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Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Vintage Trains Publications, Here Comes The Vintage Train, 1977
An illustrated history of the Vintage train operations in Victora.ill, maps, p.32.non-fictionAn illustrated history of the Vintage train operations in Victora.the vintage train - victoria, tourist railways and museums - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Geelong Steam Preservation Society, The Belmont Common Railway, 1969
Illustrated history of the Belmont Common Railway in Geelong & a description of their locomotives & rollingstockill, maps, p.6.non-fictionIllustrated history of the Belmont Common Railway in Geelong & a description of their locomotives & rollingstockthe belmont common railway - geelong, tourist railways and museums - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Michael Menzies, Bellarine Peninsula Railway - Brief History & Guide Book, 1990
Illustrated history of the Bellarine Peninsula Railway and a guide to its locomotives & rollingstock in 1990ill, maps, p.14.non-fictionIllustrated history of the Bellarine Peninsula Railway and a guide to its locomotives & rollingstock in 1990the bellarine peninsula railway - queenscliff, tourist railways and museums - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Kylie McKay et al, A Pictorial Guide to the Long Lost Lancefield and Kilmore Railway, 2018
A pictorial history of the Lancefield and Kilmore Railway with historic & contemporary photos.ill, maps, p.107.non-fictionA pictorial history of the Lancefield and Kilmore Railway with historic & contemporary photos.lancefield to kilmore railway - history, railways in victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Steve McNicol, New Zealand Rail Scene, 1988
Photographs of New Zealand trains in the North Island. 1988.ill, maps, p.52.non-fictionPhotographs of New Zealand trains in the North Island. 1988.railway operations and rollingstock - new zealand, railway history - new zealand -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Nick Anchen, Iron Roads in the Outback, 2017
The Iron Roads of the Australian Outback - the legendary Commonwealth Railways were built through some of the harshest landscapes on Earth. They were railways like no other, where men and women battled extreme temperatures, flash floods and maddening isolation to keep the trains running. This publication is the culmination of 25 years of Outback exploration, research, photography and interviews by author Nick Anchen. The result is a diverse book which brings to life both the beauty and harshness of the Australian Outback, through a collection of fascinating and historic images, along with the memories of former Commonwealth Railways employees. Following an introductory chapter on the vastness and grandeur of the Australian interior - highlighted by the memoirs of 1950s flying doctor Macarthur Job - the book delves into the story of the Central Australia Railway. This was the line built through the 'back of beyond' - the forbidding desert country of South Australia and the Northern Territory. It was here that operators of famous trains such as The Ghan battled searing heat, dust storms and raging floodwaters to keep the trains running. The chapter includes stories by well known Ghan conductor 'Aspro' Lyons, and 'Piano Playing Chef' Paddy Greenfield - along with enginemen Wolf Markowski and John Theel, both of whom worked trains on this famous railway. The story of the North Australia Railway - 'The Line to Nowhere' - is the tale of a ramshackle railway which came alive during the dark days of World War II. The memoirs of wartime engineman Jim Prentice are eye opening, as are the hair raising accounts of surviving Tropical Cyclone Tracy, as told by rolling stock foreman Bill Donaldson. The Trans-Australian Railway was built across one of the harshest and loneliest environments on Earth - the vast Nullarbor Plain. Stories from enginemen Jack Slattery and Ron Howrie, along with Nullarbor resident and roadmaster's wife Cathy Beek, tell not only of the rudimentary living conditions and maddening isolation, but of the great camaraderie amongst the railway people who kept trains such as the Trans-Australian and the Tea and Sugar running. As well as examining the ruins and relics from the long-closed CR narrow gauge lines, the book also includes a chapter on the much-loved Pichi Richi Railway - the last surviving portion of that great Transcontinental Railway dream from another age.ill, maps, p.208.non-fictionThe Iron Roads of the Australian Outback - the legendary Commonwealth Railways were built through some of the harshest landscapes on Earth. They were railways like no other, where men and women battled extreme temperatures, flash floods and maddening isolation to keep the trains running. This publication is the culmination of 25 years of Outback exploration, research, photography and interviews by author Nick Anchen. The result is a diverse book which brings to life both the beauty and harshness of the Australian Outback, through a collection of fascinating and historic images, along with the memories of former Commonwealth Railways employees. Following an introductory chapter on the vastness and grandeur of the Australian interior - highlighted by the memoirs of 1950s flying doctor Macarthur Job - the book delves into the story of the Central Australia Railway. This was the line built through the 'back of beyond' - the forbidding desert country of South Australia and the Northern Territory. It was here that operators of famous trains such as The Ghan battled searing heat, dust storms and raging floodwaters to keep the trains running. The chapter includes stories by well known Ghan conductor 