ill, p.222.non-fictionA description of the operation of a National Rail company superfreighter from Brisbane to Perth in Australia. railroads - operations - australia, railroads - freight - australia

p.144.A book about the changing nature of the railways in Australiarailroads - operations - australia, railroads -- australia -- history

ill, p.294.non-fictionAn illustrated guide to the fixed wheel freight wagons of Victoria from the K classification to Z.railroads - operations - australia, railway rollingstock - victoria

ill, p.291.non-fictionAn illustrated guide to the fixed wheel freight wagons of Victoria from the A classification to J.railroads - operations - australia, railway rollingstock - victoria

ill, p.32.non-fictionA pictorial of photographs of trains, trams & trolley busses from Douglas A. Colquhoun.photography - douglas a. colquhoun, railroads - operations - australia

ill, p.32.non-fictionA pictorial of photographs of trains & trams from John Burgessrailroads - operations - australia, photography - john burgess

ill, p.32.non-fictionA pictorial of photographs from John L. Bucklandrailroads - operations - australia, photography - john l. buckland

The Orient Steam Navigation Company Limited launched the Ocean Liner RMS Orion in 1934 and it remained in operation until 1963. The twin screw steamship was built to carry first class and tourist class passengers, over 1100 in all, plus almost 500 crew from Europe to Australia in comfort. The ship had a single funnel and a single mast. During WWII the vessel served as a troop carrier. The ventilation system noted on the plan, Punkah Louvre System, was designed for heating fresh air ventilation in buildings, ships and railroads. The system originated from Thermotank in Glasgow, Scotland. The ship plan for the RMS Orion is significant for its connection with the vessel. The ship was a leader, with several 'firsts'; the first Orient Line ship to be built with a single funnel since 1902, and the first to be painted in the Orient Line's livery, with a corn-coloured hull. It was the first liner to use chromium and bakelite materials for the surfaces throughout the ship, which provided greater resistance to the sea. It was also the first British ship to be fitted with air conditioning.Plan: printed provisional line drawing of the Orient line vessel "R.M.S. Orion". Inscriptions are printed on the plan. There are diagrams of six decks included in the plan. The ship is built for tourist "B" accommodation. The plan's Notices include details of the cabins including wardrobes, drawers, hinged seats, mattresses and bunk numbers. It also notes that there is a Punkah-Louvre System of Ventilation.Printed on the plan: "PROVISIONAL PLAN" "LOWER PROMENADE DECK" "UPPER CABIN DECK" "MAIN CABIN DECK" "LOWER CABIN DECK" "SUN DECK" "PROMENADE DECK" "ORIENT LINE / R.M.S. "ORION" / 24,000 TONS / TOURIST "B" CLASS ACCOMMODATION" "Owners: Orient Steam Navigation Company Limited"' "Managers : ANDERSON, GREEN & CO. LTD" "7 BISHOPS GATE, LONDON, E.C.2" "Chief Passenger Office : 14 Cockspur Street, London, S.W.1" "Branch Passenger Office : 1 Australia House, Strand, W.C.2" "notices"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, rms orion, plan, ship plan, provisional plan, orient line, orient ship, vissel orion, class b passenger accommodation, punkah louvre system of ventilation, deck plan, ship ventilation, ship floor plan, orient steam navigation company limited, anderson green & co ltd, steamship, ocean liner, war ship, troop carrier

Wal Jack had an extensive range of correspondents throughout Australia and the world who often prepared extensive notes and records for him. This letter from Carl Hewett of Lubbock Texas, USA, dated 15/2/1956 discusses railroad operations in the USA, stations and general railroad matters.Demonstrates some of the correspondence that Wal Jack received from around the world and that of Carl HewittLetter on light blue pre-printed Air letter of Aerogramme - light weight paper, postage prepaid with an image of a aeroplane in the stamp area.letters, wal jack, air mail, aerogrammes, carl hewitt, usa

