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Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Holmes, Lloyd, Steam Across The Border, 2012
... rail gauges - Australia - history...railroad operations - Australia - history rail gauges ...A history of the cross border railway at Wodonga-Albury between Victoria and New South Wales.ill, maps, p.72.non-fictionA history of the cross border railway at Wodonga-Albury between Victoria and New South Wales.railroad operations - australia - history, rail gauges - australia - history -
Puffing Billy Railway
Day's Petrol Rail Tractor, Petrol Rail Tractor Gauge 2'0", circa 1926 - 1940
Rail tractors were popular with Victorian sawmillers. They were generally cheaper than a steam locomotive, required no special qualifications to drive, and used proven power plants for which spares were available locally. The tractor was constructed by Day’s Engineering of South Melbourne which, although better known for its pumping equipment, built more than fifty rail tractors for Victorian sawmillers and other industrial tramway users. W. Day & Sons is believed to have constructed its first light railway locomotive in 1926. From then until the mid 1940s, the firm appears to have built at least fifty locomotives at its premises in South Melbourne, of which roughly half were four-wheel locomotives and roughly half were six-wheel locomotives like the restored Day’s rail tractor formerly operated by Ruoak Timbers. Of the four-wheel locomotives, ten were 2-ft (610mm) gauge locomotives similar to this one. Today, only two survive, a complete example at the Puffing Billy Railway Museum at Menzies Creek, and one at Alexandra Timber Tramway Museum This 2-ft gauge 4wPM locomotive is believed to have been one of two Day's Petrol Rail tractors formerly used by Cheetham Salt, possibly at the Moolap works near Geelong. Service History :owned by Cheetham Salt, Moolap ( dates unknown ) Geelong Steam Preservation Society , Belmont 1973 ? Puffing Billy Steam Museum , Menzies Creek Historic - Industrial Narrow gauge Railway - Rail Tractor used by Cheetham Salt Company works at Laverton, Moolap and Geelong, Victoria , Australia Petrol Rail Tractor made of Iron , wrought iron, steel puffing billy, industrial narrow gauge railway, rail tractor, days engineering, cheetham salt,, petrol rail tractor -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Sargent, John, Rail Scene South Australia: South Australian Broad gauge in the mid 1930s, 1992
A pictorial history of broad gauge 5'3" steam locomotives in South Australia in the 1930s.ill, p56.non-fictionA pictorial history of broad gauge 5'3" steam locomotives in South Australia in the 1930s.railroads -- australia -- south australia., steam locomotives - south australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, Whyalla a guide, 1972
A guide to the standard gauge railway from Sydney to Whyalla & Maree for a special passenger train run in 1972 complete with maps of the route.ill, maps, p.67.non-fictionA guide to the standard gauge railway from Sydney to Whyalla & Maree for a special passenger train run in 1972 complete with maps of the route.special passenger train - australia, transcontinental railway - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Sargent, John, Rail Scene Australia Dynon to Delec, 2002
A pictorial history of the standard gauge railway from Melbourne to Sydney from 1962 to 1982ill, p96.non-fictionA pictorial history of the standard gauge railway from Melbourne to Sydney from 1962 to 1982railroad operations - australia - pictorial, locomotives -- australia -- pictorial works