Legal & privacy

Identity and scope

About Main Train Brain

Business

Lachlan Malcolm Mackay trading as Main Train Brain

ABN

31 503 548 317

Website

maintrainbrain.com.au, including its public subdomains

Contact

Use the privacy and legal enquiry form

In this page, “Main Train Brain”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to the business above. “Website” includes the Main Train Brain website, Train Brain Travels, Rail Attractions, the Photo Archive and the timetable app where the context requires it.

Last updated: 7 October 2026

Terms and disclaimer

Website terms of use

By using this Website, you agree to use it lawfully and in accordance with these terms. If you do not agree, you should stop using the Website.

Information and travel planning

Main Train Brain publishes railway media, historical material, timetable information, attraction listings and suggested travel itineraries. This material is general information, not professional, legal, financial or personalised travel advice.

Timetables, fares, availability, operating dates, rolling-stock allocations, attraction details, road conditions and booking rules can change, sometimes without notice. Information may also contain errors, omissions or historical uncertainty. You must confirm important details with the relevant operator, attraction, booking provider or official source before travelling or paying for anything.

Main Train Brain is not a railway operator, infrastructure manager, travel agent or booking service and cannot guarantee that a service, attraction, fare or connection will be available or suitable for you. You remain responsible for your bookings, connections, travel documents, accessibility needs and personal safety.

Railway safety

Nothing on this Website authorises access to railway land, corridors, yards, sidings, workshops or other restricted property. Observe signs and barriers, remain in publicly accessible areas, follow operator and staff directions, and never trespass or place yourself or another person at risk to see, photograph or record a train.

Website availability and acceptable use

We may correct, update, remove or discontinue content or features at any time. We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access. You must not misuse the Website, attempt to bypass its security, interfere with its operation, introduce malicious code, harvest personal information, or use its content unlawfully.

Copyright and intellectual property

Unless stated otherwise, the Website’s original text, photographs, video, graphics, branding, compilations and software are owned by Main Train Brain or used with permission. Material from other contributors remains the property of its respective rights holders and is credited where applicable.

You may view and share links to the Website for personal, non-commercial use. You must not reproduce, republish, sell, scrape at scale, alter or commercially exploit Website content without prior permission, except where permitted by law.

Information submitted by visitors

If you submit a correction, photograph identification, source, comment or other material, you confirm that you have the right to provide it and that it is not knowingly false, unlawful, defamatory or infringing. You grant Main Train Brain a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to store, edit, verify, reproduce and publish the submitted material for the Website and related Main Train Brain content. This licence does not transfer ownership of your original material.

We may decide whether, when and how to use a submission. We may contact you to clarify it. If public credit matters to you, include the preferred credit with your submission. Do not submit confidential information or personal information about another person unless you are authorised to do so.

Third-party services and links

The Website links to and may display information from railway operators, attractions, social platforms, mapping services, booking providers, affiliate partners and other third parties. Those services are controlled by their own operators and have their own terms and privacy practices. A link does not guarantee or necessarily endorse the accuracy, quality, safety or availability of the third party or its services.

Liability and non-excludable rights

To the extent permitted by law, the Website and its content are provided on an “as available” basis without a guarantee that the information is complete, current or suitable for a particular trip or purpose. Main Train Brain is not liable for loss arising solely from reliance on information that a visitor could reasonably have confirmed with the relevant official provider.

Nothing in these terms excludes, restricts or modifies a guarantee, right or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted or modified. Where liability can lawfully be limited, it is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

Governing law and changes

These terms are governed by the laws of South Australia and the applicable laws of Australia. We may update this page when the Website, providers or legal requirements change. The updated version applies from the “Last updated” date shown above.

Privacy policy

How personal information is handled

Main Train Brain aims to handle personal information fairly, securely and transparently. The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) does not cover every Australian small business. Where it applies to Main Train Brain, we will comply with the applicable Australian Privacy Principles. This policy also describes our intended practices where the Act does not apply.

Information we may collect

• Contact information: your name, email address, enquiry type, subject and message when you contact us.
• Community contributions: information you submit about archive photographs or rail attractions, including optional name, email, sources and supporting details.
• Technical and security information: server logs, device or browser information, session identifiers and an anti-abuse fingerprint derived from an IP address. The fingerprint is used to limit repeated submissions.
• Browser storage: local settings such as photo order, playlist rotation, saved Train Brain Travels itineraries and a Fourthwall cart identifier.
• Shop information: Fourthwall collects checkout, payment, delivery and order information under its own privacy policy. Main Train Brain may receive limited customer and order information through its Fourthwall creator account where needed to administer the shop relationship.
• Equipment hire: if online bookings are enabled, we record your name, email, contact number, selected equipment, hire dates, amount and Stripe checkout reference. Stripe collects and processes payment details on its hosted checkout page. We use the booking details to manage the hire and contact you about collection and return.

We do not directly collect or store payment-card details through the Main Train Brain Website.

