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Melbourne: Melbourne University Press (MUP), 1972. Reprint ed.. Paperback trade, good condition, black & white photos (mostly full-page), maps, corners some pages little bent, light foxing edges, spine & top corner rear cover creased, white background rear cover marked, front cover slightly faded, few foxed spots flyleaf & inside front cover, some edgewear. 155 pp. An amazingly detailed history… Read more about this item

Canberra: Traction Publications, 1972. 1st ed.. Paperback oblong octavo, good plus condition, stapled, full-page black & white photos, map inside rear cover, glossy paper, scuff mark front cover (covered by sticker), minor edgewear, bookplate. 52 pp. Pictorial guide to locomotives on private lines in Tasmania. No 552 in the Railway Series from Traction Publications. (Bookplate of Ian R. Jack,… Read more about this item

Bathurst, NSW / Dubbo, NSW: Self Published: J. E. L. Rutherford / Printed by Masterprint, 1971. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled, card cover, black & white photos, staples rusted, minor edgewear, minimal biro mark front cover, owner's written name inside front cover. 64 pp. This detailed self-published booklet by J. E. L. Rutherford is about the two men,… Read more about this item

Melbourne, Brighton Beach: Traction Publications, 1946. Paperback small quarto, good plus condition, stapled, thin card covers (lacelike pattern), black & white text-photos, map, frontispiece, minor creasing along spine, staples rusted, spine ends scuffed, minimal loss base spine, corner tips covers & some pages little worn, light creases fore-edge few pages, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. 50 pp. This publication… Read more about this item

Hobart: OBM Bookshop, 1975. 1st ed.. Paperback quarto, very good condition, card covers, stapled, black & white text-photos, staples little rusted, minor edgewear. 52 pp. This wonderful book by Ronald Aubrey is a look into the history of the West Coast of Tasmania as well as at their railways and tramways. The author states that it is not a… Read more about this item

Bulli, NSW: Austrail Publications, 1971. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, card covers, black & white text-photos, maps, faint foxing edges, staples slightly rusted, spine little rubbed, covers little faded & rubbed, minor edgewear. 64 pp. A booklet about the first railway in Australia, laid down in the second colony established, and linking two of the most attractive… Read more about this item

Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2012. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, pages toned as usual, top spine little bumped, minor edgewear corner tips covers. 265 pp. Ray Gilleland relates his fascinating life story as a pioneer trucker on the Nullarbor in postwar Australia. A time when trucks were viewed as an 'upstart industry' that threatened existing… Read more about this item

New Delhi: Bloomsbury India, 2017. 1st ed.. Paperback large trade (with flaps), very good condition, sepia (brown-tinted) & few colour photos centre spread, edges minimally foxed, tiny bump base spine, pages lightly toned as common, minor edgewear. 321 pp. Arup Chatterjee brings together all the elements that make the Indian Railway Systems and the stations so interesting for many… Read more about this item

City Not Stated: Pioneer Travel, 1960. Paperback tall trade pamphlet & separate folded quarto single-page itinerary, good condition, map, single-colour drawings, minor toning & edgewear, few marks, tiny holes top corner of itinerary (staple removed). 2 pp. A brochure with a single page itinerary for a journey from Adelaide to Melbourne on 27th August 1960. The name of the… Read more about this item

Bulli, NSW: Austral Publications, 1980. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, card covers, good condition, black & white text-photos, maps, covers lightly marked, stapled (lightly rusted), light foxing edges, pages faintly toned, light stain middle pages, minor edgewear. 79 pp. This small book by William A. Bayley is about the Blue Mountains Railways. The many photos will be of interest to… Read more about this item

Adelaide, Elizabeth: Railmac Publications, 1992. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, stapled, card covers, very good condition, black & white text-photos, spine little rubbed & creased, minor edgewear. 20 pp. This booklet has been produced as a companion to the Railmac publication Yass Railway Portfolio. A collection of photos of the much-loved railway line and the classical Yass Junction station over… Read more about this item

Sydney: Lothian Books, 2006. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour & black & white photos (including frontispiece), light foxing reverse side jacket (minor edgewear), closed tear top edge rear cover, few tiny dents front cover & jacket, spine ends little rubbed. Heavy (1.3 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations… Read more about this item

Sydney: New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, 1970. Reprint ed.. Paperback large wide trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, many black & white text-photos (mostly full-page), staples little rusted, rear cover lightly foxed, faint foxing top edge, minor edgewear. 40 pp. This booklet from the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum is a pictorial history of steam engines in… Read more about this item

Bulli, NSW: Austrail Publications, 1973. 3rd enlarged ed.. Paperback trade, stapled pamphlet, card covers, very good condition, black & white text-photos, map, faint foxing centre map & edges, covers little faded, minor edgewear. 64 pp. A booklet about the Zig Zag Railway in the Blue Mountains to Lithgow locality, New South Wales. Opened in 1869, the Great Lithgow Zig-Zag… Read more about this item

Bulli, NSW: Austrail Publications, 1977. Paperback, very good condition, card covers, black & white text-photos, map, faint foxing edges, covers little faded, spine little scuffed (slight loss top spine), top corner rear cover creased, minor edgewear, faint biro line front cover. 130 pp. William A. Bayley reports on the Zig Zag Railway in the Blue Mountains to Lithgow locality,… Read more about this item

Lithgow, NSW: Zig Zag Railway Co-Op Ltd, 1982. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, card covers, black & white text-photos (mostly full-page), map, faint foxing edges, minor edgewear. Unnum 28 pp. This edition of "Switchback" newsletter is dedicated as a pictorial and historical tribute to the Zig Zag Railway and to those whose vision and dedication… Read more about this item

Lithgow, NSW: Zig Zag Railway Co-Op Ltd, 1982. 4th ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, card covers, black & white text-photos, map, faint foxing edges, minor edgewear (mainly spine). 24 pp. Fourth edition, dated 1982. A booklet about the Zig Zag Railway in the Blue Mountains to Lithgow region, New South Wales. Opened in 1869, the Great… Read more about this item

Lithgow, NSW: Zig Zag Trust / Zig Zag Railway Co-op Ltd, 1976. 3rd ed.. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled pamphlet, card covers, black & white text-photos, map, faint foxing edges, light foxing inside covers & pages, pages & covers faintly toned, staples little rusted, minor edgewear. 20 pp. A booklet about the Zig Zag Railway at Lithgow which gives… Read more about this item

Wollongong, NSW: Illawarra Historical Society, 1997. Reprint ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, card cover (stapled), black & white text-photos, map, glossy paper, rubbed spot top corner front cover, minor edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. 64 pp. The story of the Unanderra to Moss Vale railway line, which connects Wollongong on the coast to Moss Vale on… Read more about this item

Sydney, Burwood: New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, 1997. Hardback small folio (30 cm x 22 cm), dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), frontispiece, glossy paper, black & white & colour text-photos, minor edgewear jacket, base spine little rubbed, bottom corners covers lightly bumped, covers little creased. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside… Read more about this item