Lubricated Flange Australasian Railway E-zine

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~ LUBRICATED FLANGE AUSTRALASIAN RAILWAY ~

E-ZINE

Australia's Only Railway E-Zine Devoted To The Whole Region!
Every issue packed full of news, photos and articles from around the whole region!

AND ITS FREE!!!

The Lubricated Flange is not like any other railway magazine, but then, we never really set out to be that way. We understand that a hobby is mean't to be fun and hope that this shows through in each
and every issue!
Sure we fill each issue with lots of interesting articles, photos, news and other content, as you would expect from any Australian based railway magazine, but from the start we wanted to do it with a different attitude.
One area we cover that is mostly overlooked by other publications is that of the asia region. While this is on our doorstep, a large majority of railfans either ignore, or have little idea of, what it has to offer. We hope to change this through our publication.
As with any magazine, even the ones you must pay for, we rely on contributions to survive. We do not discriminate against names, we are happy to consider contributions both from the newest in the hobby, along with those who have contributed of their time for over 50 years.
Please check out the 'contributions' section of the website for further details.
Subscribing is free and easy- just check out the 'Subscription' link. Once signed up you will be notified every time a new issue is available and where to find it.

The Lubricated Flange Australasia E-zine is growing fast thanks to the support we have been given both from our readers (from many corners of the globe) spreading the word, Lynn Zelmer's Canesig website for hosting all issues and the generous support of the 'Wheels On Steel' and LRRSA Yahoogroup chat forums.
Many have commented about the banning of our e-zine being linked to Railpage threads. We ask everyone to give the e-zine a
chance before judging us.
Thankfully this ban has subsequently been lifted after our publication was checked over. We thank Michael for his decision!

You will never know what the e-zine has until you have a look!
Support the hobby that we all love so much!

Thank you for taking the time to look over our site.
If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to email us.
Alternatively come join us in the 'Lubricated Flange Railway E-zine' chat forum, we would enjoy meeting you there.

This website is currently under construction - please check back in coming days! In the meantime the latest issue can be found

HERE

and all the back issues

HERE

BACK ISSUES

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*** BACK ISSUES ***

All back issues of the 'Lubricated Flange' are available through Lynn Zelmer's site. The latest issue (#4) is also viewable through 'Wheels On Steel'.

ISSUE 1
Jakarta to Bandung Railway (Indonesia) Part 1 - David Phillips
Backtrack: Toronto - Brad Peadon
Photo Essay: Sydney Goods Roads
News: Latest news from around the Australasia region.
Time Warp: Ampol Branchline
+ Much more!

ISSUE 2
Jakarta to Bandung Railway (Indonesia) Part 2) - David Phillips
Eden Hills (Australia) - David Phillips
Back Track: Wangi Wangi, Richmond Vale Railway, Lorne Logging Tramway, Borneo
Photo Essay: The Ray Cross Collection
Time Warp: Branxton
News: Latest news from around the Australasia region.
+ Much More!

ISSUE 3
Pinkenba Memories (Australia) Part 1 - Hamish Withington
Borneo Part 1 - David Phillips
Neath Weekend (Australia) - David Phillips
Backtracks: Tallawarra Power Station branch
Photo Essay: Indonesia train crash.
Time Warp: Balhannah
News: Latest news from around the Australasia region!
+ Much More!

ISSUE 4
The C Chase (Australia) - Chris Walters
Pinkenba Part 2 (Australia) - Hamish Withington
Borneo Part 2 - David Phillips
Backtrack: Nobby, Rozelle, Kurrajong, Heddon Greta
Photo Essay: Negbros Sugar Steam (Philippines)
Time Warp: Neath
News: Latest news from around the Australasia region.
+ Much More!

Every issue is full of photography from our contributers!
Articles / Photos / News is all welcome.
There is a known problem with downloading pdf files of this size. If you have trouble downloading we suggest saving to your computer first, then opening.

EMAIL US

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Please email us with any enquiries you may have regarding the e-zine.

Contributions - Photos - Subscription Problems - Advertising

The enquiry will be answered as soon as possible by the relevant person!

CONTRIBUTIONS

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*** CONTRIBUTIONS ***

The 'Lubricated Flange' is always in need of contributions so we can continue to bring you an enjoyable read in every issue.
We encourage people new to the hobby to send in their work. We do not discriminate against names and the editors themselves know what a great feeling it is to see your name in print for the first time.

So what are we looking for?

Our e-zine is always on the look out for a large variety of items from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and the whole asia region.
Photos - News - Articles - Trip Reports - Funny Railway Shots

ARTICLES
Longer or shorter articles based on anything to do with railways. Locomotives, infrastructure, rollingstock, signalling, trip reports, research updates etc are all welcome, as are the photos to illustrate them.

PAGE 3 GIRL
A photo of the wife, girlfriend, friend the wife doesn't know about or just a nice railway snapshot where a girl has got in the way.
Note: Nudity is not acceptable and such contributions will likely remain in the editors private collections :-)

NEWS
Random shots of current railway workings, projects or happenings around Australasia.
Short news reports from all over the region.

TIME WARP
Two photos showing the same location, locomotive or structure and taken many years apart.

BACKTRACK
Photos, news, trip reports, preservation updates, on all those out of the way little branchlines from around the region.
Also welcome are reports on preservation groups restoring them.

PHOTO ESSAY
A selection of your photos, all along a common theme.

- Please Email Us -
We would love to hear from you as your contributions is what
keeps the e-zine going!

Lubricated Flange E-Zine Forum!

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If you would like to ask something about the Lubricate Flange e-zine you can feel free to email us anytime.

Alternatively if you wish to discuss the e-zine, , give ideas, contribute photos, or make enquiries regarding contributions, you are welcome to join our new

CHAT FORUM

The chat forum is provided by the 'Wheels On Steel' group, for

which we are very appreciative.
Its open 'now' and we would love to chat with you!
The forum is an open public part of 'Wheels On Steel'.

Thanks guys!

Photo: Chris Walters

SUBSCRIPTIONS

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The 'Lubricated Flange Australasian Railway E-Zine' is sent out free to anyone interested in the railways of Australasia.
Every issue includes news from around the region, along with articles (Historic and current), photos and other sections of interest.

AUSTRALIA - NEW ZEALAND - FIJI - ASIA

When we set out to do the magazine it was never our intention to conform to exactly what people expect in railway type publications. We are serious about what we do, but less serious about how we do it.
We believe we have a railway publicaton that is like no other, afterall, females make the occasional appearence.

To subscribe for all the latest updates on each issue and where to find it, please visit:

LUBRICATED FLANGE EZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS

This will notify you as soon as each issue is released - so you wont miss a thing.
It is for notification only and not used as a chat group, so your inbox will not be filled up with useless information.

You can unsubscribe at any time!

We look forward to having you on board and hope that you enjoy our railway e-zine!

REMEMBER: It is a FREE publication - something that fits in with even the tightest of budgets!