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Fire 2013 News
The BAD NEWS:
Six 3'6" gauge timber carriages were destroyed, four 4'8" gauge static timber accommodation carriages were destroyed.
In addtion a Railmotor (2016) at Bottom Points and another at Clarence storage area were destroyed.
CEO MWF (ZZR founder member #16) is particularly upset about this one.
In the Depot shed the offices and the workshop were destroyed, the building is a write off.
Several containers of spare parts were destroyed.
All the services, water, electricity, phones and radio repeater station were destroyed.
A lot of wooden sleepers will need to be replaced, but 1000 stored replacements were destroyed, as are 4 sets of lead timbers.
New meal room and toilet block destroyed.
Backhoe and crane destoyed, and a hi-rail vehicle.
The GOOD NEWS:
The locomotives and carriages in the Depot shed are OK, if a bit singed
The big lathe, compressor room and the big boring machine are intact.
Bottom Points Station is OK, Signal Box, Old Bridge from Cooerwull, and station are OK.
The top station at Clarence is OK, as is the office there.
Zig Zag Railway on Facebook..... latest news...
Although there are many activities in the heritage and tourist railway sector in the Asia - Pacific region, they are busily advancing their plans separately; it seems there is little co-operation between countries.
On the other hand, the international co-operation has been achieved and succeeded in the other rigion: Europe, North and Latin America and Whole World.
It is essential to establish and improve regional co-operation. This should be closer, more frequent and appropriate at the local level than worldwide level.
APHTRO, Asia Pacific Heritage and Tourist Rail Organisation will mainly help the improvement of our treasured heritage railways and museums by forming a co-operative organisation to unite the countries. It will provide a forum where we can share experience and exchange ideas, advice and information in many aspects.
APHTRO is able to act an important role and contribute to the growth and development of the heritage and tourist railways in the Asia - Pacific region.
The APHTRO conference 2014 will be held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan through the courtesy of Railway Cultural Society, Taiwan.
Everyone with an interest in heritage railways and museums will be warmly welcomed.
· Venue & Schedule The venue of the conference is Kaohsiung, second biggest city in southern part of Taiwan.
Schedule of the conference prgramme is;
2 May Fri - Arrival, Registration and Banquet (from early evening)
3 May Sat - APHTRO AGM and Business Session
4 May Sun - Steam train round trip in the Old Mountain Line and Changhua Round House
5 May Mon - Wushulin Sugar Railway and Taipei Railway Workshop
6 May Tue - Mt.Ali Forest Railway round trip to Mt.Duli
7 May Wed - Free tour in Kaohsiung City and Harbor (Optional)
Booking is planning to be opened in February 2014.
Schedule of the conference prgramme is;
2 May Fri - Arrival, Registration and Banquet (from early evening)
3 May Sat - APHTRO AGM and Business Session
4 May Sun - Steam train round trip in the Old Mountain Line and Changhua Round House
5 May Mon - Wushulin Sugar Railway and Taipei Railway Workshop
6 May Tue - Mt.Ali Forest Railway round trip to Mt.Duli
7 May Wed - Free tour in Kaohsiung City and Harbor (Optional)
Booking is planning to be opened in February 2014.
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