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So how did I get here....

My youngest came to me one day and said "Dad, you need a hobby!". At first I wasn't sold, and replied, "I already have a hobby, I play computer games" to which I was advised that's not a hobby. But when I sat down and considered this idea over cup of coffee, I thought wow, all the kids are grown up now and maybe it is time to carve out some time just for me and focus on something I can use to relax outside of work and have fun at the same time outside of having a few drinks and watching footy. So off to Google I went. After googling around for a couple weeks, I stumbled upon model rail as a topic and was hooked instantly and down the rabbit hole I went. When I decided to announce I had found my new hobby, I think it may have backfired as I think the youngest had hoped I would take up something else to get me out of the house on weekends instead of my fortress of solitude where my gaming console lives. All jokes aside, the family have been my biggest support...

Welcome to QR @ Pinkenba

Hello and welcome to my blog. This will be the space, where I try to model a period of history in Queensland. The Queensland Railways "QR" and specifically the Diesel era which provided an important role to the economic development of Queensland.  Pinkenba is a location where my Dad and Grandad worked together shunting for QR and provides great childhood memories of the various Diesel locomotives, shapes and sizes of the tank wagons I got to watch growing up.  A interesting fact about me, I come from a several generation of family members who worked for QR, but my Dad encouraged me to pursue another career and whilst I wanted work with trains, I tried to move in direction of a Park Ranger and Carpenter, however life's journey has directed me into the world of technology and software which has provided a great opportunity and rewards which I am grateful for. So, this blog will be my journal to recreate the Pinkenba area in the form of a shunting layout where I start the ne...