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Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Kerr, John, Triumph of Narrow Gauge - A History of Queensland Railways, 1990
... Triumph of Narrow Gauge - A History of Queensland Railways...Queensland Railways -- History.... -- History. Queensland Railways -- History. A history of the 3'6 ...A history of the 3'6" gauge Queensland Government railways.index, ill, maps, p.232.non-fictionA history of the 3'6" gauge Queensland Government railways.narrow gauge railroads -- australia -- queensland -- history., queensland railways -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division, Queensland Railways 100 Years 1865 1965, 1965
... Queensland Railways -- History.... Prahran Locomotives - Queensland - history Queensland Railways ...A short summary of the locomotives that operated on the Queensland Government Railways in their first 100 years from Steam to diesel.ill, p.28.non-fictionA short summary of the locomotives that operated on the Queensland Government Railways in their first 100 years from Steam to diesel.locomotives - queensland - history, queensland railways -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division, Look Out For Train, 1965
... Queensland Railways -- History.... Prahran Queensland Railways -- History. Locomotives - Queensland ...A pictorial history of the Queensland railways both government & private.ill, p.56.non-fictionA pictorial history of the Queensland railways both government & private.queensland railways -- history., locomotives - queensland - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division et al, Brisbane Railway Centenary, 1976
... Queensland Railways -- History.... Prahran Queensland Railways -- History. Railroad construction ...A pictorial history of the centenary of the opening of the Queensland Government railways from Brisbane to Ipswich in 1876.ill, maps, p.56.non-fictionA pictorial history of the centenary of the opening of the Queensland Government railways from Brisbane to Ipswich in 1876. queensland railways -- history., railroad construction - queensland - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Potts, Don, Grand Queensland Tour 83, 1983
... Queensland Railways -- History.... Railways -- History. Tour Notes for a tour of Queensland from ...Tour Notes for a tour of Queensland from Melbourne to Normanton organised by the ARHS Victorian Division from 7 to 30 October 1983.maps, p.100.non-fictionTour Notes for a tour of Queensland from Melbourne to Normanton organised by the ARHS Victorian Division from 7 to 30 October 1983.australian railway historical society - tours, queensland railways -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division et al, Sunshine Route Jubilee, 1975
... Queensland Railways -- History.... Prahran Queensland Railways -- History. Railroad construction ...A pictorial history of the North Coast mainline of the Queensland Government railways from Brisbane to Cairns to mark its 50th anniversary.ill, maps, p.80.non-fictionA pictorial history of the North Coast mainline of the Queensland Government railways from Brisbane to Cairns to mark its 50th anniversary.queensland railways -- history., railroad construction - queensland - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division, Rails to the Tableland: The Story of the Cairns Railway, 1976
... Queensland Railways -- History.... Prahran Queensland Railways -- History. Railroad construction ...A pictorial history of the railways around Cairns in Queensland both government & private.ill, maps, p.72.non-fictionA pictorial history of the railways around Cairns in Queensland both government & private.queensland railways -- history., railroad construction - queensland - history -
Puffing Billy Railway
DH59 - Diesel Hydraulic locomotive (formerly DH 31), 1970
... for Queensland Railways between 1966 and 1974. In 1966 Queensland... Queensland Railways Service History : Locomotive : DH59 Serial ...DH31 - DH59 Diesel Hydraulic locomotive Built to 3'6" gauge in 1970 this Diesel Hydraulic locomotive entered service for the Queensland Railways where it remained until withdrawn in 1994. Purchased by the E.T.R.B. in 1995, it was converted to 2'6" gauge in Queensland and transported to Belgrave in 1996 for overhaul. It re-entered service later in 1996, although instead of receiving a V.R. type classification & number and V.R. style livery, it retained its Q.R. number of DH59 and its Q.R. livery minus the Q.R. logo, but has since been repainted the traditional Blue & Gold