The Trainorama single ended 930 class arrived last week, and a couple passed through LF for the benefit of the 'Official' photographer. Beatiful models, shame I had to give them back!

Another shot of a visiting Eureka 620 class in original livery

A CL at Lambing Flat! CL 1 'John Gorton' under trial, circa 1975...

The infamous 'rusty smokebox' pre-production sample of Eureka's Garratt, paying a quick visit to Lambing Flat for the attentions of the Official Photographer.

Another bright, sunny day in the Central West, circa 1964, as a 620 class 2 car diesel idles in the platform. Won't be long now before I will really be able to hear it idling when the sound fitted versions arrive!

Factory weathered Eureka 620 powers past the Co-op.

Straight out of the box, factory weathered original Tuscan Eureka 620 class 2 car diesel glides into the station.

On trial after minor repairs, Chris Sim's beautifully painted 3806 trundles into the yard with a goods train. Lambing Flat is not accustomed to locomotives of such size and weight, particularly as the District Superintendant is still traumatised from the day, many years ago, when a 57 came to town...

The Lambing Flat workshops often play host to locos more commonly seen on 'Como'. Chris's last run Model Dockyard 3806 has been languishing in the repair roads for some time with a broken motion bracket, which the fitters, in an unacustomed fit of zeal, managed to repair today. Here she is with her fresh paint gleaming in the sun, entering Lambing Flat station on a trial run. The fitting staff are pleased to report that the repair has been successful and she has now returned to her normal duty powering the 'South Coast Daylight' on 'Como'...

Chris Sim's 2532, a Classic brass model, is quite often to be found lurking about the environs of Lambing Flat. It is considered that she is a somewhat inappropriate loco for 'Como', so she came to visit one day and has yet to go home... Unfortunately she suffers from the same drive train problems that afflict the District Superintendant's least favourite loco, 2406, so she tends to be left in the shed, except as a last resort. She does look very nice though, so she gets to head the ocassional train in order to keep her wheels polished. Here she waits to depart, assisted by her partner in crime, 2402. As far as any one can remember, this was the first time the two 2-6-0s had double headed a train!

Chris Sim's very nicely weathered 2532 drifts into the yard with a goods.

Another of Chris's South Coast stalwats also recently passed through the workshops at Lambing Flat. This is 5192, a Mansfield brass model with a Classic Mort's Dock tender, thereby replicating the appearance of the prototype when it was allocated to the 'Coast'. As with many South Coast Standard Goods locos, she was not confined to freight, as a number of photos exist of her on passenger trains. She had never been a good runner, but the local fitters soon ascertained that the axleboxes were so sloppy that they were moving fore and aft as the loco moved, causing the mechanism to bind as the wheels revolved. A couple of 'shims' made from 5 thou styrene inserted between the axleboxes and the engine frame on the last two driving wheels soon had her running sweetly again. After a quick trial run and photostop, she too returned to 'Como' to keep the heavy South Coast traffic moving.

Chris's 5192 again, undergoing trials before returning to her usual haunt on 'Como'.

Chris Sim's delightful 5192 stands at Lambing Flat. Being a South Coast engine, her appearance is much 'blacker' than the dusty, drought affected regular denizens of Lambing Flat.

It must be the '70s... a weathered Indian red Eureka 620 class 2 car Diesel Train stands at Lambing Flat. This is straight out of the box! Absolutely magnificent model, Congratulations Eureka!

Two of Chris Sim's 40 class crossing a Standard Goods hauled train on Lambing Flat. Chris wrote an article on his three 40 class locos that appeared in the October 2005 issue of AMRM.

Another shot of Chris Sim's 40 class locos, here heading south past the flour mill.

Chris Sim's Classic Brass saturated 5090, modelled on the long time Thirroul shunter known locally as 'Daisy'. She has somehow strayed to Lambing Flat and here waits in the Loop. While it would have been extremely unlikely to find the real life 'Daisy' in the Central West, it would not be out of the question for a saturated 50 class to appear at Lambing Flat prior to 1950.

As the shadows lengthen, 5597 stands at the coal stage, waiting for her next duty

Visitor 5597, a Classic Brass 55 class, passes through Lambing Flat on its way to its owner in....... Tasmania! A specially comissioned paint job that replicates the appearance of the real 5597 in 1965 as closely as possible.

3376 is a low frame Classic Brass model and was painted to represent a Cowra based engine for a customer, in, of all places, Tasmania!

Rear three quarter view of 3376, a commissioned paint job I did for a fellow Blaney-Harden line fan! This one got "the works" including crew and weather sheet rolled up at the rear of the cab roof!

3376 arrives with No 1 passenger from Cowra.

In a classic Blaney-Harden scene, 5597 crosses 3376.

3376 stands outside the station building on a bright, sunny Central West day.....

3376 again, showing off her "western" weathering pattern

Classic Brass low frame 3376, a commissioned paint job. A perfect Cowra engine that I would dearly have loved to keep!

Classic Brass 5597, a commission paint job of a well known Cowra engine, gets ready to depart. Such a perfect loco for Lambing Flat, its a shame I had to give it back to its owner!