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10 Class Tribute McNicol, Steve 64 pages; black and white photographs; lists; coloured photograph on card cover; mint copy; Railmac; 1983. (A good account of this Beyer Peacock built class of tank locomotive that saw exclusive service hauling coal trains in the Maitland Valley.) Aus34248 $12.00

21 Years of Tours Grunbach, Alex 102 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; ARHS (NSW Division); 1968. (Good record of the many rail tours throughout eastern Australia.  Also contains train advises and newspaper articles.) Aus34229 $10.00

700 Colquhoun, Douglas; Stewien, Ronald and Thomas, Adrian 52 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; folded drawings; card covers; fine copy, near mint; ARHS (S A Division); 1968. (A good account of South Australian Railways Class 700 steam locomotives, first built in 1926 and retired by 1967. 60 were built.) Aus55063 $20.00

A Brief History Of Transport North Of The Harbour Clark, L A 168 pages; black and white photographs; scale drawings; maps; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Newey & Beath; 1976. (A history of commuter passenger services in North Sydney – ferries, steam trams, electric trams, cable trams, steam hauled trains and electric units.) Aus55061 $18.00

A Century Of Service – The Story of the Queensland Government Railways 1865-1965 Wakeling, Peter 64 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; drawings; maps; card covers; mint copy; Queensland Railways; 1965. (An illustrated history of 100 years of railways in Queensland.) Aus50122 $25.00

A Century Of Tasmanian Railways 1871-1971 Stokes, H J W 32 pages; black and white photographs; map; card covers; mint copy; Transport Commission of Tasmania; 1971. (A good account of the history and (then) current operations of Tasmanian Railways.) Aus49171 $18.00

A Compendium Of New South Wales Steam Locomotives Grunbach, Alex 312 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; tables; graphs; coloured card covers; mint copy; Aust Rail Hist Soc; 1989. (A ‘Cavalcade’ book covering all steam locomotives in New South Wales.) Aus52139 $45.00

A Day In The Life Of G42 Thompson, John E 40 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; slightly sunned cover otherwise mint copy; Puffing Billy Preservation Soc; 2001. (Records the mixed train to Erica on Thursday 18 March 1954.  This Beyer Garratt is now preserved on Puffing Billy Railway.  Magnificent photographs.) Aus49179 $25.00

A Guide To Goulburn Steam Museum Anon 16 pages; pages not numbered; black and white photographs; map; drawings; paper covers; fine copy, near mint; Goulburn Steam Museum; no publication date given; 1970’s? (Details of exhibits that can be viewed at the Goulburn Steam Museum of New South Wales.) Aus32065 $8.00

A Guide To Transport Book & Model Shops In And Around Sydney 20 pages; lists; card covers; mint copy; Self Published; 2002. (Details of 54 hobby shops in Sydney – location, addresses, how to get there, range of products and general comments. Fascinating!) Aus53207 $6.00

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A Railway Centenary In Tasmania Bayley, William A 64 pages; black and white photographs; map; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Austrail Pubs; 1971. (An interesting and well illustrated account of the development of railways in Tasmania.) Aus49148 $18.00

A Vision Fulfilled Hancock, David 120 pages; coloured photographs; hard covers; mint copy; Sky Scans Australia and Sprout Creative; 2004. (The laying of the track from Alice Springs to Darwin from 2001 to 2004.) Aus55070 $45.00

Across One Nation anon 32 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; cartoons; card covers; mint copy; National Rail Corp; 1995. (Commemorating the completiton of the rail gauge standardisation from Melbourne to Adelaide.) Aus51090 $15.00

All Aboard! Tales of Australian Railways Haynes, Jim and Hannah, Russell 260 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; ABC Books; 2004. (Stories of life with the railways of Australia. 39 humorous tales.) Aus52140 $32.00

All Stations West Fearnside, G H 172 pages; black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Haldane; 1970. (The story of the Sydney-Perth standard gauge railway, commenced in 1855 and completed in 1970.) Aus53204 $32.00

Along The Line In New South Wales – Book 2 Anon 52 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Traction Publications; 1973. (52 photographs of steam hauled trains in New South Wales in the 1960s and 1970s.) Aus46114 $20.00

