64 p.; 28 cmnon-fictionThis book is part of the narrow gauge photographic collectionpuffing billy railway, narrow gauge railway

236 p.; 27 cmnon-fictionA detailed history of the Puffing Billy Railway line and train from 1900-1953.puffing billy railway, narrow gauge railway

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.

ill, maps, p.128.non-fictionA history of the narrow gauge Goondah-Burrinjuck Railway for the construction of the Burrinjuck dam in N.S.W.industrial railroads - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history

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

144 p.; 21 cmnon-fictionA History of Puffing Billy's Railway.puffing billy railway, narrow gauge railway

index, ill, maps, p.248.non-fiction"Ron Fitch was born in 1910 into a railway family. He began his career as a 16-year-old engineering cadet and completed it, 46 years later, having worked at various times for two state railways and the Commonwealth, as Commissioner of South Australian Railways. In this book Fitch gives a vivid account not only of his career but of the camaraderie of the greater railway community, often experienced in the most trying of conditions. Fitch gives an account of laying track and the remarkable breed of men who do so, of advances in line-building techniques, of derailments and floods and washaways, of wrangles over attempts to implement standard gauge, of the politics of railways. In 2002 when 92 Fitch earned recognition from the Guinness Book of World Records when his thesis on South Australian railways made him the World's oldest recipient of a PhD."--Jacket.fitch, r. j. (ronald john), 1910-, railroad engineers -- australia -- .biography

p.13.non-fictionThe parliamentary standing committee on Railways on the Colac-Crowes Non-Paying railway line in Victoria in 1931.railroad construction - victoria - history, vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history

p.12.non-fictionThe parliamentary standing committee on Railways on the question of a connecting railway in the Upper Acheron Valley district in Victoria.railroad construction - victoria - history, vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history

index, ill, maps, p.254.non-fictionIn 'Steam Australia', Tim Fischer takes readers into the fascinating story of steam transportation over ten vital decades of transformation in Australia's history. The book also covers the great named express trains hauled by steam locomotives over the decades, such as 'Puffing Billy', Robert Gordon Menzies or 'The Ghan'. Special topics feature things such as Albury's 'break of gauge' platform (where two state track systems met), the Amiens branch line (running through Pozieres and Passchendaele stations in Queensland), some important characters such as C.Y. O'Connor and many more. The book is illustrated with over 300 exciting images from the superb National Library John Buckland collection of photography, many never seen before. Steam locomotives continue to operate as a key part of rail heritage tourism in Australia, demonstrating the ongoing legacy of these engines. The great age of steam in Australia and Fischer's salute to steam locomotion and all that it has achieved for this country is fascinating and captivating to both train novices and enthusiasts alike. A history of the steam train in Australia.steam locomotives - australia - history, railroads -- australia -- history

index, ill, maps, p.100.non-fictionA history of the Victorian Railway's narrow gauge 2'6" branch line from Moe to Walhalla.railroad construction - victoria - history, vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history

ill, p.111.non-fictionA photographic record by Wilf Henty of the construction of the 2'6" VR narrow gauge railway from Moe to Walhalla in Gippsland Victoria in 1904.vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history, railroad construction - victoria - history

index, ill, p.135.non-fictionA collection of newspaper articles about the Puffing Billy railway from Belgrave to Lakeside between 1940 & 1988.puffing billy - victoria - history, vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history

index, ill, p.217.non-fictionA history of the restoration of the 2'6" narrow gauge railway from Belgrave to Emerald in Victoria between 1955 to 1965.vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history, puffing billy - victoria - history

ill, p.108.non-fictionAn illustrated history of 2'6" VR narrow gauge railway in Victoria with emphasis on the preserved Belgrave to Gembrook line.vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history

ill, maps, p.32.non-fictionA brief illustrated history of the 2'6" Puffing Billy railway from Upper Fern Tree Gully to Gembrook in Victoriavr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history, puffing billy - victoria - history

index, ill, maps. p.235.non-fictionAn illustrated history of the 2'6" Puffing Billy railway from Upper Fern Tree Gully to Gembrook in Victoria.vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history, puffing billy - victoria - history

index, ill, maps, p.144.non-fictionA brief illustrated history of the 2'6" Puffing Billy railway from Upper Fern Tree Gully to Gembrook in Victoriavr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history, puffing billy - victoria - history

ill, maps, p.31.non-fictionA history of the narrow gauge railway and tramways from Yarra Junction to Powelltown and the surrounding area to celebrate the centenary of the 3'0" gauge railway from 1913 to 2013.timber tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history

ill, maps, p.40.non-fictionA fictional story about an attempted attack on a special carriage on the 2'6" Puffing Billy railway from in Victoriavr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history, puffing billy - victoria - history

ill, maps. p.8.non-fictionA brief outline of first 10 year of the preserved 2'6" Puffing Billy railway from Belgrave to Emerald in Victoria from 1962.vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history, puffing billy - victoria - history

ill, maps. p.14.non-fictionA brief outline of the history of the VR 2'6" narrow gauge railways of Victoria and the preserved Puffing Billy railway from Belgrave to Lakeside in Victoria.vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history, puffing billy - victoria - history

ill, maps. p.16.non-fictionA brief outline of the history of the VR 2'6" narrow gauge railways of Victoria and the preserved Puffing Billy railway from Belgrave to Lakeside in Victoria.vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history, puffing billy - victoria - history

index, ill, maps, p.151.non-fictionA history of the 3' narrow gauge timber tramway from Yarra Junction to Powelltown and beyond, as well as the many tramways branching off it.timber tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history

ill, p.18.non-fictionA brief outline of the next 10 year of the preserved 2'6" Puffing Billy railway from Belgrave to Lakeside in Victoria from 1973.vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history, puffing billy - victoria - history

ill, maps, p.32.non-fictionA short history of the restoration of the 2'6" narrow gauge Puffing Billy railway from Belgrave to Lakeside in Victoria.vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history, puffing billy - victoria - history

p.10.non-fictionA short research report about the narrow gauge Cave Hill firewood tramway near Lilydale in Victoria.narrow gauge railroads - australia - history, timber tramways - australia - history

p.9.non-fictionA short research report about the narrow gauge Herman's Warburton timber tramway in Victoria.timber tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history

p.8.non-fictionA short research report about the narrow gauge Russell's timber tramway in Gembrook Victoria.narrow gauge railroads - australia - history, logging railroads -- victoria -- gembrook -- history.

index, ill, maps, p.102.non-fictionA history of the railways and tramways of the eastern Otway Ranges in South Western Victoria.timber tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history