South Maitland Railway
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The South Maitland Railway was once an extensive network of privately owned colliery and passenger railway lines which served the South Maitland coalfields in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia and were the second last system in Australia to use steam haulage, having used steam locomotives until 1983.
Weston water tank, note AA Co. cast into end panels
South Maitland Railway railcar No.1 travelling between Weston and Abermain in July 1962
SMR 10 at Maitland during Hunter Valley Steamfest in 2006
Neath Signal box, Feb 1995
Richmond Vale railway line
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The Richmond Vale Railway was a 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in colliery railway line in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia, servicing coal mines at Minmi, Stockrington, Pelaw Main and Richmond Main. It was over 26 km (16 mi) long and passed through three tunnels, and was the last commercially operated railway in Australia to use steam locomotives.
ROD 2-8-0 locomotive hauling a loaded coal train on the Richmond Vale Railway
Richmond Vale Railway's No.10 Richmond Main at Doghole crossing after leaving Stockrington in May 1972
J & A Brown 10 ton non-air wagon at Hexham 1990
J & A Brown No.4 at Hexham, June 1973