of V.R. diesel locomotives and reclassified DH31. It has since been returned to DH 59. The DH class was a class of diesel-hydraulic locomotives built by Walkers Limited, Maryborough for Queensland Railways between 1966 and 1974. In 1966 Queensland Railways tested a Walkers Limited built diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotive. This was later purchased and by 1974 the 73 DH class locomotives had taken over shunting duties in most Queensland yards. They were also used on short distance freight services. With the closure of many freight yards and the move to longer trains withdrawals started in the 1980s. Many were sold for further use on Queensland sugar cane railways. Locomotive's Queensland Railways Service History : Locomotive : DH59 Serial No: 646 In Service : 19/05/1970 With drawn from Service : 20/05/1991 LOCOMOTIVE DETAILS DH class No. originally constructed : 74 No. in service : 2 No. stored : Wheel arrangement : Bo-BoDH Roadworthy weight : 40T Maximum axle load : 10T Tractive effort (85%) Length overall: 33' Height overall : 12' 6 1⁄2" Driving wheel diameter : 36" Date of manufacture :1970 Manufacturer :Walkers Place of manufacture : Maryborough, Queensland Locomotive type : Diesel Hydraulic DH Class Type Diesel-Hydraulic Introduced 1966 Number in class 73 Manufacturer Walkers Gauge Narrow (QR, MIM) 900mm (SECV) Axles B-B Length 11.1 m Mass 37 t Engine Caterpillar D355E Transmission Voith L42U2 Power 347 kW / 465 HP Tractive effort 114 / 82 kN Speed 50 / 10 km/hHistoric - Queensland Railways - Diesel Hydraulic locomotive DH59DH59 Diesel Hydraulic locomotive made of steel and metalDH59 Diesel Hydraulic locomotivepuffing billy, diesel-hydraulic locomotive, dh59, dh31, walkers diesel hydraulic, queensland railways -
Puffing Billy Railway
DH 5 - Diesel Hydraulic locomotive, 1968
... Queensland Railways Service History : Locomotive : DH5 Serial No: 587... railways. Locomotive's Queensland Railways Service History ...DH5 Diesel Hydraulic locomotive The DH class was a class of diesel-hydraulic locomotives built by Walkers Limited, Maryborough for Queensland Railways between 1966 and 1974. In 1966 Queensland Railways tested a Walkers Limited built diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotive. This was later purchased and by 1974 the 73 DH class locomotives had taken over shunting duties in most Queensland yards. They were also used on short distance freight services. With the closure of many freight yards and the move to longer trains withdrawals started in the 1980s. Many were sold for further use on Queensland sugar cane railways. Locomotive's Queensland Railways Service History : Locomotive : DH5 Serial No: 587 In Service : 27/08/1968 With drawn from Service : 7/07/1992 LOCOMOTIVE DETAILS DH class No. originally constructed : 74 No. in service : 2 No. stored : Wheel arrangement : Bo-BoDH Roadworthy weight : 40T Maximum axle load : 10T Tractive effort (85%) Length overall: 33' Height overall : 12' 6 1⁄2" Driving wheel diameter : 36" Date of manufacture :1970 Manufacturer :Walkers Place of manufacture : Maryborough, Queensland Locomotive type : Diesel Hydraulic DESCRIPTION - B-B DH FORMER CLASS AND NUMBER - 8/1968 Built By - Walkers, Maryborough, Queensland Service History Date built - 1968 Original owner - Queensland Government Railways Original gauge - 1067mm Withdrawn - Next owner - State Electricity Commission of Victoria DH5 8/1968 Sold to SECV as CC2, In service 8-1993 Sold to Mackay Sugar CC02 (Ex DH5). CC02 was purchased by Cooks Construction in 1992 and used on the 900mm Yallourn railway in Victoria. Mackay Sugar purchased in 2001. Title Value Status Preserved - Operational Gauge Narrow 2ft 6in (762mm) Owners Puffing Billy Railway Operators Puffing Billy Railway Manufacturer Walkers Ltd - Maryborough, Queensland Builders number 587 Associated locos Renumbered from CC02 Liveries carried VR Blue & Gold Puffing Billy Service History or Notes Date acquired - 2008 Acquired from - Mackay Sugar Mill ? State when acquired - Operational ? Work done - Regauged, overhauled Restored to service - Current State - Operational Historic - Queensland Railways - Diesel Hydraulic locomotive DH5DH 5 Diesel Hydraulic locomotive made of steel and metalDH 5puffing billy railway, dh5, locomotive, cc02, diesel,, queensland railways, diesel hydraulic locomotive dh5, walkers diesel hydraulic -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Hardcover book, Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company Limited, The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia-Volume 2, 1886
