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South Australian Preserved Railways McNicol, Steve 32 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Railmac; 1981. (Details of the 65 steam and diesel locomotives in various states of preservation in South Australia.) Aus32070 $12.00
South Australian Railways Anon 56 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; South Australian Railways; 1972. (A pictorial account of steam and diesel electric locomotives and rolling stock as used on the SAR.) Aus43071 $25.00
South Coast Encounter Ramsey, John 72 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; card covers; mint copy; ARHS; 1991. (A history of the Victor Harbour Railway in South Austria, now a tourist railway.) Aus45082 $15.00
Souvenir Brochure Illustrating And Describing Centenary Exhibits At Sydney And Wynyard Railway Stations From 10 to 27 September 1955 anon 52 pages; black and white photographs and drawings; paper covers; average copy, some wear; NSW Govt Railways; 1955. (Details of locomotives, rolling stock, signals, track maintaining equipment and photographic displays that celebrated 100 years of NSW railways.) Aus50086 $15.00
Steam Album – Second Division Budd, Dale (Ed) 54 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; NSW Rail Transport Museum; 1969. (Photographs of steam locomotives and steam hauled trains in New South Wales.) Aus35086 $12.00
Steam Album Third Division Ashton, David 56 pages; black and white photographs; coloured card covers; fine copy, near mint; New South Wales Rail Transport Museum; 1973. (55 photographs of steam in action in New South Wales as seen by 16 photographers.) Aus49145 $12.00
Steam Around Perth Finlayson, Dom (Ed) 56 pages; black and white photographs; map; card covers; fine copy, near mint; ARHS (W. A. Division); 1986. (A photograph book of 103 photographs of steam on the various lines that radiate out of Perth.) Aus35092 $22.00
Steam in Australia Gilbertson, Colin B 96 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Bradford Barton; 1977. (Lovely collection of 105 photographs of steam hauled trains throughout Australia. Also includes industrial trains.) Aus52136 $35.00
Steam On The Illawarra Larkin, Frank 64 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; NSW Rail Transport Museum; 1979. (A photograph essay of steam hauled trains in the Liiawarra district of NSW.) Aus51129 $20.00
Steam Up Joyce, John and Tilley, Allan 42 pages; pages not numbered; black and white photographs; map; card covers; mint copy; J & A Publications; 1971. (A pictorial tribute to steam operations in Western Australia. Lovely photographs.) Aus34234 $18.00
Steam Safari Gilberston, Colin B 56 pages; pages not numbered; black and white photographs; coloured card covers; mint copy; Zig Zag Press; 1974. (A pictorial album of the last days of steam in Australia and New Zealand – mainly Australia.) Aus49161 $12.00
Steamtown McNicol, Steve 24 pages; black and white photographs; map; paper covers; Steamtown Peterborough Railway Preservation Society; 1981. (A history of the preserved railway at Peterborough in South Australia, and the equipment that is at the railway.) Aus31125 $12.00
Steel And Rails In Newcastle McDonald, Keith 124 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; drawings; scale drawings; maps; card covers; mint copy; Light Rail Research Soc; 1981. (A brief account of the many steel operations at Newcastle and a comprehensive account of the railways, locomotives and special wagons that serve, and have served them.) Aus55073 $45.00
Steel Roads Of Australia Taylor, Colin 144 pages; coloured photographs; map; faded original dust jacket; mint copy; Industrial Publishing / Image; 1991. (A stunning collection of colour photographs that portray the colour and diversity of Australian trains from the later days of steam until the 1990s.) Aus53209 $32.00
Summer 1979-80 Vic Rail 112 pages; coloured photographs; drawings lists; card covers; average copy, some wear; Vic Rail; 1979. (Timetable of country and interstate rail services by Vic Rail from November 1979.) Aus40090 $8.00
Tales Of The Footplate Tronson, Mark 160 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; IFH Pubs; 1988. (A collection of stories and anecdotes of Australian locomotive drivers, both steam and diesel. Very amusing.) Aus52161 $15.00
The Cooktown Railway Knowles, J W 84 pages; black and white photographs; map; card cover; mint copy; ARHS – Queensland Division; 1966. (Operating from Cooktown to Laura in Northern Queensland from 1885 to 1961 – described as Australia’s most unusual railway.) Aus52144 $25.00
The Country Railway In Australia Bromby, Robin 88 pages; black and white photographs; map; tables; card covers; mint copy; Cromarty; 1983. (Covers the development of rural Australia, largely by railway expansion. The growth of branches and the challenge to keep them operating is described.) Aus55056 $30.00
The First Hundred Years Oberg, Leon 60 pages; black and white photographs; map; card covers; mint copy; Traction Publications; 1973, 2nd edition (Reviews the centennial of the Sydney to Goulburn Railway from 1869 to 1969.) Aus34253 $15.00
The Ghan – The Story of the Alice Springs Railway Fuller, Basil 276 pages; black and white photographs; maps; card covers; mint copy; Rigby; 1978. (The story of the building of the railway from Port Augusta to Alice, started in 1877 and finally completed in 1929. Stories of those who built the line.) Aus53205 $22.00
The Lithgow Zig Zag Bentley, James 28 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; card covers; mint copy; Pictorial Press; 1999; revised edition. (Now a tourist line, this booklet looks at the history and the present day operations.) Aus46121 $10.00
The Lithgow Zig Zag Railway Halgren, S 24 pages; black and white photographs; maps; card covers; Zig Zag Railway Co-op Ltd; 1982; 4th edition. (A short history of the Zig Zag Railway in New South Wales and the restoration of the famous zig zag.) Aus45078 $10.00
The Mile End Railway Museum Fluck, R and Others 32 pages; black and white photographs; name or signature; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Australian Railway Historical Society (Sth Australia Division); 1970. (Details of the Museum and the 24 locomotives and items of rolling stock at the Museum.) Aus50105 $25.00
