Patterns of Steam: Steam Locomotives in Australia and New Zealand 1964-1985 by Shane McCarthy
$39.99 AUD
Category: Trains
Patterns of Steam captures the last glorious years of steam on the railways of Australia and New Zealand, the period in the 1960s and early 1970s when steam locomotives were in decline, but were still operating, though in diminishing numbers, much as they had for generations. The photographs continue up ...Show more
Railways and Australian Identity by Keith Hallett
$24.99 AUD
Category: Trains
Railway lines are typically shown on maps as permanent, however many lines are now abandoned. But the experiences of rail trips to distant places by train are, to many, fondly remembered events. While this book acknowledges the essential economic effects of the rail network, it also celebrates the human ...Show more
Great Railway Journeys in Australia & New Zealand by David Bowden
$24.99 AUD
Category: Trains
35 trips that highlight some of the most interesting, scenic and rewarding railway journeys in Australia and New Zealand. They include the renowned long-distance journeys, such as The Indian Pacific in Australia that takes travellers on a three-day trip from Perth to Sydney or the The Northern Explor ...Show more
The Train Book: The Definitive Visual History by DK
$65.00 AUD
Category: Trains
This stunning book is a glorious celebration of all things train and track. Packed with stunning photography, The Train Book catalogues the development of trains from early steam to diesel engines and electric locomotives, explores in detail iconic trains such as the Palace on Wheels and the Orient Expr ...Show more
Steam Railways by Ammonite Press
$19.99 AUD
Category: Trains | Series: Britain in Pictures
Even today, over 50 years after the last scheduled service was hauled by a steam locomotive in Britain, many people's abiding image of rail travel comes from that age of steam, a romantic view of big muscular locomotives, belching clouds of steam and smoke, hauling long, snaking trains through picturesq ...Show more
A Train Driver's Story by Grant Youd
$38.99 AUD
Category: Trains
The autobiography of a train driver, who grew up living beside a railway line in Tasmania, spent his early days ferreting for rabbits, became a Station Porter on the railways, eventually becoming a shunter before learning to drive trains and eventually becoming the senior trainer of new drivers.
Whistles Through the Tall Timber by NICK ANCHEN
$99.95 AUD
Category: Trains
The majestic mountain ranges east of Melbourne contained some of the finest stands of hardwood trees in Australia. To access the timber, a fascinating network of railways and tramways were built. This publication tells the story of the Warburton, Powelltown and Noojee railways, along with the prominent ...Show more
Rails Around the World: Two Centuries of Trains and Locomotives by Brian Solomon
$59.99 AUD
Category: Trains
Rails Around the World is a visually glorious history depicting trains and locomotives at work in scenic locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.
Great Railway Journeys in Australia and New Zealand 2/e by David Bowden
$39.99 AUD
Category: Trains
35 trips that highlight some of the most interesting, scenic and rewarding railway journeys in Australia and New Zealand. They include the renowned long-distance journeys, such as The Indian Pacific in Australia that takes travellers on a three-day trip from Perth to Sydney or the The Northern Explorer ...Show more
British Rail by Christian Wolmar
$55.00 AUD
Category: Trains
Pre-order the authoritative and enthralling history of of the rise and fall of the state-owned British Rail.You think you know British Rail.From the sandwiches to the inefficiency to the violent yellow livery, we haven't looked kindly on this, the last of our great state-owned organizations to be privat ...Show more
Victorian Railways: The Spirit of Blue & Gold by NICK ANCHEN
$99.95 AUD
Category: Trains
Victorian Railways The Spirit of Blue & Gold explores a bygone era, from the days when the Victorian Railways was considered crucial to the fortunes of the state and when the railways was far more than just a transport business it was a great railway family, where employees were treated as valued me ...Show more
Greatest British Railway Journeys by Freemantle (Mi Portillo)
$45.00 AUD
Category: Trains
It is now over a decade since the much-loved Great British Railway Journeys series set off on its incredible run discovering the cultural, social and engineering landscape of the United Kingdom through the prism of George Bradshaw's Handbook to rail travel. Veteran politician and ex cabinet minister Mic ...Show more