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  • The Bungaree Racecourse Railway by Mark Cauchi and Mike Guiney

    The first in a new series of Railway histories from ARHS Victoria combines serious railway research and relevant social and local history. The Bungaree Racecourse Railway tells of how an Irish Catholic community overcame staunch Government opposition to obtain a railway to their local racecourse. It was a major political achievement making the story of the railway a significant part of the history of horse racing at Bungaree, which spanned almost 100 years. At 40 pages and well illustrated, it makes for great reading.

    AU$24.95
  • Times Past...Places Distant by Weston Langford

    A photographic journey of Australian railway scenes taken between 1961 and the current day from the camera of well known railway enthusiast, Weston Langford. Times Past… Places Distant contains over 90 colour photographs - with descriptive captions - illustrating scenes of steam, diesel and railmotors taken throughout Australia. Unusual and now rare scenes include the west coast of Tasmania, in remote mining areas of WA, and in Brisbane and Adelaide. Various motive power from government and private railways as well as signalling, stations, infrastructure and other interesting railway related topics are also captured. 52 pages printed on high quality paper with hardback cover.

    AU$49.95
  • Buffer Stops and Baulks by Arthur Brook

    Victorian Railways Reference Series - No. 1

    The fruit of eighteen years careful research, Buffer Stops and Baulks documents, for the first time, the history and structural details of buffer stops and baulks used on the Victorian Railways. The book is a valuable reference and contains over 60 black and white photographs, 20 colour photographs and 51 line illustrations and plans, including 21 original Victorian Railways buffer stop construction plans. The Victorian Railways Reference Series, featuring meticulous research and much unpublished official VR material, will grow to be both a comprehensive record and reference for historians, museums and modellers, as well as an informative read for those interested in the detail or identification of trackside and other railway infrastructure.

    AU$39.95
  • Victorian Railways Rolling Stock Branch

    Contains Diagrams and Particulars of Locomotives, Cars, Vans and Trucks of the Victorian Rolling Stock Branch Register in 1914 

    Limited Edition Series

     

    This volume is a distinguished reproduction of the original Victorian Railways book, first produced in 1914, and is a ‘must-have’ for every discerning railway historian and modeller. This commanding publication – 268mm x 370mm – has been faithfully reproduced to reflect the original. Printed on superior cream paper and quarter bound, this book contains 93 pages with over 100 scale diagrams.
    With this limited print run of only 500 copies the ARHS (Victorian division) is proud to launch this fine publication as the first in its Limited Edition Series.

     

    AU$198.00
  • A History of the South Australian Railways - Volume 1: The Early Years

    THE VICTORIAN DIVISION CROSSES THE BORDER to publish this 320 page hard cover book, with many illustrations, providing an authoritative insight into the first years of the South Australian Railways. Ron Stewien is an authority on the railway history of South Australia and hardly needs introduction. Malcolm Thompson, another notable railway historian, has provided additional material to assist this excellent and distinguished production.

    AU$69.95
  • Victorian Signalling: By Accident or Design? by Peter Fisher

    This book provides an authoritative insight into the evolution of signalling systems on the Victorian Railways.

    An outstanding aspect of this publication is the manner in which the author, Peter Fisher, has researched the development of signalling systems overseas (particularly in the UK and the USA) to establish the correlation between overseas best practice and its adoption and adaptation to the Victorian environment. He explores how and why Victoria chose to blend two vastly different philosophies to achieve cohesive outcome.

    It was Peter Fisher’s concern that the mechanical signals on the Victorian Railways are fast disappearing without any published record which led him to his meticulous preparation of the material from this publication.

    The book’s 120 pages are printed on high quality paper and include over 160 black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.

    AU$55.00
  • What a Journey by Tom Yates

    This book is the story of one man‘s journey through the old VR system, starting off as a Lad Porter and making his way to being a Station Master at Flinders Street. This is very much a social history of an era that is now long past - Those who remember it will enjoy reading the book and those who don‘t will find a good insight into how things actually worked in those days.

    AU$20.00
  • Streamlined Thoroughbreds

    Streamlined Thoroughbreds is a lavishly illustrated book published to illustrate the working careers of the Commonwealth Railway‘s GM class, Victoria‘s S class and New South Wales‘ 42 and 421 class of locomotives. These locomotives were introduced in the early 1950‘s to replace ageing steam locomotives and so revolutionised those railway systems. The locomotive design was a modified version of the F7 model for the Electric Motive Division of the General Electric Corporation of America. The contract for the building of these locomotives in Australia was awarded to Clyde Engineering Company Limited of New South Wales.

