69936
Alexander, E.P.

IRON HORSES: American Locomotives 1829-1900.
New York: W.W.Norton & Co.Inc. 1941. 1st Edition. With 96 full-page b/w plates with text drawings & illustrated facsimile endpapers, (240pp) 4to. Or.dec red cloth, Black/gilt titling to spine and cover, protected dust jacket.
Each plate has a general description and history of the locomotive illustrated on the opposite page
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$30

69816
Allen, G.Freeman (Comp.by) -

GREAT RAILWAY PHOTOGRAPHS BY ERIC TREACY.
London: Peerage Books, 1982. With 24 color plates & over 260 half-tone illusts, (216pp) 4to. Or.grey papered boards, dust jacket.
An Anglican churchman, Treacy is considered a doyan among railway photographers, and even found time to practice his hobby when elevated to Bishop
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$28

69578
Armstrong, John & John Kerr.

SUNSHINE ROUTE JUBILEE: A Short History of the North Coast Railway on the Occasion of its Fiftieth Anniversary.
Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society, 1975. Has 4 color & num b/w illusts with tables & a map, (80pp) 4to. Stiff color pict wrapps.
The North Coast Line from Brisbane to Cairns
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$40

69139
Barnes, E.G.

THE RISE AND FALL OF THE MIDLAND RAILWAY 1844-1874.
London: Allen & Unwin, 1966. Has num full-page & text illusts from old photos & engravings, with plans & maps, (320pp) 8vo. Or.red cloth, protected dust jacket.
The colourful story of its fortunes during the first thirty years of its existence
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$35

69510
Bayley, William A.

PICHI RICHI RAILWAY: Flinders Ranges - South Australia.
Bulli: Austrail Publications, 1975. Num half-tone illusts with maps, (64pp) 8vo. Stiff pict wrapps.
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$25

40988
Bradley, Rodger.

AMTRAK: The US National Railroad Passenger Corporation.
Poole: Blandford Press, 1985. Num half-tone illusts with maps, tables and figures, (176pp) 4to. Or.blue cl. dust jacket.
Chronicles the birth and development of AMTRAK.
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$27

69595
Bromby, Robin.

THE COUNTRY RAILWAY IN AUSTRALIA.
Sydney: Cromarty Press, 1983. Has num half-tone illusts with rail maps and time tables, (88pp) Sm.4to. Stiff pict wrapps.
The expansion of the railways to rural areas and the impact it had on the development of the vast hinterland regions of Australia. A Bright Copy
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$22

69744
Bromby, Robin.

RAILS TO THE TOP END.
Alice Springs: Outback Books, 1992 (1982) Has num half-tone illusts with 2 rail maps, (64pp) Oblong 12mo. Stiff color pict wrapps.
Planned to connect the main centres in the south of the Continent to Darwin, a distance of nearly 2720 kilometres, the first sod was turned at Port Augusta, South Australia, in 1878. It arrived at Alice Springs in the Northern Territory in 1928 only to remain there for about seventy years before recommencing in the 1990s. A history of the construction and operation of this rail line during that period
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$22

69746
Bromby, Robin (Comp.by) -

EARLY TRAMS OF SYDNEY: Photographs from the Field Collection at the Mitchell Library.
Sydney: Cromarty Press, 1983. With num half-tone illusts, (64pp) Oblong 12mo. Stiff pict wrapps.
The compiler provides a brief history with the horse trams which operated from 1861; to the steam trams that were introduced in 1879; to the electric trams which commenced in the early 1900s and their heyday to the 1930s
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$20

69616
Budd, Dale et al. (Ed.by) -

FLYER. A Tribute to Steam Locomotive Operation on the Sydney - Newcastle Expresses.
Sydney: Rail Transport Museum, 1970. Has 7 color & num half-tone illusts with maps & figs. (viii,76pp) 4to. Or.pict laminated boards.
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$25

