Adelaide Model Railroaders operations

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Videos of free running nights

2011 April Very early in the construction
2011 April Big steam very early in the construction

2013 April Matt’s Mountain class at upper Kerry

2014 March Update to AMR layout
2014 March Train backing into Barclay
2014 December UP gas turbine
2014 December Pennsylvania GG1 Electric No 4913

2015 March AC6000 over Inge bridge
2015 March Y6b, Challenger and Cab Forward
2015 May Graham's new Garratt steam engine

2016 May Y6b, Challenger and Cab Forward tripple run
2016 May PRR GG1 and passenger coaches
2016 May Pennsy GG1 and passenger coaches
2016 May GWR 2-6-2T on freight duties

2017 December running night

2018 January Testing new gimbal
2018 June running night
2018 October Timeline of progress

2019 December Running night

2020 July Running night
2020 August running night

2021 August Cab ride after NMRA meeting

2022 January Layout update
2022 February Billboard reefers
2022 March Running night
2022 March Layout tour
2022 May Y6b back on the track
2022 August After the NMRA meeting

2023 June SCT on the layout.
2023 July All Australian on the layout

3890 Over Jollifees Jump Bridges
3890 Over Jollifees Jump Bridges

Holland Junction
Holland Junction

Steam at Kerry
Steam at Kerry

Departing Barclay
Departing Barclay

Ippinitchie.jpg
Ippinitchie

A line up at Barclay.jpg
A line up at Barclay

Switching Houseman yard
Switching Houseman yard

A busy time at Kingston thumb
A busy time at Kingston

F7 number 711 heads the Morning Sweeper east as it departs Barclay
F7 number 711 heads the Morning
Sweeper east departing Barclay


Paul Atkins working the Houseman turn west at Werkendam while Peter Kirkland switches the consumable train at Prattis
Paul Atkins at Werkendam
working the Houseman turn west
Peter Kirkland switches the
consumable train at Prattis


John Prattis, Houseman Yard Master, received cars from the sweeper and the Ippinitchie creek turn thumb.jpg
John Prattis, Houseman Yard
Master, received cars
from the sweeper and the
Ippinitchie creek turn

Videos of official operations nights

2022 June First operations night
A few hiccups and some lessons learnt that will be applied for future runs.

2022 July second operations night

2022 September operating night


2023 February operating night - Ken

2023 February operating night - Christiaan

2023 July operating night

2023 August operating night

2023 August operating Pt Douglas
First operations train from Houseman Yard to Port Douglas, shunt and return