'Aspro' Lyons, and 'Piano Playing Chef' Paddy Greenfield - along with enginemen Wolf Markowski and John Theel, both of whom worked trains on this famous railway. The story of the North Australia Railway - 'The Line to Nowhere' - is the tale of a ramshackle railway which came alive during the dark days of World War II. The memoirs of wartime engineman Jim Prentice are eye opening, as are the hair raising accounts of surviving Tropical Cyclone Tracy, as told by rolling stock foreman Bill Donaldson. The Trans-Australian Railway was built across one of the harshest and loneliest environments on Earth - the vast Nullarbor Plain. Stories from enginemen Jack Slattery and Ron Howrie, along with Nullarbor resident and roadmaster's wife Cathy Beek, tell not only of the rudimentary living conditions and maddening isolation, but of the great camaraderie amongst the railway people who kept trains such as the Trans-Australian and the Tea and Sugar running. As well as examining the ruins and relics from the long-closed CR narrow gauge lines, the book also includes a chapter on the much-loved Pichi Richi Railway - the last surviving portion of that great Transcontinental Railway dream from another age. commonwealth railways (australia) -- history., central australia railway -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, New South Wales Public Transport Commission, Historical Notes on the Beginnings of Australian Railways, 1979
A history of the beginnings of the state and territory railways in Australiaill, maps, p.20.non-fictionA history of the beginnings of the state and territory railways in Australiarailroad trains -- australia -- history., railway construction - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Oberg, Leon, Australian Rail at Work, 1995
An illustrated description of working railways in Australia up to 1995index, ill, p.80.non-fictionAn illustrated description of working railways in Australia up to 1995railroad trains -- australia -- history -- pictorial works., railroad trains -- australia -- history. -
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Book, Singleton, C.C. et al, Railways of Australia, 1963
The history of Australian Railways up to 1963ill, maps, p.160.non-fictionThe history of Australian Railways up to 1963railroads -- australia -- history, railroad trains -- australia -- history -- pictorial works. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Singleton, C.C, Australian Railway - Around Australia Program, 1967
Illustrated aspects of railways in Australia up to 1967index, ill, p.64/non-fictionIllustrated aspects of railways in Australia up to 1967railroads -- australia -- history -- juvenile literature, railroad trains -- australia -- history -- pictorial works. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Australian Railway Historical Society W.A. Division, Western Australia's First Government Railway 1879-1957, 1979
A short history of Western Australia's first government railway from 1879 to 1957ill, maps, p.16.non-fictionA short history of Western Australia's first government railway from 1879 to 1957railroad trains -- australia -- history., railway history - western australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Western Australia Government Railways, Inauguration of Perth-Port Pirie Standard Gauge Passenger Service, 1969
A promotional booklet for the Inauguration of the 'Indian Pacific' passenger service between Perth Western Australia and Port Pirie South Australia in 1969.ill, maps, p.32.non-fictionA promotional booklet for the Inauguration of the 'Indian Pacific' passenger service between Perth Western Australia and Port Pirie South Australia in 1969.railway history - western australia, indian pacific passenger train - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Western Australia Government Railways, Project Completed - Western Australian Government Railways, 1969
A promotional booklet for the completion of the standard gauge railway into Perth Western Australia.ill, maps, p.30.non-fictionA promotional booklet for the completion of the standard gauge railway into Perth Western Australia.railroad trains -- australia -- history., railway construction - western australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Daddow, Vivian, The Puffing Pioneers - and Queensland's Railway Builders, 1975
INTRODUCTION Until well into the twentieth century, driver, fireman and guard — with a locomotive — set out on something resembling a safari. Tucker boxes crammed with food, a change of clothing, a roll of blankets, and armed with a sheaf of time-tables, they worked trains hither and thither not to return home for almost a week. But the passing of time, plus union pressure, brought an end to the need for "waltzing Matilda". Not only blankets but sheets, pillow slips, then later mosquito nets, along with other aids to civilized living, were provided by the Department in living quarters away from home. Few wives took kindly to the chore of selecting and preparing food and packing tucker boxes. Railwaymen seeking board and lodgings in a new depot could receive a set-back by being told "no tucker boxes packed". Until pooling of locomotives in depots became the order, a driver and fireman had "their own engine", and great was the competition between engine crews to display the best groomed horse. Much time might be spent outside rostered working hours cleaning their engine with kerosene and polishing with tallow and bath brick. So spotless and sparkling were some that a proud engineman would say a clean white handkerchief could be rubbed even over a hidden part. While miners talked of what made their day, farmers discussed crops and harvests, seamen their ships, and trainers and jockeys their horses, wherever