Victoria 1972

Loco 7A, a 2'6" gauge 2-6-2 tank loco. Most railway in Victoria is 5'3" but 4 of these narrow gauge lines were added where heavy rail wasn't justified, mostly due to hilly country. Puffing Billy heritage railway on a drizzly dismal Melbourne morning. Some B/W shots from a few days in the state of Victoria January 1972 (When I find the slides of the trip I'll be able to locate each photo).

Loco 7A, a 2'6" gauge 2-6-2 tank loco. Most railway in Victoria is 5'3" but 4 of these narrow gauge lines were added where heavy rail wasn't justified, mostly due to hilly country. Puffing Billy heritage railway on a drizzly dismal Melbourne morning. Some B/W shots from a few days in the state of Victoria January 1972 (When I find the slides of the trip I'll be able to locate each photo).

Loco 7A, a 2'6" gauge 2-6-2 tank loco. Most railway in Victoria is 5'3" but 4 of these narrow gauge lines were added where heavy rail wasn't justified, mostly due to hilly country. Puffing Billy heritage railway on a drizzly dismal Melbourne morning. Some B/W shots from a few days in the state of Victoria January 1972 (When I find the slides of the trip I'll be able to locate each photo).

Typical of the times, a passenger train running between Melbourne and larger country towns. A mainline diesel, a van and 3 or 4 cars. These trains were on 5'3" gauge track. Suburban Melbourne, January 1972.

Loco 14A, a 2'6" gauge 2-6-2 tank loco. Most railway in Victoria is 5'3" but 4 of these narrow gauge lines were added where heavy rail wasn't justified, mostly due to hilly country. Puffing Billy heritage railway on a drizzly dismal Melbourne morning. Some B/W shots from a few days in the state of Victoria January 1972 (When I find the slides of the trip I'll be able to locate each photo).

Loco 7A, a 2'6" gauge 2-6-2 tank loco. Most railway in Victoria is 5'3" but 4 of these narrow gauge lines were added where heavy rail wasn't justified, mostly due to hilly country. Puffing Billy heritage railway on a drizzly dismal Melbourne morning. Some B/W shots from a few days in the state of Victoria January 1972 (When I find the slides of the trip I'll be able to locate each photo).

Loco 7A, a 2'6" gauge 2-6-2 tank loco. Most railway in Victoria is 5'3" but 4 of these narrow gauge lines were added where heavy rail wasn't justified, mostly due to hilly country. Puffing Billy heritage railway on a drizzly dismal Melbourne morning. Some B/W shots from a few days in the state of Victoria January 1972 (When I find the slides of the trip I'll be able to locate each photo).

Loco 14A, a 2'6" gauge 2-6-2 tank loco. Most railway in Victoria is 5'3" but 4 of these narrow gauge lines were added where heavy rail wasn't justified, mostly due to hilly country. The other loco in steam is 7A and the cold one, 6A. Puffing Billy heritage railway on a drizzly dismal Melbourne morning. Some B/W shots from a few days in the state of Victoria January 1972 (When I find the slides of the trip I'll be able to locate each photo).

Loco 7A, a 2'6" gauge 2-6-2 tank loco. Most railway in Victoria is 5'3" but 4 of these narrow gauge lines were added where heavy rail wasn't justified, mostly due to hilly country. Puffing Billy heritage railway on a drizzly dismal Melbourne morning. Some B/W shots from a few days in the state of Victoria January 1972 (When I find the slides of the trip I'll be able to locate each photo).