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Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Fiddian, Marc, Potatoes, Passengers and Posterity, 1978
... VR narrow gauge railways - Victoria - history...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A brief illustrated history of the 2'6" Puffing Billy railway from Upper Fern Tree Gully to Gembrook in Victoriaindex, 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 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, de Fossard, Esta, Puffing Billy's Adventure, 1978
... VR narrow gauge railways - Victoria - history...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A fictional story about an attempted attack on a special carriage on the 2'6" Puffing Billy railway from in Victoriaill, 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 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, The Puffing Billy Preservation Society, Ten Years of Puffing Billy, 1972
... VR narrow gauge railways - Victoria - history...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A brief outline of first 10 year of the preserved 2'6" Puffing Billy railway from Belgrave to Emerald in Victoria from 1962.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 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, The Puffing Billy Preservation Society, Puffing Billy The Next Ten Years, 1973
... VR narrow gauge railways - Victoria - history...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A brief outline of the next 10 year of the preserved 2'6" Puffing Billy railway from Belgrave to Lakeside in Victoria from 1973.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 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, The Puffing Billy Preservation Society, The Puffing Billy Story
... VR narrow gauge railways - Victoria - history...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A 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.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 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, The Puffing Billy Preservation Society, Here Comes Puffing Billy
... VR narrow gauge railways - Victoria - history...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A 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.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 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Wilson, Trevor, Down the track with Puffing Billy, 1981
... VR narrow gauge railways - Victoria - history...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A short history of the restoration of the 2'6" narrow gauge Puffing Billy railway from Belgrave to Lakeside in Victoria.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 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Jehan, David, Rack Railways of Australia, 1997
... Rack railways - Australia - history...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A history of the rack railways in Australia from Mt Morgan to Mt Lyell to industrial mining railways.ill, maps, p.112.non-fictionA history of the rack railways in Australia from Mt Morgan to Mt Lyell to industrial mining railways.rack railways - australia - history, railroad operations - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Knowles, J.W, The Mount Morgan Rack Railway, 1982
... Rack railways - Australia - history...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A history of the Mount Morgan rack railway in Queensland.ill, maps, p.52.non-fictionA history of the Mount Morgan rack railway in Queensland.railroad construction - queensland - history, rack railways - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, McDonald, Keith, Steel and Rails In Newcastle, 1981
... Steelworks railways - Australia - history...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A history of the steelworks railways in the Newcastleindex, ill, maps. P.118.non-fictionA history of the steelworks railways in the Newcastlesteelworks railways - australia - history, industrial railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, McCauley, Paul, Kat-Can-Kal-Aug-Ood Gazette, 1917
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History....Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A souvenir issue of a magazine to commemorate the completion and opening of the East-West (Port Augusta - Kalgoorlie) section of the Commonwealth Railways in 1917.ill, p.29.non-fictionA souvenir issue of a magazine to commemorate the completion and opening of the East-West (Port Augusta - Kalgoorlie) section of the Commonwealth Railways in 1917.transcontinental railway - australia - history, commonwealth railways (australia) -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Commonwealth Railways, Port Augusta - Whyalla official opening 6-10-72, 1972
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History....Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...Booklet to commemorate the opening of the standard gauge railway from Port Augusta to Whyalla on Friday 6th October 1972ill, maps, p.16.non-fictionBooklet to commemorate the opening of the standard gauge railway from Port Augusta to Whyalla on Friday 6th October 1972railroad construction - south australia - history, commonwealth railways (australia) -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Commonwealth Railways, Stirling North - Marree Railway official opening 27-07-57, 1957
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History....Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...Booklet to commemorate the opening of the standard gauge railway from Stirling North to Marree in South Australia on the 27th July 1957.ill, p.19.non-fictionBooklet to commemorate the opening of the standard gauge railway from Stirling North to Marree in South Australia on the 27th July 1957.railroad construction - south australia - history, commonwealth railways (australia) -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society Inc, The Pichi Richi Railway, 1975
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History....Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A history of the preserved Pichi Richi Railway built on part of the former Commonwealth Railways 3'6" railway from Port Augusta to Alice Springs in South Australia.ill, maps, p.52.non-fictionA history of the preserved Pichi Richi Railway built on part of the former Commonwealth Railways 3'6" railway from Port Augusta to Alice Springs in South Australia.railroad construction - south australia - history, commonwealth railways (australia) -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, McNicol, Steve, Quorn Line Album
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History....Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A history of the 3'6" railway from Peterborough South Australia to Quorn to meet the Commonwealth Railway from Port Augusta to Alice Springs.ill, maps, p.56.non-fictionA history of the 3'6" railway from Peterborough South Australia to Quorn to meet the Commonwealth Railway from Port Augusta to Alice Springs.railroad construction - south australia - history, commonwealth railways (australia) -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Bayley, William A, Quorn Line Album, 1975
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History....Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A brief history of the 3'6" Commonwealth Railway from Port Augusta South Australia to Quorn & on to Alice Springs, & the junction with the S.A.R. from Quorn to Peterborough.ill, maps, p.64.non-fictionA brief history of the 3'6" Commonwealth Railway from Port Augusta South Australia to Quorn & on to Alice Springs, & the junction with the S.A.R. from Quorn to Peterborough.railroad construction - south australia - history, commonwealth railways (australia) -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Commonwealth Railways, Central and North Australia Railways
