THE late Keith Singh, a prominent Tamworth businessman and community leader, was honoured as part of a ceremony to open the Tamworth Miniature Railway’s latest track – the Oxley Loop – last Saturday.
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Mr Singh, who died in 2009, was known in Tamworth and the surrounding areas for his work with the construction industry, local charities and community events and organisations.
He helped in the construction of the Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre and was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1996.
The Oxley Loop, a 500m track featuring the Keith Singh memorial bridge, took two years to complete, with final changes made last week.
It’s the latest addition to two oval-shaped tracks, the Victoria Station and a tunnel, which were completed five years ago.
Mr Singh’s wife Gwen, her children Bryan and Janelle and Bryan’s wife Helen attended the opening, held as part of a club day for model train enthusiasts.
Mrs Singh said Keith was impressed by the work that was being done at the railway, and donated the Bailey bridge in 2006.
The bridge, a portable, prefabricated truss bridge, was used in Mr Singh’s construction work.
“He thought they were doing a great job up there,” Mrs Singh said.
“It was good to go back and see it being used in such a great way.”
Tamworth and District Model Engineers president David Scott said it’s taken five years to build the Oxley Loop.
“The first stage took three years to build but we always wanted to do more and include the bridge,” Mr Scott said.
“Keith did a lot for the district and the bridge hadn’t been used for a number of years.
“He gave it to us, and he also donated a lot of other steel that’s been used in the track construction.”
The club day on Saturday was followed by the monthly running day on Sunday.