69570
Burke, David.

KINGS OF THE IRON HORSE:
Sydney: Methuen Australia, 1985. Has 32 half-tone plates and text drawings & graphs with cartoon portrait endpapers, (xii,248pp) 8vo. Or.black papered boards, protected dust jacket.
The story of two railway engineers, Alf Smith and Fred Shea, who between them built many of the steam locomotives in Australia. Both worked as Chief Mechanical Engineers for the Victorian and South Australian Railway systems. While a generation lay between them they were close friends and Fred Shea saw the demise of the steam machine and the introduction of the diesel-electric age
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$30

40623
Burke, David.

WITH IRON RAILS: A Bicentennial History of the Railways in New South Wales.
Sydney: NSWUP/State Rail, 1988. (248pp) Square 4to. Or.black cloth, gilt titling, dust jacket.
Published to commemorate Australia's Bicentenary, a history of the State Railways covering 133 years of achievement with over 700 color and black and white illustrations many appearing in this book for the first time
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$65

69934
Callaghan, W.H.

THE OVERLAND RAILWAY.
Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society, 1992. Has 4 color & num half-tone illusts with maps, railyard plans, tables, figures & pict endpapers, (vi,308pp) 4to. Or.black papered boards, dust jacket.
A History of the railways in South Australia. Apart from library marks a Very Good Copy
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$55

69828
Cooper, Charles.

NARROW GUAGE FOR US: The Story of the Toronto and Nipissing Railway.
Erin: The Boston Mills Press, N.D.c1982. One color plate and num half tone illusts with facsimiles, maps & figs.`(160pp) 4to. Or brown papered boards, gilt, dust jacket.
A history of the first narrow guage line in North America from its Grand Opening in 1871 to its final asorption into the Grand Truck and eventual Canadian Railway System some ninety five years later
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$48

69604
Course, Edwin.

LONDON'S RAILWAYS - THEN AND NOW.
London: Batsford, 1987. With 118 half-tone illust & 5 track maps, (120pp) Sm.4to. Or.black cloth, dust jacket.
A well illustrated comparison of railways in the London region in times past and now
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$20

69942
Dalton, T.P.

CAMBRIAN COMPANIONSHIP.
Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. 1985. Title vignette, num half-tone illusts & 3 rail maps, (144pp) 4to. Or.green cloth, dust jacket.
A history born from the amalgamation of small rail lines in mid-Wales
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$38

69605
Dennis, Anthony.

RIBBONS OF STEEL: Riding the Indian-Pacific.
Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1991. Has color & half-tone illusts after photos by Ross Bird with map, (144pp) 4to. Stiff pict wrapps.
An entertaining and off-beat account of one of the great train journeys of the world written on the eve of its twenty-first anniversary
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$22

39520
Dudley, John.

FLYING SCOTSMAN - ON TOUR AUSTRALIA.
London: Chapmans, 1990. Num color photos with map & b/w illusts (Unpag) 4to. Or.laminated black pict boards, matching dust jacket.
A record of the famous steam locomotive the Flying Scotsman's (locomotive 4472) year long tour round Australia to celebrate the nations bicentenary in 1988
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$22

69601
Eardley, Gifford H.

THE RAILWAYS OF J.& A. BROWN.
Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society, 1972. 1st Edition. Has num half-tone illusts with track plans, (162pp) Sm.4to. Stiff pict wrapps.
The history of a coal mining rail operation in the Newcastle Area. A Nice Copy
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$80

69702
Evans, Jim.

MAN OF THE SOUTHERN: Jim Evans Looks Back edited by Peter Grafton.
London: Allen & Unwin, 1980. With 59 half-tone illusts, (102pp) Sm.4to. Or green cloth, dust jacket.
A railway autobiography primarily about the days of steam on the English Southern Railways
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$22

69587
Fairclough, Tony & Alan Wills (Ed.by)

SOUTHERN STEAM LOCOMOTIVE SURVEY. The Drummond Classes.
Truro: D.Bradford Barton, 1977. Illust throughout with b/w photos, (96pp) Sq.8vo. Or.green cl. protected dust jacket.
In the 'Southern Steam' series
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$20

69582
Fearnley, Alan.

THE RAILWAY PAINTINGS OF ALAN FEARNLEY.
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1992. New Edition. Has 29 color illusts after paintings by Fearnley, with many pen & wash drawings, (80pp) Oblong 8vo. Or.brown cloth, dust jacket.
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$30