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History....Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A Commonwealth Railways brochure promoting the railway service from Port Augusta to Alice Springs on the Central Australian railway and to Darwin via road and the Northern Australian Railway.ill, maps, p.16.non-fictionA Commonwealth Railways brochure promoting the railway service from Port Augusta to Alice Springs on the Central Australian railway and to Darwin via road and the Northern Australian Railway.commonwealth railways (australia) -- history., railroad operations - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Steve McNicol, Railway Reborn
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History....Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A history of the preserved Pichi Richi Railway from Quorn built on part of the former Commonwealth Railways 3'6" railway from Port Augusta to Alice Springs.ill, p.32.non-fictionA history of the preserved Pichi Richi Railway from Quorn built on part of the former Commonwealth Railways 3'6" railway from Port Augusta to Alice Springs.railroad construction - south australia - history, commonwealth railways (australia) -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society Inc, The Opening of the Pichi Richi Railway 20-07-74, 1974
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History....Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A commemorative booklet for the opening of the preserved 3'6" Pichi Richi Railway out of Quorn South Australia on the old Commonwealth Railways line from Port Augusta to Alice Springs 20th July 1974.ill, p.32.non-fictionA commemorative booklet for the opening of the preserved 3'6" Pichi Richi Railway out of Quorn South Australia on the old Commonwealth Railways line from Port Augusta to Alice Springs 20th July 1974.railroad construction - south australia - history, commonwealth railways (australia) -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Harvey, James Young, The Never- Never Line: The Story of the North Australia Railway, 1987
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History....Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A history of the Commonwealth railways North Australia Railway from Darwin to Birdum in the Northern Territory.Index, ill, maps, p.368.non-fictionA history of the Commonwealth railways North Australia Railway from Darwin to Birdum in the Northern Territory.commonwealth railways (australia) -- history., railroad construction - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Harvey, James Young, Australia's Forgotten Volunteers, 1992
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History....Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A history of the railwaymen who volunteered to work on the Commonwealth railways North Australia Railway from Darwin to Birdum in the Northern Territory during World War II.Index, ill, maps, p.264.non-fictionA history of the railwaymen who volunteered to work on the Commonwealth railways North Australia Railway from Darwin to Birdum in the Northern Territory during World War II.commonwealth railways (australia) -- history., railroad operations in war - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Stevenson, Ian, The Line That Led to Nowhere: The Story of the North Australia Railway, 1979
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History....Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A history of the Commonwealth railways North Australia Railway from Darwin to Birdum in the Northern Territory.Index, ill, p.188.non-fictionA history of the Commonwealth railways North Australia Railway from Darwin to Birdum in the Northern Territory.commonwealth railways (australia) -- history., railroad construction - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Stevenson, Ian, Down The Track, 1987
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History....Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A history of the Commonwealth railways North Australia Railway from Darwin to Birdum in the Northern Territory. Written for the Northern Territory Department of Education.ill, maps, p.74.non-fictionA history of the Commonwealth railways North Australia Railway from Darwin to Birdum in the Northern Territory. Written for the Northern Territory Department of Education.commonwealth railways (australia) -- history., railroad construction - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park, The Mortuary Train Service to Fawkner Cemetery, 1993
... Cemetery railways - Australia - history...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A short history of the mortuary trains to Fawkner Cemetary and the preserved hearse carriage at the cemetary.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 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Eric harding, Uniform railway gauge, 1958
... Railways - Australia - History...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...The story of the break in railway gauge in Australia and the various attempts that have been made to overcome it.Index, bib, ill, map, p.114.non-fictionThe story of the break in railway gauge in Australia and the various attempts that have been made to overcome it.railway gauge - australia, railways - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, New South Wales Department of Railways, Souvenir of the official opening of the Sydney-Melbourne standard gauge railway line, 1962
... Railways - Australia - History...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...Souvenir booklet on aspects of the opening of the Sydney to Melbourne standard gauge line in 1962Ill, p.58.non-fictionSouvenir booklet on aspects of the opening of the Sydney to Melbourne standard gauge line in 1962railways - australia - history, railway gauge - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Nick Anchen, Iron Roads in the Outback, 2017
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History....Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...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, Amusement Railways of Australia, 2015
... Miniature railways - Australia - History...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...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 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Full Parallel Productions, Stopping all stations : Melbourne's unfinished rail network/opportunities lost, 2010
... Railways - Melbourne - History...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...This book is a delightful examination of many aspects of the great transport development saga of 'Greater Melbourne', and it is very timely given renewed focus on rail across Australia and around the world.Index, bib, ill, maps, p.214.non-fictionThis book is a delightful examination of many aspects of the great transport development saga of 'Greater Melbourne', and it is very timely given renewed focus on rail across Australia and around the world.railways - melbourne - history, suburban railways - melbourne -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Chamberlain, Brian, Early Steam in Tasmania, 1987
... Broad gauge railways - Tasmania - history...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A history of the first 17 years of 'Broad Gauge' 5'3" railways in Tasmania plus a section on tall masted ships involved in transporting those locomotives to Australia.ill, p.146.non-fictionA history of the first 17 years of 'Broad Gauge' 5'3" railways in Tasmania plus a section on tall masted ships involved in transporting those locomotives to Australia.steam locomotives - tasmania - history, broad gauge railways - tasmania - history