The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia-Volume 2Hardcover. Cover is brown with the title in gold lettering. Underneath the title is a symbol of a solid wreath surrounding the head of a ram. Three fold-out maps are included; Railway Postal and Telegraph Map of South Australia, 1888; Railway Postal & Telegraph Map of Queensland, 1888; Railway, Postal, Telegraph and Rainfall Map of Tasmania 1889. non-fictionThe Picturesque Atlas of Australasia-Volume 2atlas, australasia, history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ''A BRIEF LIFE HISTORY OF HENRY KENTISH AND HIS SON CECIL W KENTISH''
''A brief life history of Henry Kentish and his son Cecil W Kentish''; Author Cecil W Kentish. 32 page typed booklet describing the travels of the Kentish family in the period 1836 to mid 1920s in some detail - Adelaide, Melbourne, Bendigo, Bridgewater, Queensland. Little detail after mid-1920s (page 32).Cecil W. Kentishperson, individual, henry kentish, henry kentish, cecil wallace. kentish, thomas frone kentish, james kentish, sir john hindmarsh, lieutenant colonel george gawler, mt macedon, black forest, looney joe, wesleyan church, mr james jeffrey, dr backhaus, frances elizabeth webb, pyramid view, durham ox, mt hope station, pyramid railway station -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - GLADYS DEAN COLLECTION: POSTCARD, 1906 - 1908
Photographic postcard of Robbs Monument CAirns Railwya Queensland. Image of railway line curving around a hill with two men standing either side of the railway line looking up at a rocky monolith. Image is sepia with a pale blue sky.The words Robbs Munument Cairns Ry Queensland are printed in white along the bottom of the image.The reverse is addressed to Miss Dean Post Office Golden Square Victoria. A one penny Australian stamp postmarked Rockhampton Queensland is affixed to the top right hand corner.postcard -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - JOSEPH MARTIN BRADY: DOCUMENTATION, 2004
Joseph Martin Brady documentation - two pages - life history - written by Geoff Russell 2004. With 5 item bibliography. Also - page on Brady from internet (but bad copy - printed on portrait, not landscape)Geoff Russellperson, individual, joseph martin brady, sir john coode, melbourne harbour trust, bendigo water works, brisbane board of water works, victorias north eastern railway. queensland first engineer of harbours & rivers. joseph brady. -
Unions Ballarat
Organise, educate, control : the AMWU in Australia, 1852 - 2012, Reeves, Andrew, 2013
A history of the AMWU. The AWMU is an Australian trade union that was part of campaigns for the Eight Hour Day, maternity leave, superannuation, apprentice rights and family-friendly conditions. 1.The AMWU: Politics and Industrial Relations, 1852-2012 / Greg Patmore 2.The Hope of the World: The Amalgamation of ADSTE and the AMWU / Andrew Dettmer 3.One Big Metal Union? The Impact of Union Amalgamation in Western Australia / Bobbie Oliver 4.Off to the Mystery Picnic: Mobilising Young Engineers in Victoria, 1941-1961 / Keir Reeves 5.The Female Confectioners Union, 1916-1945 / Cathy Brigden 6.The Melbourne Typographical Society and the Melbourne Trades and Labour Council, 1874-76 / Andrew Reeves 7.Australia Reconstructed / Andrew Scott 8.Celebration of a Union: The Banners and Iconography of the AMWU / Andrew Reeves pt. 2 AMWU People 9.The Struggle Continues: Laurie Carmichael Talks / Andrew Dettmer 10.Three Tassie Women and Their Union Experiences / Robyn McQueeney 11.`Red' Fred - Left in the Right Time and Place: A Political Analysis of Fred Thompson / Cora Trevarthen 12.Unity Commands Respect: Memories of EZ / Glenys Lindner 13.A Self-contained City: Metalworkers and the Midland Railway Workshops, 1904-1994 / Ric McCracken 14.The AMWU Queensland Coal Shop Stewards / Chris Harper. Relevant to the history of trade unions and the labour movement, particularly the AWMU.Paper; book. Front cover: sepia background - feint pictures; colour picture of union banner; red and black lettering. Front cover: title and editors' names.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, unions, amwu, australian manufacturing workers union, history, amalgamated metal workers' and shipwrights' union, social conditions, labor movement, amalgamations - unions, industrial relations -
Unions Ballarat
Australian railway disasters (Don Woodward Collection), Pearce, Kenn, 1999
