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.

ill, p.58.non-fictionA history of the transition from steam to diesel in Queensland in the 1960s.locomotives - queensland - history, railroads - queensland - history

ill, p.54.non-fictionA pictorial history of steam trains in Queensland in the 1960s.railroads - queensland - history, locomotives - queensland - history

Ill, maps, p.160.non-fictionA description of the railways west and south of the city of Toowoomba in Queensland in 2015.railroads - queensland - history, railroad travel -- queensland, south west

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

index, ill, p.112non-fictionA history of the locomotives used on the Queensland Government Railways from 1894 to 1910. locomotives - queensland - history, railroads - queensland - history

index, ill, p.112non-fictionA history of the locomotives used on the Queensland Government Railways from 1910 to 1958 and beyond. locomotives - queensland - history, railroads - queensland - history

ill, maps, p.103.non-fictionThe story of the history and development of the Geraldton Shire Tramway and the Mourilyan Tramway of North Queensland.railroads - queensland - history, tramways - australia

ill, p.43.non-fictionPictorial history of steam locomotives on the Queensland Government Railways.railroads - queensland - history, steam locomotives - queensland - history

ill, maps, p.52.non-fictionA guide to railway locations for railway enthusiasts visiting Brisbane in Queensland.railroad operations - queensland - history, railroads - queensland - history

ill, maps, p.80.non-fictionA guide to railway locations for railway enthusiasts visiting the south eastern suburbs of Brisbane & the Gold Coast in Queensland.railroad operations - queensland - history, railroads - queensland - history

ill, maps, p.40.non-fictionA promotional book from the Queensland Government railways for the freight & passenger services in 1971 to commemorate the opening of the coal railway from Hay Point to Goonyella.promotional material - queensland railways, colliery railroads - queensland - history

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.

ill, p.64.non-fictionA history of the Queensland Government railways from 1865 to 1965.railroads -- australia -- queensland -- history., queensland railways.

index, maps, ill, p.92.non-fictionA history of the 2'0" narrow gauge tramway from Nambour to Mapleton for sugar cane and timber in Queensland.narrow gauge railroads -- australia -- queensland -- history., sugar tramways - queensland - history

ill, maps, p.96.non-fictionThe story of the history and development of the Geraldton Shire Tramway and the Mourilyan tramway of North Queenslandlight railways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads -- australia -- queensland -- history.

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.

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

ill, maps, p.192.non-fictionA history of the Queensland Government Railway workshops at Ipswich near Brisbane that has now been turned into a railway museum.railroad museums -- queensland -- ipswich, ipswich railway workshops -- history

index, ill, maps, p.60.A history of the railway construction Rockhampton to Longreach 1865-1892.railroad construction - queensland - history, queensland - railways - history

p.33.A paper from the University of Queensland Department of Economics on the provisioning of railway rolling stock and the involvement of the queensland engineering industry from 1881 to 1914.railroad construction - queensland - history, railway rollingstock - queensland

ill, maps, p.28.non-fictionA promotional brochure for the electrification of the Brisbane suburban system in Queensland.electric trains - brisbane - history, railroad construction - queensland - history

ill, p.48.non-fictionA photographic profile country railway stations in Queensland between 1971 & 1992.railroad stations -- australia -- history, railroad stations - queensland - pictorial

index, ill, maps, p.254.non-fictionIn 'Steam Australia', Tim Fischer takes readers into the fascinating story of steam transportation over ten vital decades of transformation in Australia's history. The book also covers the great named express trains hauled by steam locomotives over the decades, such as 'Puffing Billy', Robert Gordon Menzies or 'The Ghan'. Special topics feature things such as Albury's 'break of gauge' platform (where two state track systems met), the Amiens branch line (running through Pozieres and Passchendaele stations in Queensland), some important characters such as C.Y. O'Connor and many more. The book is illustrated with over 300 exciting images from the superb National Library John Buckland collection of photography, many never seen before. Steam locomotives continue to operate as a key part of rail heritage tourism in Australia, demonstrating the ongoing legacy of these engines. The great age of steam in Australia and Fischer's salute to steam locomotion and all that it has achieved for this country is fascinating and captivating to both train novices and enthusiasts alike. A history of the steam train in Australia.steam locomotives - australia - history, railroads -- australia -- history

ill, p.64.non-fictionA pictorial history of diesel locomotives on the east coast of Australia in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.locomotives -- australia -- pictorial works, railroad operations - australia - history

Ill, maps, p.44.non-fictionA pictorial of the transistion from steam to diesel in Brisbane Queensland.locomotives - queensland - history, railroad operations - queensland - history

ill, maps, p.50.non-fictionA history of the conversion of the Brisbane suburban railways from steam and diesel to electric operations. Produced to commemorate the inauguration of electric rail services in Brisbane.railroad operations - queensland - history, electric trains - brisbane - history

ill, maps, p.18.non-fictionThe Light Railway Research Society of Australia's magazine on the Munro Hampton timber tramway near Toowoomba in Queensland.light railways - australia - history, railroad operations - australia - history

ill, maps, p.70.non-fictionThe Light Railway Research Society of Australia's book about the Beaudesert Shire Railway in Queensland.light railways - australia - history, railroad operations - australia - history

ill, maps, p.65.non-fictionThe Light Railway Research Society of Australia's book on the Rocky Bluff to Denmark timber Tramway in Queensland.light railways - australia - history, railroad operations - australia - history