ill, p.68.non-fictionPersonal reflections of the Queensland Government Railways.railroad operations - queensland - history, railroads -- australia -- trains -- pictorial works

ill, p.75.non-fictionPersonal reflections of the New South Wales Government Railways.railroads -- australia -- trains -- pictorial works, railroad operations - new south wales - pictorial works

ill, maps, p.116.non-fictionA history of the branch line from Adamstown to Belmont out of Newcastle N.S.W. including the railway, the trains and the collieries.railroad construction - new south wales - history, colliery railroads - new south wales - history

ill, p.32.non-fictionA pictorial of trains at Broken Hill including New South Wales Government Railways, National Rail and Silverton Tramway.railroad operations - new south wales - pictorial works, tramways - broken hill

ill, maps, p.67.non-fictionA history of the railway from Goulburn to Cooma in New South Wales.railroad construction - australia - history, railroad operations - new south wales - history

ill, maps, p.15.non-fictionA short history of the mortuary trains to Fawkner Cemetary and the preserved hearse carriage at the cemetary.cemetery railways - australia - history, railroad operations - victoria - history

index, ill, maps, p.100.non-fictionReminiscence and anecdotes by the late Douglas McNaughton Trainor an employee of the Victorian Railways from 1921 to 1931. railroads - victorian railways - personal reminiscence, railroad operations - victoria - history

ill, p.64.non-fictionA pictorial view of recent Victorian rail operations in the late 1980s & 1990s.railroads - victoria - pictorial works, railroad operations - victoria - history

ill,p.48.non-fictionA collection of railway photographs from Michael Schrader.railroads - victoria - pictorial works, railroad operations - victoria - history

ill, p.48.non-fictionA collection of railway photographs from Peter J.O. Ralph.railroads - victoria - pictorial works, railroad operations - victoria - history

ill, maps, p.36.non-fictionA brief history of the Heathcote Junction to Bendigo and associated railways issued in conjunction with the running of the last train to Heathcote on 9th November 1968 by the Australian Railway Historical Society.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroad operations - victoria - history

index, ill, maps, p.239.non-fictionStories from locomotive enginemen in New Zealand of running trains in the early 20th century. locomotive engineers -- new zealand -- biography., railroads -- new zealand -- history.

ill. p.172.non-fictionAn entertaining look at railway events in Australia in the month of September - from 1848, when a meeting was called to start a railway company in New South Wales, to 2013, when the great Bayer-Garrett AD6029 steam engine was restored to working order. For some strange reason, September has been a month when particularly memorable railway events tend to occur. Author David Burke has crafted a 'diary' which documents, day by day, major happenings to do with railways in Australia - from the days of steam, to diesel, to diesel-electric and electrification, covering the first trains that ran between New South Wales and Queensland, and to Melbourne. It was in also September that the first sod was dug for the Trans-Australian Railway across the Nullarbor to Perth. The book is heavily illustrated with historic photographs, both black and white and colour, newspaper cuttings, sketches and maps, and features 13 paintings by renowned railway artist Phil Belbin. Names that leap to the fore among those who made railway history happen include Ben Chifley, the locomotive driver who became Prime Minister of Australia, engineer Dr John Bradfield, designer of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and responsible for putting Sydney's city trains underground, James Fraser, first Australian-born Chief Commissioner for Railways, and Harold Young, the Scotsman who designed the C38 engine and the Silver City Comet. Cover picture shows: Climbing the steep Fassifern Grade with a heavy coal train maakes for plenty of Bayer-Garrett action in Phil Belbin's painting of the AD60 class at work on the Shorty North line to Newcastle New South Wales Australia.railroads -- australia -- history., railroad travel -- australia -- history.

ill, p.80.non-fictionFeatures steam, diesel and electric locomotives and suburban trains of the Australian railways.locomotives -- australia -- pictorial works, railroads -- australia -- trains -- pictorial works

Index, ill, maps, p.160.non-fictionThe story of the railway personnel and success of the railway system in WA in ensuring the effective movement of troops and supplies during World War 2.world war, 1939-1945 -- transportation -- australia -- western australia, railroads -- australia -- western australia -- history

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.

index, ill, maps, p.260.non-fictionThe story of the construction of the legendary railway known as the Ghan, which runs from Port Augusta to Alice Springs and was completed in 1929.railroads -- alice springs, northern territory -- history., ghan (train) -- history.

ill, p.56.non-fictionPictorial early history of the Victorian Railways.railroads -- australia -- trains -- pictorial works, railroads -- australia -- victoria -- history.

ill. p.19.non-fictionNews letter celebrating the centenary of the Victorian Railways in 1954.railroads -- australia -- trains -- pictorial works, railroads -- australia -- victoria -- history.

ill, p.184.non-fictionA history of the trains & the trams in Tasmania.railroads -- australia -- history., railroads - tasmania - history

ill, p.40.non-fictionA history of railway events illustrated in Australia Post stamps issued up to 1993.railroads -- australia -- trains -- history., railroads on postage stamps -- australia.

ill, p.80.non-fictionPictures of New Zealand trains in the North Island in the steam and diesel period.railroads - new zealand - pictorial, railroads -- new zealand.

ill, p.240.non-fictionA bound book of a series of books of Pictures of New Zealand trains in the North Island South Island, an On the West Coast in the steam and diesel period.railroads - new zealand - pictorial, railroads -- new zealand.

ill, maps, p.40.non-fictionDetails of the various long distance passenger trains on the New Zealand Government railways.railroads - new zealand - pictorial, railroads - new zealand - passenger trains

ill, p.24.non-fictionPhotographs of trains in New Zealand steam and diesel up to the late 1950s.railroads - new zealand - pictorial, railroads -- new zealand.

ill, p.24.non-fictionPhotographs of trains in New Zealand steam and diesel up to the late 1950s.railroads - new zealand - pictorial, railroads -- new zealand.

index, ill, maps, p.157.non-fictionA look at 35 trips that highlight some of the most interesting, scenic and rewarding railway journeys in Australia and New Zealand. They include the renowned long-distance journeys, such as The Indian Pacific in Australia that takes travellers on a three-day trip from Perth to Sydney or the The Northern Explorer in New Zealand’s North Island that stretches from Wellington to Auckland, as well as those that traverse stunning scenery, such as New Zealand’s TranzAlpine train or the Spirit of the Outback in Australia. There are also routes on which restored steam locomotives operate and other lines included for the wonder of their engineering. Trains are a great way to travel in these countries, taking you at ground level past superb scenery that often cannot be seen by any other means of transport. David Bowden’s entertaining text describes the route, the major features of interest along the way and any special technical details about the locomotive or the track.railroad travel - australia, railroad travel - new zealand

ill, p.64.non-fictionInformation and timetables for trains and buses in Western Australia in 1966-67railroads - passenger - western australia, government buses - western australia

ill, maps, p.56.non-fictionPictorial history of railway sidings & industrial branch lines in Melbourne from the 1960s to the 1980s.railroad sidings -- victoria -- melbourne, railroads -- victoria -- melbourne

ill, p.160.non-fictionA history of the express sleeper passenger train the Southern Aurora between Melbourne & Sydney from 1962 to 1986.railroads - passenger trains - australia, railroads - southern aurora - australia