39637
Ferneyhough, Frank.

MORE STEAM UP! - A RAILWAYMAN REMEMBERS.
London: Robert Hale, 1986. With 24 b/w plates, (224pp) 8vo. Or.black cloth, dust jacket.
The Author's second collection of warm and witty anecdotes about life on Britain's railways in the heyday of steam. A Nice Copy
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$22

69648
Garratt, Colin.

CHINA'S RAILWAYS: Steaming into a new age.
Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens, 1988. With 16 color plates & num half-tone illusts, (144pp) sm.4to. Or.maroon cloth, gilt titling to spine, color pict dust jacket.
Steam railway photographer Garratt was given unique access to China's immense railway system and locomotive works - and the men, and women, who run it with pride and loyalty
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$22

69742
Gogarty, Tony & Ron Preston.

A DIARY OF THE BICENTENNIAL TRAIN.
Sydney: Eveleigh Press, 1990. Frontis, 12 color plates & num half-tone illusts with figs & green pict end-papers, (112pp) 4to. Or.color pict papered boards, dust jacket.
The diary of its journey round Australia in celebration of Australia's Bicentenary in 1988 when it visited the Capital City of every mainland State and many country areas besides
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$30

69584
Grafton, Peter.

MEN OF THE GREAT WESTERN.
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1979. Frontis & num b/w photos throughout, (94pp) Sm.4to. Or.black cl. dust jacket.
One in the 'Steam Past' Books from Allen & Unwin
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$20

69674
Grigg, A.E.

COUNTRY RAILWAYMEN: A notebook of Engine Drivers Tales.
Poole: Blandford Press,1985 (1982) Title vignette and text illusts after drawings by Alan P Walker, (156pp) Oblong 12mo. Or.brown cloth, gilt, protected dust jacket.
An anthology of tales, some true some tall
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$20

69743
Gunzburg, Adrian.

THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY LOCOMOTIVES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Melbourne: Light Railway Research Society of Australia, 1989. Map & many half-tone illusts with drawings & specifications, (56pp) 4to. Stiff color pict wrapps.
Opening in 1889, this line operated between Midland Junction, just east of Perth, and Walkaway in the north, a distance of 446 kilometres. It was taken over by the State Government in 1907
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$20

69748
Harrigan, Leo J.

VICTORIAN RAILWAYS TO '62.
Melbourne: Victorian Railways, 1962. Has 8 color plates & num half tone illusts with maps, facsimiles, tables & pict end-papers, (xii,300pp) Sm.4to. Or.navy-blue vinyl covered boards, gilt titling to spine and cover.
A history from 1854
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$200

69727
Harrigan, L.J. (Comp.by) -

100 YEARS OF SERVICE: Condensed from a History of the Victorian Railways by the Author.
Melbourne: Victorian Railways, 1954 With half-tone illusts & facsimiles, (48pp) 8vo. Or.pict wrapps, stapled as issued
TOGETHER with the Centenary Edition of a pamphlet titled Power Parade with photographs and drawings describing the different classes of steam and diesel locomotives since 1854. The Two Items
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$30

69647
Haut, F.J.G.

ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES OF THE WORLD.
Truro: D. Bradford Barton, 1977. With num half-tone illusts, (96pp) Square 8vo. Or.black cloth, dust jacket.
Has references to, and illustrations from, Australia and New Zealand
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$22

69597
Heap, Christine & John van Riemsdijk.

THE PRE-GROUPING RAILWAYS: Their development and individual characters.
London: HMSO, 1972/1980. Has 8 color plates & num half-tone illusts with maps, facsimiles & figs. (76; 90pp) Sm.4to. Stiff pict wrapps.
Science Museum Books - Parts 1 and 2
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$25

42335
Hearn, Mark.

WORKING LIVES: A history of the Australian Railways Union (NSW Branch).
Sydney: Hale & Iremonger, 1990. Num b/w illusts & map, (222pp) Lge.8vo. Or.black papered boards, dust jacket.
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$20