steam men gathered, discussion soon turned to locomotives and the trains they hauled. Like jockeys with their mounts, iron horses with excellent traits were praised while those with annoying peculiarities were criticized and remedies suggested. Methods of firing to get best results from slow steaming locos were debated. Driver warned driver of weaknesses found in locomotives on recent "trips", spoke of developing defects calling for close attention — this one is "knocking Badly on one side", that one "priming badly (give her a good blow down before leaving the shed)", another with a "big end inclined to run hot", one with "a lot of slop in the boxes", one "getting down on the springs", or the sloth that was slow pulling on steep climbs to the chagrin of a driver striving to run on time. Things of no small concern when handling a locomotive on a train for a shift of maybe eight hours straight, or ten, even twelve, and on occasions longer. Foreknowledge of the particular loco allotted his train on the next job could fill the preceding hours for a driver or fireman with pleasant contentment, or with nagging trepidation and disgust……index, ill, p.217.non-fictionINTRODUCTION Until well into the twentieth century, driver, fireman and guard — with a locomotive — set out on something resembling a safari. Tucker boxes crammed with food, a change of clothing, a roll of blankets, and armed with a sheaf of time-tables, they worked trains hither and thither not to return home for almost a week. But the passing of time, plus union pressure, brought an end to the need for "waltzing Matilda". Not only blankets but sheets, pillow slips, then later mosquito nets, along with other aids to civilized living, were provided by the Department in living quarters away from home. Few wives took kindly to the chore of selecting and preparing food and packing tucker boxes. Railwaymen seeking board and lodgings in a new depot could receive a set-back by being told "no tucker boxes packed". Until pooling of locomotives in depots became the order, a driver and fireman had "their own engine", and great was the competition between engine crews to display the best groomed horse. Much time might be spent outside rostered working hours cleaning their engine with kerosene and polishing with tallow and bath brick. So spotless and sparkling were some that a proud engineman would say a clean white handkerchief could be rubbed even over a hidden part. While miners talked of what made their day, farmers discussed crops and harvests, seamen their ships, and trainers and jockeys their horses, wherever steam men gathered, discussion soon turned to locomotives and the trains they hauled. Like jockeys with their mounts, iron horses with excellent traits were praised while those with annoying peculiarities were criticized and remedies suggested. Methods of firing to get best results from slow steaming locos were debated. Driver warned driver of weaknesses found in locomotives on recent "trips", spoke of developing defects calling for close attention — this one is "knocking Badly on one side", that one "priming badly (give her a good blow down before leaving the shed)", another with a "big end inclined to run hot", one with "a lot of slop in the boxes", one "getting down on the springs", or the sloth that was slow pulling on steep climbs to the chagrin of a driver striving to run on time. Things of no small concern when handling a locomotive on a train for a shift of maybe eight hours straight, or ten, even twelve, and on occasions longer. Foreknowledge of the particular loco allotted his train on the next job could fill the preceding hours for a driver or fireman with pleasant contentment, or with nagging trepidation and disgust…… railroads -- queensland -- history, railroads -- australia -- queensland -- history. -
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Book, Ames, Ken, From Grease to Gold Braid, 2001
Recollections from Ken Ames and his service in the Traffic Branch of the New South Wales Government Railways from 1952 to 1986.ill, maps, p.176.non-fictionRecollections from Ken Ames and his service in the Traffic Branch of the New South Wales Government Railways from 1952 to 1986.new south wales government railways and tramways. traffic branch -- history., locomotive engineers -- new south wales -- biography. -
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Book, New South Wales, Department of Railways et al, The Railways of New South Wales, 1855-1955, 1955
An illustrated history of the Railways of New South Wales from 1855-1955 created to celebrate the centenary of the railway.ill, maps, p.304.non-fictionAn illustrated history of the Railways of New South Wales from 1855-1955 created to celebrate the centenary of the railway.railroads -- new south wales -- history., railways -- new south wales. -
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Book, Ryan, J.S, Armidale and District Historical Society Journal - Railway Issue, 1977
History and information about the railway from Maitland to Wallangarra in New South Wales.ill, maps, p.140.non-fictionHistory and information about the railway from Maitland to Wallangarra in New South Wales.railways - new south wales - history., railway construction - australia -
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Book, Bayley, William A, Railway Centenary in Tasmania, 1971
Commemoration of the centenary of the railways in Tasmania.ill, maps, p.64.non-fictionCommemoration of the centenary of the railways in Tasmania.railroads -- australia -- history, railroads - tasmania - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Rae, Lou, The ABT Railway - On Tasmania's West Coast, 1988
