By a very tortuous and roundabout route, I found myself preparing a couple of articles for a major US rail magazine. They were both finalised ready for printing when disaster! - the editor was replaced. The new team showed no interest in either of the articles but after getting in touch with Chris Walters at Railway Digest, he happily took one of them with a bit of "de-yankifying" for a more knowledgeable local audience. The first article continues to languish on my PC here at home. After that experience I discovered I really enjoyed article writing and four more have followed - one yet to be finalised. Several more are kicking around in my head and may eventually see the light of day. In the meantime Chris has kindly agreed to let me make available the articles here after a suitable period has elapsed after publication in Railway Digest. Thanks Chris! - and thanks for encouraging me to keep writing, for better or worse.
Home  Galleries Articles		All Change on the North Coast is my look at changes on the line between Brisbane and Casino, especially in the early 90s. Railway Digest, November 2007. Click here for the PDF. Ringing in the Changes describes the transition from electric staff working to CTC signalling between Greenbank and Glenapp on the north coast line. Railway Digest, August 2008. Click here for the PDF. Dirranbandi Dreaming takes an affectionate look at one of the last of the little freight trains that Queensland Rail still runs in western Queensland - but for how much longer? Railway Digest, April 2009. Click here for the PDF. A Tale of Two Signs compares the normally severe attitude taken by QR signage with the relatively benign attitude taken at the popular tourist destination of the station at Spring Bluff. Railway Digest, June 2009. Click here for the PDF. Photographing Locomotives, the Frank Hurley Way considers a relatively unknown aspect of the work of the pioneer Australian photographer and describes his rather bizarre approach to the subject. Scheduled for October 2009. Not yet available!