69706
Hildebrand, J.R.

TRAINS OF TODAY - AND TOMORROW.
Washington, D.C. Vol.LXX, No.5. With 51 half-tone illusts, Sm.4to. Or.dec wrapps.
The complete November 1936 issue of 'The National Geographic Magazine' with the 54-page lead article on railways in the United States
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$20

69586
Jenkinson, David (Comp.by) -

THE POWER OF THE ROYAL SCOTS.
Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. 1982. Title vignette, 12 color and num half-tone illusts with line drawings, (Unpag) 4to. Or.black cloth, dust jacket.
After rebuilding in the nineteen thirties, this class of steam locomotive became to be regarded as Britain's finest express passenger 4-6-0
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$22

69520
Jensen, Larry.

THE MOVIE RAILROADS.
Burbank: Darwin Publications, 1981. Frontis & num half-tone illusts with maps, figs, tables & facsimile movie poster end-papers, (257pp) 4to. Or.brown cloth, gilt titling, light scattered foxing to prelims, color pict dust jacket.
Recounts the landmark films starring the iron horse and the Westerns of the forties and fifties starring John Wayne, Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea and James Stewart. It reveals the special tricks and problems of railroad film production and includes location maps, movie casts and lists
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$100

32835
Johnston, Alan & Bill James.

BUILDING AND OPERATING MODEL RAILWAYS.
Sydney: Murray, 1967. 1st Edition. Has 40 half-tone plates with text illusts, (208pp) Lge.8vo. Or.green cloth.
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$22

69729
Joyce, J.

COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO MODEL RAILWAYS.
Watford: Model & Allied Publications, 1977. With num half-tone illusts & facsimiles, (140pp) 8vo. Or.brown papered boards, dust jacket.
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$22

69617
Keating, John D.

MIND THE CURVE! A History of the Cable Trams.
Melbourne: MUP, 1980 (1970). Has 20 half-tone plates with maps and tables, (xviii,156pp) 8vo. Stiff pict.wrapps.
Essentially Melbourne but has references to Sydney and some large North American centres
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$20

69615
Kerr, John & John Armstrong

DESTINATION STH BRISBANE: An Illustrated History of the Southside Railways of Brisbane.
Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society, Qld. Div. 1978. With 8 color & num half-tone illusts and a Map, (120pp) 4to. Stiff color pict wrapps.
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$22

69713
Kichenside, G.M.

RAILWAY CARRIAGE ALBUM.
London: Ian Allen, 1966. With num half-tone illusts, (228pp) Oblong 8vo. Or.maroon cloth, few spots, sticky tape marks to prelims, color pict dust jacket.
The Author has assembled nearly four hundred photographs of British railway carriages dating from the 1870s
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$30

69585
Kichenside, G.M. (Ed.by) -

DIESELS AND ELECTRICS IN ACTION: A Picture History of British Rail.
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1976. With a Map and illust throughout with b/w photos, (96pp) sm.4to. Or.black cl. dust jacket.
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$20

69745
Kingston, Patrick et al.

ROYAL TRAINS.
London: GP, 1985. Has 16 color plates & num half-tone illusts with maps, drawings & facsimiles, (192pp) 4to. Or red cloth, dust jacket.
The history and operation of Royal Trains throughout the British Commonwealth from Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth although neither Australia or New Zealand seem to get a mention.
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$25

69703
Leitch, D.B.

RAILWAYS OF NEW ZEALAND.
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1972. Has 16 half-tone plates with maps & drawings in text, (254pp) 8vo. Or.cream papered boards.
Railway Histories of the World series
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$27

69943
Lewis, C.P.& A.A. Jorgensen.

THE GREAT STEAM TREK.
London: New Holland (Publishers) Ltd. 1989. Has 319 color & half-tone illusts with map, (248pp) Lge.4to. Or.blue papered boards, gilt titling to spine, dust jacket.
A nostalgic look at the steam locomotives in South Africa which has almost vanished in other developed countries or been consigned to railway museums or preserved lines. Eighty five different classes of railway steam engines are illustrated
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$30