The Mile End Railway Museum The First Ten Years Wilson, John 32 pages; black and white photographs; name or signature; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Australian Railway Historical Society, (Sth Australia Division); 1974. (Details of the Museum and the 24 locomotives and items of rolling stock at the Museum.) Aus47139 $25.00
The Puffing Billy Story anon 12 pages; black and white photographs; map; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Puffing Billy Preservation Soc; no publication date given; 1960s? (A good record of this Victorian narrow-gauge branch line and how it has been restored to become one of Australia’s great preserved railways.) Aus49141 $8.00
The Railway Art Of Kenneth G Bowen Bowen, Kenneth 128 pages; coloured and black and white paintings and drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Boolarong; 1987. (61 paintings and pencil drawings of NSW steam, electric and diesel locomotives in action. A lovely book from a gifted artist.) Aus55055 $45.00
The Railways Of Australia Brooke, Stephen 224 pages; black and white photographs; route diagrams; original dust jacket; mint copy; Dreamworld; 1984. (A history of locomotive development throughout Australia from 1850 to 1980’s together with train services available.) Aus55057 $48.00
The Railways Of Queensland – A Lineside Guide Knowles, J W 68 pages; black and white photographs; map; card covers; average copy, some wear; Aust Rail Hist Soc; 1964. (A brief history of railways in Queensland and the services available.) Aus52145 $20.00
The Redbank Museum Armstrong, J 26 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; average copy, some wear; ARHS – Queensland Division; 1983. (A brief account of the history of the 14 locomotives at Redbank Railway Museum.) Aus46118 $8.00
The Vintage Train anon 56 pages; black and white photographs; coloured card cover; average copy, some wear; Vintage Train Pubs; 1974. (Details of enthusiast trips with restored steam locomotives in Victoria as organized by the Vintage Train Trust.) Aus49143 $12.00
Ticket To Ride – A Rail Joureny Around Australia Dennis, Anthony and Rayner, Michael 144 pages; coloured photographs; map; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Simon & Schuster; 1989. (Covers 11 rail journeys including Gulflander, Indian Pacific, iron ore train, Dirranbandi Mail, Blue Lake, Silver City Comet and Westlander.) Aus55066 $15.00
To Cessnock And Beyond Driver, Bob 64 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; ARHS; 1976. (Steam hauled trains on the South Maitland Railways, a privately owned coal carrier in NSW. Good photograph book.) Aus55068 $18.00
Trains Of Australia Anon 32 pages; coloured photographs; card covers; mint copy; Topmill; no publication date given, 1995. (49 large colour photographs of trains in operation in Australia.) Aus45070 $10.00
Trains Of Australia from Old to New Anon 56 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Western Colour; no publication date given, 1970s? (104 large colour and black and white photographs of trains in operation in Australia.) Aus50087 $12.00
Units In Focus Mead, Bruce; Cotterall, Graham and Renton, Roger 132 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Roundhouse; 1980. (140 photographs of diesel trains in NSW, it is a record of the changes that occurred in the late 1970s.) Aus52150 $32.00
VicRail Locomotives McNicol, Steve 16 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Railmac Pubs; 1981. (Details of the 34 classes of locomotives operated by Vic Rail in 1981. Includes specifications and road numbers.) Aus34249 $10.00
Victorian Steam Carlisle, R M and Payne, E J B 112 pages; black and white photographs; map; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; ARHS Vic Div; 1975. (A pictorial tribute to steam locomotives at work in Victoria in the 1960s and early 1970s.) Aus55059 $32.00
WAGR Locomotives 1940-1968 Gunzburg, A 52 pages; black and white photographs; tables; card covers; average copy, some wear; Aust Rail Hist Soc, WA Div; 1968. (A ‘Cavalcade’ type book featuring 9 steam and 17 diesel locomotives.) Aus49162 $12.00
Westrail in Action Cole, Clarrie 24 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Railmac; 1983. (46 photographs of Western Australian trains, mainly in the 1960’s and 1970’s.) Aus35090 $10.00
Westrail in Focus Raynes, Ken 24 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Railmac; 1982. (A photo album of steam and diesel hauled trains throughout Western Australia.) Aus34258 $10.00
When We Rode The Rails Adam-Smith, Patsy 246 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; drawings; name or signature; mint copy; Dent; 1987 edition. (Stories of people who worked on the railways and those who travelled on the trains, the journeys, the railway builders and the families who lived in isolated communities.) Aus38123 $30.00
When We Rode the Rails Adam-Smith, Patsy 246 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; drawings; name or signature; fine copy, near mint; Lansdowne; 1983. (Stories of people who worked on the railways and those who traveled on the trains, the journeys, the railway builders and the families who lived in isolated communities.) Aus34194 $22.00
Working Lives Hearn, Mark 222 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Hale & Iremonger; 1990. (A history of the NSW Branch of the Australian Railways Union.from 1886 and their struggles.) Aus55072 $28.00
Yass Railway Portfolio McNicol, Steve 32 pages; black and white photographs with coloured cover; maps; drawings; card covers; mint copy; Railmac; 1992. (A history of 3 mile Yass Tramway in New South Wales, opened in 1892, closed in 1988 and now a railway museum.) Aus45080 $12.00
Your Guide To Port Dock Station Railway Museum Carter, Mark and Sampson, Robert (Compilers) 40 pages; pages not numbered; black and white and coloured photographs; plans; card covers; mint copy; Port Dock Station Railway; 1993; 3rd edition. (Details of locomotives, rolling stock and operations of Port Dock Station Railway at Port Adelaide.) Aus52110 $8.00