Yields information about the Melbourne tramway system from a USA viewpoint in 1970 and includes reference to Ballarat and Bendigo systemsTwenty four page (24) printed black and white magazine, titled "Headlights, July - August 1970" with a photo of Melbourne 944 on the front cover. Contains an article on the Melbourne Transport Plan for 1985 and "The Tramways of Melbourne" written by John and Andrew Ward. Contains maps, photographs, tramcar roster, drawing of the Melbourne W2, details of the W7's, the St. Kilda Junction project. Also notes other Australian operations including Ballarat and Bendigo. Published July 1971 by the Electric Railroaders Association of New York.trams, tramways, melbourne, mmtb, planning

60lbs rail that was used throughout the Victorian rail network. In 1887 Gibbs, Bright and Co. had a contract with Victorian Railways for railway and canal construction and supply of Krupp Rails. Gibbs, Bright and Co were merchant bankers and shipping agents and merchants who where also Directors of the GWR ( Great Western Railway ) and the Ship The "Great Britain" in England Gibbs, Bright and Company had principally been involved in shipping and trading, mainly in the West Indies, but following the discovery of gold in Victoria they established an office in Melbourne and soon became one of the leading shipping agents and merchants in the Colony. They expanded into passenger shipping and soon established offices in Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle, Adelaide and Perth as well as launching passenger services between England, Mauritius and New Zealand. Gibbs, Bright also held a number of financial agencies from British mortgage, finance and investment companies as well as representing several British insurance companies in Australia. In addition they conducted a growing import business as well as an export business that included livestock, dairy produce, wool and flour. Also the company played a substantial part in the development of Australia's mineral resources, starting with lead in 1895, and later venturing into tin, gold, copper, cement and super phosphates. In Australia, after WWI, many of the larger companies were managing their own import and export so Gibbs, Bright and Company tended to focus its Agency business on smaller companies while expanding their interest into other markets such as timber, wire netting, zinc, stevedoring, road transport, marine salvage, gold mining as well as mechanical, structural, electrical and marine engineering. The Company's shipping interests continued to grow as well and still formed a major part of its business. In 1948 the parent company in England took the major step from tradition when they changed the business from a partnership into a private limited company. The name was the same, Antony Gibbs and Sons Limited, and in practice the effect of the change was very little. Some of the firm's branches and departments had already become limited companies and the formation of a parent company simplified the structure. The Australian operation was in time changed to Gibbs Bright & Co Pty Ltd in 1963. In 1848 Alfred Krupp becomes the sole proprietor of the company which from 1850 experiences its first major growth surge. In 1849 his equally talented brother Hermann (1814 - 1879) takes over the hardware factory Metallwarenfabrik in Berndorf near Vienna, which Krupp had established together with Alexander Schöller six years earlier. The factory manufactures cutlery in a rolling process developed by the brothers. Krupp's main products are machinery and machine components made of high-quality cast steel, especially equipment for the railroads, most notably the seamless wheel tire, and from 1859 to an increased extent artillery. To secure raw materials and feedstock for his production, Krupp acquires ore deposits, coal mines and iron works. On Alfred Krupp's death in 1887 the company employs 20,200 people. His great business success is based on the quality of the products, systematic measures to secure sales, the use of new cost-effective steel-making techniques, good organization within the company, and the cultivation of a loyal and highly qualified workforce among other things through an extensive company welfare system. From 1878 August Thyssen starts to get involved in processing the products manufactured by Thyssen & Co., including the fabrication of pipes for gas lines. In 1882 he starts rolling sheet at Styrum, for which two years later he sets up a galvanizing shop. The foundation stone for Maschinenfabrik Thyssen & Co. is laid in 1883 with the purchase of a neighboring mechanical engineering company. In 1891 August Thyssen takes the first step toward creating a vertical company at the Gewerkschaft Deutscher Kaiser coal mine in [Duisburg-]Hamborn, which he expands to an integrated iron and steelmaking plant on the River Rhine. Just before the First World War he starts to expand his group internationally (Netherlands, UK, France, Russia, Mediterranean region, Argentina). info from The company thyssenkrupp - History https://www.thyssenkrupp.com/en/company/history/the-founding-families/alfred-krupp.htmlHistoric - Victorian Railways - Track Rail - made by Krupp in 1888Section of VR Krupp 1888 Rail mounted on a piece of varnished wood. Rail made of ironpuffing billy, krupp, rail, victorian railways

