The Short North Carriage and Wagon Engineering Workshops
PLEASE NOTE:
THESE FILES ARE SUPPLIED AS IS AND MAY REQUIRE OTHER FILES FROM UKTS TO WORK.
Most of These files were originally hosted on shortnorth.steam4me.net (no longer active)
Guides
Guidelines for Realistic Traffic Workings for the Blue Mountains - Steam Era Route.pdf (286Kb)
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Guidelines for Realistic Traffic Workings for the Main Illawarra Route.PDF (391Kb)
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Guidelines for Realistic Traffic Workings for the NSW - North West Route.PDF (298Kb)
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NSWGR General Passenger Traffic Workings.pdf (92.6Kb)
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NSWGR General Goods Traffic Workings.pdf (71.1Kb)
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Routes
AU NSW Mi3 Full MSTS1 Setup.exe (1.21Mb)
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AU NSW Mi3 Full MSTS1 Setup.D01 (175Mb)
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AU NSW SW SS Full MSTS1 Setup.exe (503Kb)
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AU NSW SW SS Full MSTS1 Setup.D01 (291Mb)
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Steam
nsw rubbish train bbs v1.exe (3.71Mb)
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nsw 12 class bbs v1.exe (3.62Mb)
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nsw 13 class bbs v1.exe (2.5Mb)
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nsw 17 class bbs v1.exe (2.88Mb)
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nsw 19 class bbs v1.exe (7.04Mb)
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nsw 20 class v2.1.exe (1.78Mb)
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nsw 24 25 class v1.exe (3.87Mb)
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nsw 26 class v1 3.exe (1.42Mb)
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nsw c30 tank v1.exe (5.49Mb)
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nsw 34 class bbs v1.exe (3.17Mb)
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nsw 35 class early years bbs v1.exe (1.51Mb)
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nsw 53 55 class v2.exe (5.02Mb)
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nsw smr 10 class 1980 v1.exe (2.1Mb)
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nsw smr 10 class v2.exe (1.4Mb)
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nsw rvr kitson tank v2.exe (1.24Mb)
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AU Illawarra Private Locomotives Pack-V1.zip (4.063Mb)
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ais b class bbs v1.exe (2.25Mb)
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craven timber railway stock bbs v1.exe (2.07Mb)
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C35 & D50 Alternative Tenders.zip (3.89
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Diesel
nsw 41 class bbs v1.exe (7.16Mb)
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Class 41 CabView.zip (3.41Mb)
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41 CLASS BIN ENG FILES.zip (18Kb)
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nsw 79 v2.exe (2.88Mb)
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bhp centre v1.exe (2.54Mb)
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AU AIS Private Locos.zip (6.86Mb)
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Railmotors
nsw paybus v1.exe (1.03Mb)
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NSW CPH RailMotor Upgrade PackV2.zip (8.14Mb)
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CPH KMH CABVIEW.zip (4.14Mb)
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CPH MPH CABVIEW.zip (4.1Mb)
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CPH BIN ENG FILES.zip (19.2Kb)
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silver city comet bbs v1.exe (1.44Mb)
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400 class railcar bbs v1.exe (1.26mb)
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nsw 600 700 railcar v1.exe (982Kb)
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nsw 620 720 railcar v1.exe (993Kb)
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nsw deb railcar v1.exe (1.13mb)
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trainset.rar (6.17Mb)
New Cabviews for ALL the NSWGR Railcars 400/600/620/DEB/SCC
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NSWGR Railcars PATCH 1B.zip (402Kb)
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Electric
nsw 7100 v1.exe (977Kb)
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COACHES
nsw exp lav v3.exe (1.52Mb)
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nsw fo suburban pass set v2.exe (2.3Mb)
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nsw l type v3.exe (1.19Mb)
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nsw r type v3.exe (2.36Mb)
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nsw h type v1.exe (1.42Mb
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nsw ncl set v1.exe (1.09Mb)
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nsw vintage train v1.exe (1.18Mb
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nsw other pass v2.exe (1.3Mb)
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nsw pass van v2.exe (1.99Mb)
