Overview

The first edition of this book appeared as a 272 page work three decades ago, its main aim being to provide a potted examination of the multiplicity of steam, diesel and electric locomotives that have graced this country from 1854. Since this first humble appearance, the book has grown in content, photography and style, and examining in some detail the massive technological changes that have swept onto the Australian locomotive scene. With an up-to-date map of the nation's rail system and photographs provided by some of the nation's more dedicated photographers, this book continues to provide a concise profile of the country's diversified motive power in what is the largest railway book yet produced in this country.

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Author:   Leon Oberg
Publisher:   Rosenberg Publishing
Imprint:   Rosenberg Publishing
Edition:   5th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 28.50cm
Weight:   1.454kg
ISBN:  

9781921719011

ISBN 10:   192171901
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   01 September 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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This is a monumental book about the locomotives of Australia from the earliest days to the present. Perhaps not a book to be read from cover to cover but one in which to dip as & when information is required. It is a reference book that is brimming with facts & figures but also information about where they operated or still operate plus minute details which often fascinate the railway historian. The book is laced with good quality photographs to emphasise various points and the selection stretches from the steam era to the multi-coloured diesel locomotives of today - Brian Dotson The Journal of the Stephenson Locomotive Society

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