Short histories and pictures of train disasters in Australia - 1873-1997.History - railways.Books; 240 pages. Cover: colour photograph of a train accident at Black Mountain, Queensland, 1994; red lettering; author's name and title.In pencil, "D.H. Woodward".btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history, railways -
Unions Ballarat
Book - E.J. Rowe (Ted Rowe) - collected documents, Sydney Morning Herald, 1949-2019
Ted Rowe was a delegate of the Amalgamated Engineering Union and was Ballarat Trades Hall President for two years - 1941-1942. He was also an activist in the Communist Party of Australia. The collection includes a memoir from one of Rowe's descendants. Original documents not held. Items are print-outs and photocopies. 1. Sydney Morning Herald (NSW), 18/5/1949, Communists Seek Control of Powerful A.E.U. 2. Tribune (NSW), 25/8/48, Party Life 3. Tribune (NSW), 5/10/60, Passing of "Ted" Rowe 4. Tribune (NSW), 12/10/60, FUNERAL ORATION FOR E.J. (TED) ROWE: "Outstanding son of working class, Party" 5. Tribune (NSW), 12/10/1960, TED ROWE'S FUNERAL 6. Tribune (NSW), 19/10/60, Ted Rowe: Last Respects 7. Olive, Doug (Communist Party of Australia, Queensland), n.d., "The Queensland Railway Strike" (excerpts) 8. Moloney, Gary (descendent/grandson), "Memories of E.J. Rowe"Trade union history and of particular significance to Ballarat Trades and Labour Council and the Amalgamated Engineering Union.Copies of press clippings and other documents.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, rowe, e.j. - ted, aeu, railway strike, queensland, communist party australia, obituaries - death notices - funeral notices, industrial action, memoir, amalgamated engineering union -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Journal - Picturesque Atlas of Australasia
The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia was released in 42 supplements between 1886 and 1889 and attracted over 50,000 subscribers. Produced by the Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company in Wynyard Square, Sydney. The company was established in 1885. Edited by Andrew Garran. For detailed information search the website of the National Library of Australia. Thirty-three parts. Volume 9 to Volume 42. Volumes 1 - 8 and 28 are missing. Light tan coloured covers have a printed central rectangular double border. The title and publication information and illustrations are printed inside the border. The illustrations included are Captain Cook, a sailing ship and a sprig of wattle. The pages include many black and white illustrations. Volume 16 Separate map of Fiji. This Volume covers Bendigo as one of Victoria's country towns Volume 27 Includes separate Railway, Postal and telegraph map of Queensland. Volume 42 This last Volume contains a Miscellaneous section at the back with an Editorial Postscript and two maps - Australia and The Solar System.australasia, flora and fauna, subscription, history, exploration -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Greg Cash, Rosewood Railway Museum - The Remaking of a Railway, 1992
... museum - Queensland A history of the Rosewood tourist railway ...A history of the Rosewood tourist railway in Queensland.ill, p.32.non-fictionA history of the Rosewood tourist railway in Queensland.tourist railways and museums - australia, rosewood railway museum - queensland -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division, The Redbank Museum, 1970
A book about the Redbank railway museum in Queensland.ill, p.27.non-fictionA book about the Redbank railway museum in Queensland.tourist railways and museums - australia, redbank railway museum - queensland -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division, The Redbank Museum, 1974
A book about the Redbank railway museum in Queensland.ill, p.27.non-fictionA book about the Redbank railway museum in Queensland.tourist railways and museums - australia, redbank railway museum - queensland -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division, The Redbank Museum, 1977
A book about the Redbank railway museum in Queensland.ill, p.27.non-fictionA book about the Redbank railway museum in Queensland.tourist railways and museums - australia, redbank railway museum - queensland -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, David Cable, Rails Across Australia - A Journey Through the Continent, 2015