69672
Lloyd, Roger.

RAILWAYMEN'S GALLERY.
London: Allen & Unwin, 1953. Frontis & 8 half-tone plates, (168pp) 8vo. Or.green papered boards, chipped & rubbed dust jacket with tape repairs now protected.
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$22

69602
Love, Ray, Leon Oberg et al.

BYWAYS OF STEAM 19: On the Railways of New South Wales.
Sydney: Eveleigh Press. 2002. Num color & half-tone illusts, diagrams & maps, (144pp) Sm.4to. Stiff color pict wrapps.
First built in 1929 the title features the 57 class locomotives from three different perspectives - the duties of the running shed fitter, essential on-the-road servicing by driver and firemen and the efforts of two keen enthusiasts determined to enjoy the final days. Byways of Steam series
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$33

69705
Lyle, Katie Letcher.

SCALDED TO DEATH BY THE STEAM: Authentic stories about railway disasters and the ballads that were written about them.
London: W.H.Allen, 1985. 1st UK Edition. Title vignette with num half-tone illusts, music scores, facsimilies & maps, (192pp) Oblong 8vo. Stiff pict wrapps.
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$27

69937
Marsden, Colin J.

100 YEARS OF ELECTRIC TRACTION.
Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. 1985. With num half-tone illusts, (unpag) 4to. Or.blue cloth, dust jacket.
The Author traces the history and development of main line and suburban electric traction systems on British Rail and its constituent companies since the 1880s. Each system and its electric stock are illustrated and described
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$38

69603
Martin, J.H.& W.D.

THE AUSTRALIAN BOOK OF TRAINS:
Sydney: A&R, 1947. Frontis & 6 color plates with maps, drawings & num half-tone illusts, (248pp) 4to. Or.blind stamped red cloth with gilt titling, endpaper maps, badly torn dust jacket enclosed.
Briefly tracing the history of the railways in each State, it discusses every aspect of railway operations iincluding the vexed question of rail gaugues, bridges, food supplies and how to become an engine driver
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$45

39052
Nock, O.S.

IRISH STEAM: A Twenty-Year Survey, 1920-1939.
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1982.. Has 16 half-tone plates with maps & tables in text, (208pp) 8vo. Or.black papered boards, dust jacket.
In covering the broad guage lines and many of the narrow guage railways, the Author dips into history many years before the nominal starting date of 1920
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$33

69572
Nock, O.S.

RAILWAY ARCHAEOLOGY.
Cambridge: Patrick Stephens, 1981. Illustrated title-page with many half-tone illusts, drawings & maps, (192pp) Tall 8vo. Or.brown papered boards, inscription to f.f.e.p. dust jacket.
All aspects of railway 'archaeology' are covered, ranging from abandoned lines, demolished edifices and viaducts to the preservation of rolling stock and, in some cases, its restoration to full working condition. It includes humour, memorabilia and ephemeral material
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$22

69734
Nock, O.S.

WORLD ATLAS OF RAILWAYS
Sydney: Colporteur Press, 1983. Has num color & half-tone illusts with maps & figs, (224pp) Sm.Folio, Or green cloth, gilt, dust jacket.
A comprehensive reference
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$27

69938
O'Neil, Shane (Ed.by) -

GENERATION ONE: A pictorial tribute to the first diesel and electric locomotives of the N.S.W.G.R.
Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society, N.D.c1979. With 4 color & num half-tone illusts, (unpag) Oblong 8vo. Stiff pict wrapps stapled as issued.
ENCLOSED the original publicity and order pamphlet for the publication
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$22

26357
Paddison, Leonie I.

THE RAILWAYS OF NEW SOUTH WALES 1855-1955.
Sydney: Dept.of Railways, (1955). Has color plates with num half-tone illusts & drawings, (304pp) 4to. Or.dec navy cloth, gilt, dust jacket dustmarked & slightly chipped with minor loss, now protected.
A Centennial history
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$60

69707
Palmer, A.N.& W.W. Stewart.

CAVALCADE OF NEW ZEALAND LOCOMOTIVES: An Historical Survey of the Railway Engine in New Zealand since 1863.
Wellington: A.H.& A.W.Reed, 1957. Color frontis & num half-tone illusts with end-paper maps, (144pp) Sm.4to. Or.green papered boards, dust jacket.
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$30