Twenty four page (24) printed black and white magazine, titled "Headlights, July - August 1970" with a photo of Melbourne 944 on the front cover. Contains an article on the Melbourne Transport Plan for 1985 and "The Tramways of Melbourne" written by John and Andrew Ward. Contains maps, photographs, tramcar roster, drawing of the Melbourne W2, details of the W7's, the St. Kilda Junction project. Also notes other Australian operations including Ballarat and Bendigo. The centre page has an additional duplicated orange page glued into the top of the sheet, from the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria, with a statement concerning the accuracy of the article. Also notes that one of the authors advised that the item had been largely re-written. Published July 1971 by the Electric Railroaders Association of New York.trams, tramways, melbourne, mmtb, planning, tmsv

ill, maps, p.34.non-fictionDetails of the use of 3 position automatic semaphore signals on the Victorian Railways.railroad operations - victoria, railroad signalling - victoria

ill, p128.non-fictionPictorial history of railways in Australia and New Zealand.railroad pictorial - australia and new zealand - history, railroad operations - australia and new zealand

ill, maps, p52.non-fictionA pictorial history of steam locomotives in Western Australia.railroads - western australia - history, steam locomotives - western australia - history

ill, maps, p.120.non-fictionDetails of diesel locomotives working in Australia on government and private railways in the year 1994.diesel locomotives - australia - history, railroad operations - australia - history

ill, maps, p.120.non-fictionDetails of diesel locomotives working in Australia on government and private railways in the year 2000.diesel locomotives - australia - history, railroad operations - australia - history

index, ill, maps, p.446.non-fictionA brief history of the locomotives that ran in Australia from the 1850s to the 2010s on government and some private railways.locomotives - australia - history, railroad operations - australia - history

p.22.non-fictionDetails of Australian railway resources prepared by the Commonwealth Government in 1975.railroad operations - australia - history, railroad statistics - australia

ill. maps. p.27.non-fictionA celebration of one hundred years of operations on the Great Southern Railway from Perth to Albany in Western Australia between 1889 & 1989.railroad construction - western australia - history, great southern railway - western australia - history

ill, maps. p.24.non-fictionA short history of the Bunbury to Boyanup Railway in Western Australia from 1891 to 1991. railroad construction - western australia - history, railroad operations - western australia - history

ill, maps, p.88.non-fictionA guide to railway locations for railway enthusiasts visiting the Brisbane region in Queensland.railroad operations - queensland - history, railroads - queensland - history

ill, maps, p.112.non-fictionAn illustrated history of goods railways and goods yards in Sydney, some of which have been closed and dismantled.railroad freight - sydney - history, railroad operations - new south wales - history

ill, maps, p.112.non-fictionAn illustrated history of rural branch lines and railways to parks and cementaries in Sydney, most of which have been closed and dismantled.railroad operations - new south wales - history, railroad branch lines - new south wales - history

ill, maps, p.112.non-fictionAn illustrated history of branch lines serving military bases in Sydney, all of which have been closed and dismantled.railroad operations - new south wales - history, railroad branch lines - new south wales - history

ill, maps, p.112.non-fictionAn illustrated history of underground railway tunnels built in the Sydney CBD that were never completed.railroad operations - new south wales - history, suburban railways - sydney

ill, maps, p.112.non-fictionA series of illustrated essays on railway operations in New South Wales Railways.railroad operations - australia and new zealand, railroads - nsw - history

ill, p.128.non-fictionPictorial history of railways in New South Wales from the photographic collection of Dennis O'Brien.railroads - new south wales - australia, railway operations - new south wales - pictorial

ill, p91.non-fictionA pictorial history of the last days of steam locomotives on the New South Wales railway in the 1960s and 1970s.railroad operations - new south wales - history, railroads - new south wales - australia

ill, p.31.Pictorial history of the steam locomotives on the New South Wales railways.railroad operations - new south wales - history, railroads - new south wales - australia