Search fields
- Class - Wagon or loco class letters
- Number - Loco or rolling stock number without the checkletter
- Description - Keyword or phrase to search for.
- Date - Dates are formatted as DD/MM/YYYY in the file. Best returns by MM/YYYY or YYYY. Era dates (1890s, c1910) are best with YYYY.
- Location - Station or area location as well as Builder name.
- Group - Three letter alpha the records indexed with. VRW = VR, NSW = NSW, etc. See Reflist link.
- Topic - Three letter alpha the records are indexed with. Freight rolling stock = FRT, carriages = CAR, Suburban = EMU, etc
- Source - The person or organisation passing on the material if the Origin is not known
- Origin - Person or organisation that generated the material
- FileID - FTS record or image reference
- FTS References - This link is an output of all the codes and references used by FTS. Major personal topics have been deleted from the uploaded table. Topics are subgroups of items. Groups are a collection of subgroups with some common theme. For example with VR as a group, then the subgroups are locos, suburban, freight, vans, carriages, etc.
Search tips
- Not case sensitive
- Multiple search keys in description won't work yet
- Search key word will be found in larger words; ie 'rain' will be found in 'train' or 'brain' etc.
Search results explained:
- Text entry: Indexed reference to photo, image or file that has not been scanned or included in uploads. Only 20% of material has been scanned and there is not enough time to have all the material available for linking. Main object of the indexing system was to find material quickly.
- Linked entry: Indexed reference that can be accessed
- Image credits: It is not my intention to falsely credit photos. If photos have not been credited they will will be "sourced" ( ie [sPJV] ) from me. If you recognise an uncredited photo, please contact me.
Peter J. Vincent, 12/5/2007