A history of the ABT railway from Strahan to Queenstown in Tasmania.ill, maps, p.72.non-fictionA history of the ABT railway from Strahan to Queenstown in Tasmania.railroads -- australia -- history, private railway companies - tasmania - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Lee, Robert, Transport - An Australian History
A history of transportation in Australia, rail, road, air and on water.index, ill, p.371.non-fictionA history of transportation in Australia, rail, road, air and on water.transportation - australia, transportation - australia - history -
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Book, Colwell, Max, Australian Transport - an illustrated history, 1972
An illustrated history of Australian Transportindex, ill, p.152.non-fictionAn illustrated history of Australian Transporttransport - australia - history, transport - australia - history - pictorial -
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Book, Brand, Mona Alexis, Transport in Australia - Making Australian Society, 1979
A history of transportation in Australiaindex, ill, p.111.non-fictionA history of transportation in Australiatransportation - australia - history, transport - history - australia - pictorial -
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Book, Amusement Railways of Australia, 2015
This book surveys over 150 years of miniature railways in the Australian amusement industry ... The trains presented herein provided tactile mechanical devices onto which the passengers could project their own imaginations to create the thrills of travelling by train through their own imagined spacesIll, maps, p.224.non-fictionThis book surveys over 150 years of miniature railways in the Australian amusement industry ... The trains presented herein provided tactile mechanical devices onto which the passengers could project their own imaginations to create the thrills of travelling by train through their own imagined spacesminiature railways - australia - history, miniature railways - australia - pictorial works -
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Book, Australian Railway Historical Society, New South Wales Division, North of the harbour : a brief history of transport to and on the North Shore, 1976
A history of rail tram and ferry services north of Sydney harbour.Ill, maps, p.168.A history of rail tram and ferry services north of Sydney harbour.suburban railways - sydney, tramways - sydney, ferries - sydney -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Topmill Pty Ltd, Australian trams through the ages, volume 1, 2015
Travel through the Australian history of Trams. From the very beginning of tram travel in Australia to the latest acquistions of 2014. Detailed historical maps and news from the day, an abundance of photograph's in black and white and colour from collectors around the country are also included.Ill, maps, p.160non-fictionTravel through the Australian history of Trams. From the very beginning of tram travel in Australia to the latest acquistions of 2014. Detailed historical maps and news from the day, an abundance of photograph's in black and white and colour from collectors around the country are also included.tramways - australia, light rail - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Topmill Pty Ltd, Australian trams through the ages, volume 2, 2015
Travel through the Australian history of Trams. From the very beginning of tram travel in Australia to the latest acquistions of 2014. Detailed historical maps and news from the day, an abundance of photograph's in black and white and colour from collectors around the country are also included.Ill, maps, p.160non-fictionTravel through the Australian history of Trams. From the very beginning of tram travel in Australia to the latest acquistions of 2014. Detailed historical maps and news from the day, an abundance of photograph's in black and white and colour from collectors around the country are also included.tramways - australia, light rail - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, N.Z. Railway & Locomotive Society, Canterbury Branch : Tramway Historical Society, Return to Ferrymead, 1966
A history of the railways of Ferrymead - the site of the first steam operated railway in New ZealandIll, maps, p.26.non-fictionA history of the railways of Ferrymead - the site of the first steam operated railway in New Zealandhistory of railways - new zealand, railways - ferrymead -
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Book, Traction Publications, Destination Subiaco, 1957
A history of the tramway systems of Western AustraliaIll, maps, p.18.non-fictionA history of the tramway systems of Western Australiatramways - western australia, urban transport - australia -
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Book, Traction Publications, Destination Subiaco, 1967
A history of the tramway systems of Western AustraliaIll, maps, p.51.non-fictionA history of the tramway systems of Western Australiatramways - western australia, urban transport - australia -
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Book, Australian Electric Transport Museum (South Australia), The tramways of Adelaide, 197?
Facsimile production of "The Tramways of Adelaide" published by The Critic, March 9, 1909. It is a complete illustrated and historical souvenir of the Adelaide tramways from the inception of the horse trams to the inauguration of the present magnificent electric trolley car systemIll, maps, p.50.non-fictionFacsimile production of "The Tramways of Adelaide" published by The Critic, March 9, 1909. It is a complete illustrated and historical souvenir of the Adelaide tramways from the inception of the horse trams to the inauguration of the present magnificent electric trolley car systemtramways - adelaide, local transit - adelaide