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nsw bogie horsebox v1.exe (698Kb)
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nsw works wagons v1.exe (1.1Mb)
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nsw ambulance train v1.exe (1.53Mb)
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nsw great white train bbs v1.exe (3.05Mb)
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WAGONS
nsw accident cranes bbs v1.exe (3.21Mb)
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AU AIS 50t Tripper Hoppers.zip (753Kb)
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AU AIS 60t Hoppers.zip (560Kb)
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AU nsw Speed-E-Gas.zip (621Kb)
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Generic Steelworks Stock.zip (3.55Mb)
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nsw 4 wheel vans v2.exe (1.91Mb)
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nsw 4w livestock wagons bbs v1.exe (1.86Mb)
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nsw lch cch v2.exe (2.69Mb)
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nsw s trucks bbs v2.exe (1.91Mb)
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nsw k truck v2.exe (1.84Mb)
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AU nsw 4w Opens V2-5.zip (2.08Mb)
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nsw illawarra coal hoppers v1.exe (2.19Mb)
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nsw goods brakevans v3.exe (1.38Mb)
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nsw ume flat wag v1.exe (1.25Mb)
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nsw be wag v1.exe (1.63Mb)
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early bogie flat wagons bbs v1.exe (1.72Mb)
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nsw engineers wag v1.exe (812Kb)
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nsw water gin v1.exe (993Kb)
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nsw bogie open wag v1.exe (1.5Mb)
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nsw bogie hopper wagons bbs v1.exe (1.46Mb)
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nsw bogie vans v2.exe (1.59Mb)
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nsw bkf v2.exe (1.81Mb)
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BKF Load 4.zip (15.7Kb)
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BCH tarped as Grain wagon.zip (108Kb)
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nsw special wagons v1.exe (1.12Mb)
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AU NSW PO Tank Wagons.zip (4.25Mb)
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AU NSW PO Tank Wagons 2.zip (199Kb)
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AIS Bolster Wagons.zip (505Kb)
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Lysaghts Wagons.zip (1.31Mb)
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BBS Lys Scrap Wagons Patch 1.zip (66Kb)
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nsw ballast v1.exe (1.23Mb)
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nsw 4w weed wagon v1.exe (687Kb)
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nsw ohw v2.exe (1.41Mb)
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nsw wirth circus train v1.exe (1.81Mb)
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Scenery
Fenced Housing Blocks.zip (334Kb)
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Generic Aussie Shops.zip (1.42Mb)
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NSW HC Fibro Cottages pack.zip (576Kb)
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Stories
(An introduction by Brian Bere-Streeter)
My father, Walter Bere-Streeter, was born into a large family. He was one of four boys and four girls. His three brothers were named, Ray, Charles (Charlie) and John.
Most small boys seem to have a ‘proudness thing’ about the work that their father did, but as my father was only a painting contractor, this didn’t particularly endear him to me from this point of view. Ray was a bricklayer, and John was in the Army.
But, my uncle Charlie (seen in photo above) was a different kettle of fish altogether - you see - Charlie was an Engine Driver on the NSWGR. As every small boy wants to be an Engine Driver, Charlie was my ‘hero’. As a small boy, my love of trains grew steadily, and every time the family got together, Charlie and I would spend most of the time ‘gasbagging’ about trains. Oh, how I wished my father had a ‘real’ job like Charlie’s.
Ray and John have now long passed, and only a few years back my father passed away as well. After my father passed, Charlie and I maintained regular contact, and as we both lived in the Brisbane Metropolitan area, we had frequent ‘train sessions’ with railway books, videos, DVDs, and sessions on Microsoft Train Simulator.
Charlie started with the NSWGR in 1947 (on my first birthday, as it so happens), and worked continuously with them till he retired in 1985, on his 60th birthday. Ironically enough, when he actually worked for the railways, he hated the work with a passion, because of the very hard manual work, the low wages, the constant dirtiness and the long hours away from family. However, since he retired, his love of steam locomotives grew solidly into his greatest love.