If you use the Travels email itinerary option, we use the address entered to send that selected itinerary. Saved itineraries remain in your browser storage until you remove them or clear that storage. A copy of an emailed itinerary may remain in the recipient’s mailbox and the sending mail system.

How we collect and use it

We collect information when you send a form, correspond with us, use interactive Website features, visit pages that make ordinary server requests, or use third-party features such as the shop, embedded videos, maps or affiliate searches.

We use information to respond to enquiries, review and verify submissions, operate and secure the Website, prevent spam or misuse, maintain records, improve content and features, administer relationships with service providers, comply with legal obligations, and protect our rights and the safety of others.

We do not sell personal information. We do not use contact or submission details for an unrelated marketing list unless we separately ask for and receive permission.

Cookies, local storage and embedded services

The Website uses essential session cookies for form security and administration. It also uses local browser storage for non-sensitive functions such as remembering a Fourthwall cart identifier and varying photo or playlist displays. You can remove cookies and local storage through your browser, although some features may then reset or stop working.

We use Cloudflare Web Analytics to understand visits to pages of the Main Train Brain website, where visitors came from in broad terms, and page performance. Its browser beacon does not use analytics cookies or local storage, and Main Train Brain does not use it to identify individual visitors. Cloudflare processes these measurements as our analytics provider. It does not track purchases completed on Fourthwall or Redbubble. Read about Cloudflare Web Analytics.

Third-party content and services may receive technical information or set their own cookies or storage. These include Fourthwall, Redbubble, YouTube, mapping services and accommodation or transport booking partners. Their handling of information is governed by their own policies. Main Train Brain does not currently run its own behavioural-advertising or cross-site profiling system.

Disclosure and overseas processing

We may disclose information where reasonably necessary to hosting, email, database, security, shop and technical service providers; to professional advisers; where required by law; or to protect legal rights or safety. We do not disclose optional contributor contact details publicly unless you authorise us to do so.

Some providers operate or process information outside Australia, including in the United States and Canada, and may use infrastructure in other countries. Relevant examples include Fourthwall, Redbubble, YouTube/Google and affiliate or booking technology providers. Review a provider’s policy before sending personal or payment information to it.

Storage, security and retention

Information may be held in website databases, email accounts, provider systems and protected business records. We use reasonable technical and organisational safeguards, but no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.

We retain information only for as long as reasonably needed for the purpose for which it was collected, record-keeping, dispute resolution, security or legal requirements. Material incorporated into historical or attraction records may be retained for archival accuracy, while unnecessary contact details may be removed.

Access, correction and complaints

You may ask what personal information we hold about you, request a correction, withdraw a voluntary contribution where reasonably practicable, or raise a privacy concern using the privacy and legal enquiry form. Please provide enough information for us to identify the relevant record. We may need to verify your identity and may refuse a request where permitted or required by law.

We will consider privacy complaints and respond within a reasonable period. If the Privacy Act applies and you are not satisfied with our response, you may be able to contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

Children

The Website is suitable for a general audience but does not knowingly seek personal information from children. A parent or guardian may contact us to ask about information submitted by a child.

Commercial relationships

Affiliate disclosure

Some accommodation, car-hire or other booking links are affiliate links. If you follow one and complete a booking, Main Train Brain may receive a commission from the provider. This does not add a separate Main Train Brain charge to your booking.

Affiliate links are identified near the relevant link or booking section. The provider controls prices, availability, eligibility, booking conditions, cancellations, refunds and the handling of information entered on its service. Always check those details before booking.

Merchandise

Shop purchases & refunds

The Shop shows Main Train Brain designs through two separate services. Clothing and other Fourthwall products are displayed on this Website and use a Fourthwall cart and checkout. Redbubble examples and product-type links take you to the Main Train Brain range on Redbubble, where you use Redbubble’s own cart and checkout. The two carts, shipping charges and promotions are separate.

Fourthwall orders

Fourthwall is the merchant of record for its catalogue orders and handles payment processing, sourcing, fulfilment, shipping, order support, returns and refunds. Fourthwall’s terms and the details shown at checkout apply. Its catalogue products are generally made to order, so general or sizing-related returns may not be accepted; print errors and visible quality issues may be replaced or refunded under its policy.

Fourthwall terms of service · Fourthwall privacy policy · Fourthwall fulfilment and returns information

Redbubble orders

Redbubble operates the marketplace used for its listings, checkout, payment facilitation and customer support. Its products are manufactured and shipped by third-party fulfilment partners. Redbubble’s user agreement, return and exchange policy, and the details shown at checkout apply to orders placed there. For a Redbubble order or problem with a product, use Redbubble’s order support.

Redbubble user agreement · Redbubble privacy policy · Redbubble returns and exchanges · Redbubble help centre

Nothing here excludes or limits consumer rights or remedies that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

Questions or concerns

Contact

For questions about these terms, privacy, Website content or a Main Train Brain contribution, use the privacy and legal enquiry form.

For a shop order, use the support details supplied by Fourthwall or Redbubble with that order. They can access the transaction details needed to help.