Sydney Live Steam Locomotive Society

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The Sydney Live Steam Locomotive Society Co-op Ltd. (SLSLS) was formed in 1948 and built a miniature railway along a drainage channel behind houses on Anthony Rd, West Ryde, NSW, Sydney, Australia. The site has been transformed by the addition of fill from excavation work during widening of the local railway line and the Society has grown and now operates a miniature railway on the site with a 400m long elevated track of 2 1/2 inch, 3 1/2 inch and 5 inch gauge, and two 300m long ground level 5 inch railways. The Society presents a monthly public exhibition with train rides on the third Saturday afternoon each month from 1.30pm. Modest entry fees and ride fees apply.

The Society is proud of the high quality scale miniature steam locomotives it operates which represent prototype engines of NSW and other states. One can also see a variety of other prototype locomotives. The locomotives work hard hauling 6 car trains with up to 30 persons. A 10 lever mechanical ex-New South Wales Railway ground frame operates elevated swing stub points and lower quadrant signals on the elevated railway and a 48 miniature lever (Westinghouse style) frame operates the ground level railway's motor points and colour light signals.

The grounds are a local favourite for birthday parties on running days.

The operation is in accordance with the Code of Practice for Operation and Training of the Australian Association of Live Steamers (AALS). This code is available on their web site at http://www.aals.asn.au. The boilers in the miniature locomotives are built, tested and operated in accordance with the Australian Miniature Boiler Safety Committee (AMBSC) codes. The Society has a web site at http://www.slsls.asn.au with full details of the Societys' facilities, track and signalling standards, and photographs of the grounds.