Victorian Railways was in a parlous state, with rolling stock and track requir...
View full detailsDVD CFRD1050 Lost Lines of the Victorian Railways
CHANNEL 5 PRODUCTIONSSynopsis from Channel 5's website: Go back in time and visit some of the branch lines that faithfully served rural Victoria. In this program...
View full detailsDVD Ross Rail Video - Power of the Garratts Part 3
ROSS RAIL VIDEOSynopsis from Ross Rail Video's website: From their inception in 1909, the Garratt design was gradually introduced into many railway systems wor...
View full detailsDVD Ross Rail Video - Steam in New South Wales Part 5
ROSS RAIL VIDEOSynopsis from Ross Rail Video's website: Steam in New South Wales Part 5 includes over a dozen loco types across the State in previously unseen ...
View full detailsKato 25-000 Kato Catalogue 2026 (Japanese Text)
KATOKato 25-050 50th Anniversary Book of Kato
KATOPlease note this is a Japanese language book.
Metcalfe DVD-03 Building a Model Railway - Part 3 - The World of Modelling
METCALFEInformation from Metcalfe's website: Building a Model Railway – The World of Modelling Part 3 Another professionally filmed 60 minute product...
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