Now!!! Charlie was a real ‘character’ – he had a very strong allergy to officialdom, particularly those of a pompous disposition. For this reason he took great delight in ‘baiting’ those who he regarded as fair game, and as a result he became known amongst the ‘hierarchy’ of the railways, as “the bastard with a hyphen in his name”.
Over the years, Charlie wrote frequently for the well known railway magazine “Roundhouse”, and also penned articles in other railway periodicals. Recently I had a discussion with him, and he has generously given his permission to me to re-publish some of his works, and place them on a website, so that other railway enthusiasts can get a glimpse of what it was like to work in the days of the ‘real’ railway. His stories have a certain ‘magic’, written with gusto and humour that reveal the real background to driving trains in ‘The Days of Steam’.
All available Charlie’s works have been published here, and I hope that you will get a lot of pleasure and enjoyment in reading about ‘life as a steam train driver’ on the NSWGR.
Most small boys seem to have a ‘proudness thing’ about the work that their father did, but as my father was only a painting contractor, this didn’t particularly endear him to me from this point of view. Ray was a bricklayer, and John was in the Army.
But, my uncle Charlie (seen in photo above) was a different kettle of fish altogether - you see - Charlie was an Engine Driver on the NSWGR. As every small boy wants to be an Engine Driver, Charlie was my ‘hero’. As a small boy, my love of trains grew steadily, and every time the family got together, Charlie and I would spend most of the time ‘gasbagging’ about trains. Oh, how I wished my father had a ‘real’ job like Charlie’s.
Ray and John have now long passed, and only a few years back my father passed away as well. After my father passed, Charlie and I maintained regular contact, and as we both lived in the Brisbane Metropolitan area, we had frequent ‘train sessions’ with railway books, videos, DVDs, and sessions on Microsoft Train Simulator.
Charlie started with the NSWGR in 1947 (on my first birthday, as it so happens), and worked continuously with them till he retired in 1985, on his 60th birthday. Ironically enough, when he actually worked for the railways, he hated the work with a passion, because of the very hard manual work, the low wages, the constant dirtiness and the long hours away from family. However, since he retired, his love of steam locomotives grew solidly into his greatest love.
Now!!! Charlie was a real ‘character’ – he had a very strong allergy to officialdom, particularly those of a pompous disposition. For this reason he took great delight in ‘baiting’ those who he regarded as fair game, and as a result he became known amongst the ‘hierarchy’ of the railways, as “the bastard with a hyphen in his name”.
Over the years, Charlie wrote frequently for the well known railway magazine “Roundhouse”, and also penned articles in other railway periodicals. Recently I had a discussion with him, and he has generously given his permission to me to re-publish some of his works, and place them on a website, so that other railway enthusiasts can get a glimpse of what it was like to work in the days of the ‘real’ railway. His stories have a certain ‘magic’, written with gusto and humour that reveal the real background to driving trains in ‘The Days of Steam’.
All available Charlie’s works have been published here, and I hope that you will get a lot of pleasure and enjoyment in reading about ‘life as a steam train driver’ on the NSWGR.
VALE
Charlie Bere-Streeter
Sept 1925 - Jan 2010
It is with great regret that I have to announce that Charlie lost his short battle with pancreatic cancer on Wednesday the 7th of January at Logan Hospital.
He will be greatly missed by all of his extended family.
With him has passed an enormous knowledge of 'the way it was' on the railways of NSWGR during the 50's and 60's.
'May the good Lord give you endless 'green lights' along the Main Line as you ride your beloved 38’s into Eternity'.
©Brian Bere-Streeter
Charlie Bere-Streeter
Sept 1925 - Jan 2010
It is with great regret that I have to announce that Charlie lost his short battle with pancreatic cancer on Wednesday the 7th of January at Logan Hospital.
He will be greatly missed by all of his extended family.
With him has passed an enormous knowledge of 'the way it was' on the railways of NSWGR during the 50's and 60's.
'May the good Lord give you endless 'green lights' along the Main Line as you ride your beloved 38’s into Eternity'.
©Brian Bere-Streeter
Each of the stories below are formatted as Adobe Acrobat files, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your PC to be able to read them.
