GrahamH's photos

The steam loco and railcar set at DownsSteam. They are in the workshop, known as 'the shed', in almost ready condition to get onto the Queensland Railway's track. Both have been driven around the DownsSteam yard. The approvals required are mostly complete. January 2023.

The working steam loco, C16 class, a 4-8-0 from 1915, being readied for lighting up for Australia Day celebrations. DownsSteam exists because of this loco. It is the last surviving loco made at the former Toowoomba Foundry. The boiler in front of it is part of a recent acquisition, a BB18 1/4 4-6-2 from 1950. January 2023.

Late autumn afternoon light in East Creek Park, Toowoomba. May 2023.

An odd sign and fittings. Found on the outside of a toilet block in a park. May 2023.

A small Australian with a large reputation. She lives in a messy web in dark corners. May 2022. australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/redback-spider

Silos and grain storage shed beside the former railway from Tamworth to Barraba. April 2022. See PiPs for additional images.

Steel sleepers waiting for the next stage of a new branch line to a developing industrial area near Tamworth NSW Australia. April 2022.

A flower head and shoulders above its companions. April 2023.

The pressure relief from our hot water tank drains into this used milk bottle. Around there is a creeper of unknown name. On this particular morning two flowers appeared through the handle hole. It was a pleasant and humorous surprise. March 2023.

This is one of three amplifiers at the church I go to. I was gathering interconnection information for the whole system so I could make changes to improve reliability in Toowoomba's summer thunderstorm season when I found this had stopped working. I removed it from the equipment rack and took off the cover. There was nothing obvious except the blown fuse in the mains power socket. This photo was taken then. I replaced the cover and took it home for further investigation. At home I eventually decided that the mains power transformer, the circular object with the wires going from it, was probably faulty. I contacted the Australian agent of the manufacturer, Bosch, for circuit diagrams and technical information. They weren't very helpful but did refer me to a business which did warranty repairs for this type of product. The service manager answered some general questions but didn't/wouldn't supply any circuit information. I worked out a likely AC supply voltage but didn't anything on hand to provide it to check that the rest of the amplifier was working correctly. I ordered a replacement transformer anyway with some trepidation. A pleasant surprise was that it was priced comparably with the normal pricing for similar transformers. About a month later the transformer arrived. With the aid of some photos, a soldering iron and some other tools I replaced the transformer and was relieved when the amplifier then worked correctly. I measured a few key voltages and wrote them on the chassis in case there was any further trouble. The amplifier worked correctly when reinstalled in the rack at church. Mouse-over to see some other photos of the amplifier.

A shop operated by and catering for Iraqi Yazedi people in the main street of Toowoomba. Mouse over to see inside. August 2022

Late afternoon light in East Creek Park Toowoomba. August 2022.

I walked off the path to get a shot of the ibis feeding in the creek but they started to fly away. August 2022.

A pile of bark taken off some ironbark firewood from a recent purchase prior to using it for heating the house. August 2022.

Late afternoon light on the eucalypts. July 2022.

A connections point which parallels sound board input cables from another bank of 4 inputs at my church. This was done to improve operating flexibility. July 2022.

I found my firewood looking at me. July 2022.

The gums/eucalypts shortly before sunset. July 2022.