Along The Line In South Australia (Book 2) Richardson, J 44 pages; black and white photographs; name or signature; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Traction Pubs; 1970. (47 photographs of steam hauled trains in South Australia in the 1950’s and 1960’s – plus 2 tram photographs.) Aus46146 $15.00

Along The Line In Tasmania – Book 2 – Private Lines Anon 52 pages; black and white photographs; map; card covers; Traction Publications; 1972. (Brief text and good photos of 11 private railways that operated in Tasmania.) Aus55052 $25.00

Along the Line in Western Australia Richardson, J 42 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Traction Pubs; 1969; 2nd printing. (A photograph book of 42 photographs of steam in Western Australia – mainly in the 1950’s and 1960’s.) Aus34261 $15.00

Along The Line Richardson, J 42 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; average copy, some wear; Traction Pubs; 1961. (50 photographs of trains at work in the late fifties, mainly in New South Wales.) Aus49172 $10.00

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An Australian Diesel Locomotive Pocketbook Clark, Peter J 152 pages; black and white photographs; plastic covers; fine copy, near mint; ARHS – NSW Division; 1973. (A ‘Cavalcade’ type book of all diesel locomotives operating in Australia in 1973.) Aus55062 $15.00

Australia By Rail Taylor, Colin 144 pages; black and white photographs; maps; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Bradt Pubs; 1988. (Covers 16 rail itineraries, 25 scenic trips, 44 preserved railways and museums plus intercity and interstate train routes. What to do and see on the trips.) Aus46148 $12.00

Australia By Rail Taylor, Colin 288 pages; coloured photographs; maps; card covers; mint copy; Trailblazer Pubs; 2000. (Covers all railways in Australia, travel on any budget, rail history and city guides and maps. What to do and see on the trips.) Aus46149 $15.00

Australia’s Railway Days Carroll, Brian 112 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; original dust cover; fine copy, near mint; McMillan; 1976. (Subtitled ‘Milestones in Railway History’, it is a pictorial history of the major developments of railways in Australia.) Aus56063 $22.00

Australian Diesel Scene Dunn, Ian and others 112 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; maps; plans; drawings; card covers; mint copy; Eveleigh; 1992. (Articles include the NSW 47 class, The Tea and Sugar, 1950s diesel operations north of Sydney, and the Ulan Line.) Aus52117 $25.00

Australian Diesel Scene – 3 Attenborough, Peter and others 120 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; plans; maps; card covers; mint copy; Eveleigh; 1996. (Four case studies – the 421 Class, trains around Exeter, the Wallangarra goods and the Sandstone Siding at Wondabyne.) Aus55053 $18.00

Australian Rail Companion Bromby, Robin (Ed) 140 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Sherborne Sutherland Publishing; 1989. (Stories of rail travel throughout Australia – from the past and in the 1980s.) Aus38127 $22.00

Australian Railway Disasters Pearce, Kenn 224 pages; black and white photographs; plans; maps; card covers; mint copy; Industrial Publishing / Image; 1994. (Details of nearly 100 most sensational rail accidents from the 1870s to the 1990s.) Aus50118 $30.00

Australian Railways Today Richardson, J 86 pages; black and white photographs; folded map; card covers; average copy, some wear; Traction Pubs; 1963. (A brief survey of the Australian rail scene in the early sixties, and profusely illustrated.) Aus49176 $12.00

Australian Steam Durrant, A E 128 pages; black and white photographs; map; lists; original dust jacket; mint copy; A H & A W Reed; 1978. (A study of steam power throughout Australia on State, Commonwealth and private railways.) Aus56064 $35.00

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Australian Trains Kelly, Maurice E 78 pages; coloured photographs; drawings; plans; card cover; View Productions; 2001. (A colourful and informative guide to modern Australian locomotives and rail systems.) Aus46133 $18.00

BHP Locomotives Griffiths, David 32 pages; black and white photographs with coloured front cover; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Railmac; no publication date given; mid 1980s. (BHP and subsidiaries operate 132 locomotives over 900 km of track and a brief and good description of the fleet is given.) Aus47131 $15.00

BHP Rail Drysdale, Don 96 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; View; 1988. (A photograph book together with technical details of the locomotives of BHP at Port Kembla, Whyalla and Port Headland.) Aus52116 $22.00