69805
Plomer, James with Alan R Capon.

DESPERATE VENTURE: Central Ontario Railway.
Belleville: Mika Publishing Co. 1979. Has 1 color & num half-tone illusts with maps & facsimiles, (222pp) 4to. Or.brown cloth, gilt, lightly chipped dust jacket, now protected.
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$40

69712
Pratt, Edwin A.

BRITISH RAILWAYS AND THE GREAT WAR: Organisation, Efforts, Difficulties and Achievements.
London: Selwyn & Blount, Ltd. 1921. Has half-tone plates with maps & facsimiles in text, (511-1194pp) Large 8vo. Or.green cloth, lightly flecked, gilt titling to spine.
Volume II of a 2 Volume Set
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$150

69515
Preston, R.G.

THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY: Newcastle to Maitland 1857-1982
Sydney: N.S.W.Rail Transport Museum, 1982. Has num half-tone plates with maps, facsimiles & silhouette endpapers, (112pp) 4to. Or.pict card covers.
Built to replace the road and river traffic and provide a quicker and more reliable link between the two centres. A Nice Copy
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$44

69815
Preston, R.G.

STANDARDS IN STEAM - THE 30 CLASS.
Sydney: New South Wales Rail Transport Museum. 1985. Num half-tone illust with maps, gradient figures, facsimiles & pict endpapers. (1921pp) 4to. Stiff pict wrapps
The workhorse of the New South Wales Railways from their design in 1902 to the demise of steam in the early 1970's
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$55

69940
Radford, J.B.

THE AMERICAN PULLMAN CARS OF THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.
London: Ian Allan Ltd. 1984. Has many half-tone illusts & vehicle diagrams with tables, a railyard plan & pict endpapers, (120pp) 8vo. Pict laminated boards.
Details and history of this luxury passenger rolling stock with this British company
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$22

69593
Richardson, J.et al.

DESTINATION G.P.O.
Canberra: Traction Publications, 1971. Half-tone illusts & 3 maps (56pp) Sm.4to. Pict card wrapps, stapled as issued.
Electric Tramway Rolling Stock of Hobart and Launceston. Destination series No.51
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$25

69526
Roberts, Andrew K.

ONE FOR THE ROAD.
Eton, Qld: Self Published, 1999. Has num half-tone and color illusts with maps, tables, figs & cartoons, (156pp) 4to. Stiff pict wrapps.
In 1999, twenty three sugar mills in Queensland had their sugar cane delivered by narrow guage railway. This well illustrated and carefully researched survey reviews the locomotives, rolling stock and track layouts at each site. Scarce
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$48

69704
Ryan, Lawrance.

LINES TO THE LACHLAN: Cowra Railway Centenary 1886-1986.
Sydney: Railway Historical Society, 1993. Revised Edition. Frontis, color plates & num half-tone illusts, with drawings, maps, facsimiles & tables, (192pp) 4to. Stiff pict color wrapps, faint library marks to prelims.
A history of the railways in the Cowra District and Central West of New South Wales
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$25

69598
Scrymgeour, Bob.

THE CULCAIRN TO COROWA RAILWAY.
Adelaide: Railmac Publications, 1984. Has many half-tone illusts with maps & railyard plans, (52pp) 8vo. Stiff pict wrapps.
The history of a rural rail line in southern New South Wales which connects to the main line between Melbourne and Sydney at Culcairn and saw its first train in 1892
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$20

69596
Simmons, Jack.

THE RAILWAYS OF BRITAIN.
London: Macmillan, 1986. New Edition. Has 16 color plates & num half-tone illusts with maps, figures & pict endpapers, (256pp) Sm.4to. Or.brown cloth, dust jacket.
The Author recounts their history and describes every major aspect of their equipment and operations; permanent way, buildings, locomotives, rolling stock, signalling and employment
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$27

