ill, maps, p.64.non-fictionCommemoration of the centenary of the railways in Tasmania.railroads -- australia -- history, railroads - tasmania - history

ill, p.184.non-fictionA history of the trains and trams in Tasmania.railroads -- australia -- history., railroads - tasmania - history

ill, p.128.non-fictionA pictorial collection of promotional railway posters from Railways in Britain & France.railroads - british railways - history, railroads -- history -- posters

ill. p.104.non-fictionHistoric photographs of the Victorian Railways from the 1950s to 1983.railroads -- australia -- victoria -- history., railroads -- victoria -- history.

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.166.non-fictionHistory of the Victorian Railways.railroads -- australia -- history, railroads -- australia -- victoria -- history.

index, ill, maps, p.299.non-fictionThe history of the Victorian Railways from the 1850s to 1962.railroads -- australia -- history, railroads -- australia -- victoria -- history.

ill, p.208.non-fictionThe history of the Victorian Railways to the VicRail era from 1962 to 1983.railroads -- australia -- history, railroads -- australia -- victoria -- history.

index, ill, bib, p.92.non-fictionA history of The Glasgow & South-Western Railway in Scotland.railroads - great britain - history, railroads - scotland - history

index, bib, ill, maps, p.176.non-fictionA pictorial collection of relics and regalia from the railways of Britain including signs, locomotive builder's plates, posters, railway tickets, cutlery and more.railroads - british railways - history, railroads - ephemera - history

non-fictionLloyd Homes records 40 years of experience as an employee on the New South Wales and then Victorian Railways. His rich powers of description, keenness of observation and sense of humour result in a book that is very readable for anyone with a love of Australia. He captures the remote life of the railway, the warmth of human companionship and traces the transition from steam to diesel haulage.new south wales railways, victorian railways, railroads history

ill, maps, bib, p.145.non-fictionA history of the railways in Britain up to 1945.railroads - great britain - history, railroads - united kingdom - history

index, ill, maps, p.208.non-fictionA history of converting tender steam locomotives to tank locos on the New South Wales Government Railways, focusing on the 12, 13, 14, 19 and 20 class locos.locomotives -- australia -- new south wales -- history, railroads -- history -- new south wales

index, ill, maps, p.56.non-fictionA history of early steam locomotives of the New South Wales Government Railways, also including the D58 class 3-cylinder 4-8-2.locomotives -- australia -- new south wales -- history, railroads -- history -- new south wales

index, ill, maps, p.220.non-fictionA history of converting tender steam locomotives to tank locos on the New South Wales Government Railways, focusing on the 12, 13, 14, 19 and 20 class locos.locomotives -- australia -- new south wales -- history, railroads -- history -- new south wales

ill, maps, p.248.non-fictionA history of the narrow gauge colliery between the Yallourn and Morwell open cut brown coal mines in Gippsland Victoria.colliery railroads - victoria - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history

ill, maps, p.63.non-fictionA short history of the narrow gauge railway used to build the burrinjuck dam in South Eastern New South Wales.industrial railroads - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history

index, ill, maps, p.140.non-fictionThe story of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company's narrow gauge steam locomotives built by the Hudswell Clarke company for Queensland and Fiji.industrial railroads - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history

ill, maps, p.78.non-fictionA history of the Colliery railways of the Illawarra District of N.S.W. (Central Section)colliery railroads - australia - history, industrial railroads - australia - history

ill, maps, p.128.non-fictionA history of the narrow gauge Goondah-Burrinjuck Railway for the construction of the Burrinjuck dam in N.S.W.industrial railroads - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history

p.9.non-fictionA short research report about the narrow gauge tramways in the Scoresby area of Victoria.narrow gauge railroads - australia - history, industrial railroads - australia - history

p.7.non-fictionA short research report about the narrow gauge Magnet tramway on the West Coast of Tasmania.narrow gauge railroads - australia - history, industrial railroads - australia - history

index, app, ill, maps, p.298.non-fictionA history of the Great Central railway in England from 1813 to 1863.railroads - great britain - history, railroads - great central - history

index, app, ill, maps, p.422.non-fictionVolume two of the history of the Great Central railway in England from 1864 to 1899.railroads - great britain - history, railroads - great central - history

index, app, ill, maps, p.437.non-fictionVolume two of the history of the Great Central railway in England from 1900 to 1922.railroads - great britain - history, railroads - great central - history

ill, maps, p.64.non-fictionA short history of the Mawddwy Railway branching off the Aberystwyth line in Wales and the Hendre-Ddu tramway branching off it. railroads - great britain - history, railroads - slate railways - history+

index, maps, p.76.non-fictionMaps of the railways in Great Britain in 1995.railroads - great britain - history, railroads -- great britain -- history -- atlases

index, maps, p.84non-fictionMaps of the railways of England, Wales & Scotland prior to grouping into large railway companies in 1923.railroads - great britain - history, railroads -- great britain -- history -- atlases

index, ill, maps, p.128non-fictionA history of British railways through maps from the first railways to the 1985.railroads - great britain - history, railroads -- great britain -- history -- atlases

Index, maps, p.53.non-fictionSectional maps of the railways of England, Wales & Scotland showing all the different railway companies after the 1948 grouping as well as other railways. Reproduced with permission from the Railway Clearing House.railroads - great britain - history, railroads -- great britain -- history -- atlases