    AU$20.00
  • Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways

    The first volume of the history of the steam locomotives of the Victorian Railways

    AU$20.00
  • The Outer Circle Railway Oakleigh To Ashburton by R Bleakley and MJ Foley

    A must for walkers and cyclists. This booklet provides a brief history of the line including maps and diagrams and includes details of the remaining features of the railway.

    Makes a useful companion to East Camberwell to Fairfield volume.

    AU$2.10
  • The Outer Circle East Camberwell To Fairfield by Arthur Hill

    The companion to the Outer Circle Railway Oakleigh To Ashburton, covers the remainder of the line. A must for walkers and cyclists. This booklet provides a brief history of the line including maps and diagrams and also details of the remaining features of the railway. Access and walking instructions including street maps are included.

    AU$2.10
  • Railway Map of Victoria

    Railway Map of Victoria Reproduction of the 1946 Map. The main map shows the Victoria Railways at its largest route mileage. A separate map shows the Suburban rail system of that time. Single Sheet A3 Fold

    AU$1.10
  • Railway Map of Victoria

    Heavy duty laminated double sided place mat of the 1946 reproduction Railway Map of Victoria and the Suburban rail system

    AU$6.50
  • Cross Country by Norman Houghton and Jack McLean

    A History of the Ballarat-Skipton and Newtown to Colac Railway 1883-1985

    A detailed study of this long closed line, which can also be used as a rescource for those using the rail trails of the area.

    Includes maps, gradient diagrams, station layout diagrams, timetables and a very readable account of this group of lines that stemmed from the railway boom of the 1880s The book is well illustrated with many historic photographs.

     

    AU$7.00
  • Australian Railway Atlas

    Australian Railway Atlas. No 1 Tasmania. Quail Map Company 2004

    A must for all who are interested in the history of Railways in Tasmania or who wish to explore long closed lines.

    Contains clear annotated maps of the railways in Tasmania including TGR, Prrivate and closed lines on all gauges. Fully annotated and indexed for ease of research.

    AU$30.00
  • Preserved Engines In Steam by Robert Carlisle

    Throughout Victoria there are various locomotives that have been preserved in Museums, on Tourist Railways and in public places.

    This publication is a collection of B & W images of many of these locomotives from three different gauges; and several states; in their original working days.

    Some dust covers are slightlhly imperfect, but great valu at this price.

    AU$4.95
  • A Vintage Year For Steam by Steve Malpass John Dare Ian Jenkin

    The complete story of AuSteam '88 and the Flying Scotsman in Australia from October 1988-November 1989.

    Fully illustrated with the cream of photographs, in both Colour and B & W, taken during this period.

    Accompanied by a detailed text and including features by the organizers, drivers.

    Includes accounts of the setting of the world non-stop distance record for a steam locomotive between Parkes and Broken Hill.
    An absolute steal at this clearance price!

    AU$2.00
  • The Mortuary Train

    The Mortuary Train Service to Fawkner Cemetry.

    Published by the Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park , 1187 Sydney Road, Fawkner 1993.

    A fascinating history that covers the history of the Mortuary Train service and the development of the Hearse cars, that provides an interesting study of past funeral customs. an interesting glimpse in to a forgotten aspect of Melbourne's past.

    The booklet includes diagrams, timetables, accounts of travel on the trains and the story of the restoration of one of the Hearse Cars for display.

    AU$0.50
  • Divisional Diary

    Divisional Diary November 1957 to August 1958 Reprint Edition

    A reproduction of the collected first editions of Divisional Dairy, the predecessor of "Newsrail".

    This reproduction retains the styling and format of the early duplicated editions; and provides an interesting insight into the Victorian Railways during the final years of Operation Phoenix; seen through the eyes of observer reports.

    A great resource for the Railway Historian.

    AU$1.65
  • Bygone Australian Transport by Bob Wilson

    This new publication is a nostalgic picture album of the changing and long gone Australian transport scenes taken over the years from the early 1950's to 1985.

    The album contans a wide selection of photgraphs taken by well known railway enthusiast, Bob Wilson, who for over 48 years has been an avid photographer in capturing pictures of Australia's changing Transport scene.

    These forms of transport include: railwys, tramways, shipping and aircraft.

    68 pages of photographs in a hard cover not to be missed.

     

    AU$54.95