69933
Smith, A.W.& D.E. Bourne

SPIRIT OF STEAM - LOCOMOTIVES IN SOUTH AFRICA.
London: Temple Press, 1983. Over 150 color illusts, (140pp) 4to. Or.blue papered boards, dust jacket.
Due to sanctions which included oil, with a plentiful supply of coal South Africa was obliged to retain steam locomotives after other developed nations had replaced them with diesel power. This is a nostalgic look at a system that in other parts of the world had been relegated to railway museums or preserved lines
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$28

33681
Smith, Patsy Adam.

THE RAILS GO WESTWARD.
Melbourne: Macmillan, 1969. With 16 b/w plates & map endpapers (xiv,164pp) 8vo. Or.blue papered boards, protected dust jacket.
A comprehensive history of the railways in Australia. Note: Loosely inserted by previous owner - A 'Minties' 2-color Page size Card 'The Train Puzzle'
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$25

69709
Stone, R.A.

THE MEON VALLEY RAILWAY.
Southampton: Kingsfisher Railway Productions, 1985 (1983). Has num half-tone illusts with maps, facsimiles, railyard plans & time tables, (128pp) Sm.4to. Or.black papered boards, dust jacket.
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$24

69813
Stretton, Clement E.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOCOMOTIVE. A Popular History 1803-1896.
London: Bracken Books, 1989. Frontis and many half-tone illusts, drawings & tables, (xiv,252pp) 8vo. Or.black papered boards, dust jacket with a small closed tear.
A facsimile of the edition originally published in 1896 at London by Crosby Lockwood and Son
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$25

33213
Thomas, Gilbert & David St.John.

DOUBLE HEADED: Two Generations of Railway Enthusiasm.
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1981 (1963). Has 24 half tone plates with text illusts after drawings by Kenneth Lindley, facsimiles & rail layouts, (200pp) 8vo. Or.red pict boards.
Father and son observations of steam trains in the British Isles
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$20

69571

TRAINS OF BRITAIN IN PICTURES.
London: Ian Allan Ltd. N.D.c1947. With num half-tone photo illusts, (unpag 40pp) Slim 4to. Or pict wrapps with a cover color illust of a Coronation Class Pacific after a painting by Terence Cuneo, pages a little browned. In a magazine format.
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$25

37126
Tupper, Harmon.

TO THE GREAT OCEAN: Siberia and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1965. Num b/w illusts with map end-papers, (xvi,536pp) Lge.8vo. Or.brown cloth, dust jacket.
A history
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$35

69939
Weaver, Harry.

THE GOLDEN YEARS OF TRAINS 1830-1920.
Sydney: Summit Books, 1977. Has many color & half-tone illusts with maps, facsimiles & pict endpapers, (128pp) 4to. Or.blue papered boards, dust jacket.
Has Australian references
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$22

69583
Wheeler, Geoffrey (artist/author)

FIRED BY STEAM.
London: G.P. 1987. With 24 color plates after paintings by the Author & many half-tone illusts, (88pp) Oblong 8vo. Or.green papered boards, dust jacket.
Since 1945 the Author has had a love affair with the railways. The book reflects his nostalgia about the demise of steam
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$22

69941
Whitehouse, Patrick & David St John Thomas.

LMS150: The London Midland & Scottish Railway - A century and a half of progress.
London: Greenwich Editions, 1987. Has 16 color plates & num half-tone illusts with maps, railyard plans and figs. (208pp) 4to. Laminated color pict boards, dust jacket - repeat of cover.
A history spanning 150 years
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$28

69814
Williamson, J.W.

RAILWAYS TO-DAY.
London: Geoffrey Cumberlege, 1951. 2nd Edition. Frontis & 24 half-tone plates with fold-out train diagram & 21 text drawings, (xviii,154pp) 8vo. Or.navy cloth, chipped dust jacket with some loss, now protected
A concise survey of world history and operation of railways particularly in Britain. Pageant of Progress series
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$25

69708
Winkworth, D.W.

MAUNSELL'S NELSONS.
London: Allen & Unwin, 1980. Has num half-tone illusts with drawings & tables, (124pp) Sm.4to. Or.black papered boards, dust jacket.
The history of an express class of steam locomotive developed between the Wars to the specification of the Southern Railway Company in England. Perhaps the best known was the Golden Arrow which operated between London and Dover
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$22