Rails Across Australia is an album of photographs taken by David Cable, a well-regarded British author of several albums of train pictures throughout the world. The photos were taken initially during the period between 1967 and 1973 when David lived in Adelaide, and then during several visits around the Commonwealth during the twenty-first century. The photos cover a wide variety of trains in the mainland states, from Queensland to the Pilbara region of Western Australia, and include pictures showing trains in the landscapes, as well as close-up photos of locomotives for the modelling enthusiasts. The well-known problems of different gauges originally established in the various states are illustrated by the individual classes designed for them, in addition to the newest designs for the standard gauge tracks now linking them.ill. p.258.non-fictionRails Across Australia is an album of photographs taken by David Cable, a well-regarded British author of several albums of train pictures throughout the world. The photos were taken initially during the period between 1967 and 1973 when David lived in Adelaide, and then during several visits around the Commonwealth during the twenty-first century. The photos cover a wide variety of trains in the mainland states, from Queensland to the Pilbara region of Western Australia, and include pictures showing trains in the landscapes, as well as close-up photos of locomotives for the modelling enthusiasts. The well-known problems of different gauges originally established in the various states are illustrated by the individual classes designed for them, in addition to the newest designs for the standard gauge tracks now linking them.railroad trains -- australia -- history -- pictorial works., railroad trains -- australia -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, David Burke, 30 Days On Australia's Railways - A diary of September journeys, 2014
An 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.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. -
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. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Wakeling, Peter, A Century of Service - The Queensland Government Railways Story, 1965
... . Queensland Railways. A history of the Queensland Government railways ...A history of the Queensland Government railways from 1865 to 1965.ill, p.64.non-fictionA history of the Queensland Government railways from 1865 to 1965.railroads -- australia -- queensland -- history., queensland railways. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Berry, Scyld, Train to Julia Creek - A Journey to the Heart of Australia, 1985
Stories about railway journeys around Australia from Perth to Melbourne Forsyth to Normanton and Julia Creek in Queenslandill. p.208.non-fictionStories about railway journeys around Australia from Perth to Melbourne Forsyth to Normanton and Julia Creek in Queenslandrailroad travel - australia, railroad passenger trains - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Taylor, Colin, Great Rail Non-Journeys of Australia, 1986
Stories of railway journeys around Australiailll, p.233.non-fictionStories of railway journeys around Australiarailroad travel - australia, railroad passenger trains - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Whitaker, Scott, Railway Hotels of Australia Volume Three - Queensland, 2017
The coming of the railway was a major event in the history of many towns and cities across Australia. This is the story behind every Railway Hotel; and the social, economic and political themes that have shaped society over the last 150 years.index, ill, maps, p.276.non-fictionThe coming of the railway was a major event in the history of many towns and cities across Australia. This is the story behind every Railway Hotel; and the social, economic and political themes that have shaped society over the last 150 years.australia -- buildings, structures, etc -- history, bars (drinking establishments) -- australia -- history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Burke, David, Chasing The Sunshine: The Sunshine Route Through Queensland to Cairns, 2009
A history of the building of the railway from Brisbane to Cairns in Queensland.index, ill, maps, p.154.non-fictionA history of the building of the railway from Brisbane to Cairns in Queensland.railroad construction - australia - history, railroad construction - queensland - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Grimsey, J.K. et al, Steam to Diesel in Queensland, 1974
A history of the transition from steam to diesel in Queensland in the 1960s.ill, p.58.non-fictionA history of the transition from steam to diesel in Queensland in the 1960s.locomotives - queensland - history, railroads - queensland - history