Chasing Australia’s Last Steam Trains Hardcastle, Mark and Kevan 126 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; black and white drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Rigby; 1977. (A lovely collection of photographs of the final years of steam throughout Australia, together with informative text.) Aus55071 $18.00

Commemorating Opening Of Goonyella Line Anon 40 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Queensland Railways; 1971. (Brochure of the activities of Queensland Railways in 1971, produced to commemorate the opening of the Goonyella Line on 5 November 1971.) Aus45064 $12.00

Cross Country Houghton, Norman and McLean, Jack 64 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; plans; card covers; fine copy, near mint; ARHS, (Victorian Division); 1986. (A history of the Ballarat-Skipton and Newton-Colac Railway 1883-1985.) Aus37137 $35.00

Diesel Locomotives Of Australia Orberg, Leon 80 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; A H & A W Reed; 1980. (Traces the development of the diesel locomotive in Australia state by state with a good account of motive power in 1980.) Aus51131 $20.00

Diesel Pictorial Dare, John 56 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Aust Rail Hist Soc; 1977. (Commemorates 25 years of diesel traction on Victorian Railways from 1952 to 1977. A photograph pictorial book.) Aus55064 $20.00

Directory Of Australian Tourist Railways And Museums 1986 anon 36 pages; black and white drawings; card covers; mint copy; Light Rail Research Soc; 1986. (Details of every preserved railway and rail museum in Australia – how to get there, what to see and operating hours.) Aus46115 $5.00

Directory Of Australian Tourist Railways And Museums 1993 McKillop, Bob64 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; maps; paper covers; mint copy; Railscene Australia; 1993. (Details of every preserved railway and rail museum in Australia – how to get there, what to see and operating hours.) Aus53206 $8.00

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Down The Track With Puffing Billy Anon 32 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; map; drawings; name or signature; card cover; mint copy; T Wilson Publishing; 1981. (An account of creating the Puffing Billy as a major tourist attraction in Victoria.) Aus46116 $8.00

East Coast Diesel Pictorial Renton, Roger 64 pages; coloured photographs; laminated hard covers; mint copy; Rail Portfolios; 1989. (70 photographs of diesel hauled trains in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, mainly in the 1980s.) Aus52153 $20.00

Essays In Steam Preston, R G 112 pages; black and white photographs; laminated hard covers; mint copy; Eveleigh; 1995. (Illustrated essays of steam in New South Wales – Eugowra Branch, garratts, shunters, 34 Class and the Aramac Tramway.) Aus52152 $32.00

Farewell Old Chums Mitchell, Ken (compiler) 36 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; ARHS - Queensland Div; 1988. (A pictorial tribute to Queensland Railways English Electric-built classes 1200 and 1250 diesel electric locomotives.) Aus56065 $12.00

Flashlights On Steam Whalley, Len 64 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Ruskin; no publication date given, 1960s? (60 night time photographs of the last days of steam in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia. Evocative photographs.) Aus51143 $20.00

Flyer Budd, Dale (Ed) 76 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; card cover; fine copy, near mint; Rail Transport Museum, NSW; 1970. (A tribute to steam locomotive operations on the Sydney-Newcastle express, particularly the Class 38.) Aus49151 $20.00

Full Steam Across The Mountain Belbim, Phil & Burke, David 142 pages; black and white photographs; coloured paintings; lists; maps; drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Methven; 1981. (The story of the building and operating of the railways across the Blue Mountains of NSW and the engineering problems that were overcome.) Aus28174 $25.00

Generation One anon 64 pages; pages not numbered; black and white photographs; card covers with coloured photographs; fine copy, near mint; ARHS; no publication date given; late 1970s. (A pictorial tribute to the first generation of diesel and electric locomotives in NSW.) Aus52102 $18.00

Gone On The Ghan And Other Great Railway Journeys Of Australia Whitelock, Derek 188 pages; coloured photographs; maps; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Savvas; 1986. (A delightful account of the author’s travels on The Ghan, Blue Bird, Indian Pacific, Prospector, Sunlander, Kurunda Express and Brisbane Limited.) Aus53211 $28.00

Great Australian Railway Stories Marsh, Bill ‘Swampy’ 274 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; ABC Books; 2005. (75 short stories concerning the men and women who worked and lived by the railway, some hilarious, some sad.) Aus52149 $32.00

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