Railways of New South Wales
Author : New South Wales. Commissioner for Railways
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 37,83 MB
Release : 1876
Category : Railroads
ISBN :
Author : New South Wales. Commissioner for Railways
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 37,83 MB
Release : 1876
Category : Railroads
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Author : David Cooke
Publisher :
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 38,51 MB
Release : 1999-12-31
Category : Railroad cars
ISBN : 9781876568252
Author : Robert Stuart Lee
Publisher :
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 21,42 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9780522856996
Victoria was the first Australian colony to open a steam railway, in 1854, and for the rest of the 19th century it remained the continent's most advanced and intensive railway. Melbourne was Australia's first city to have suburban railways, which were also the first to be electrified, beginning in 1919. This book tells the story of the early railways opened in the wake of the gold rush to Ballarat and Bendigo, extravagantly engineered as none ever would be in the future. It then moves on to examine the role of railways in the development of the colony during the 19th century, when railway policy often dominated political discourse. Railway history both reflected and made Victorian history as a whole, especially during the boom and bust of the 1880s and 1890s. During the Clapp era of the 1920s and 1930s, Victorian railways projected an aura of sophisticated and style, whereas after World War II there was constant challenge and readjustment, as other transport modes became dominant. This culminated in a long crisis through the last decades of the 20th century, of which emerged a railway system radically restructured in almost every way. The colourful characters, political intrigues and enormous social impact of Victoria's railways, as well as their constantly changing and fascinating technology, are major themes of this book.
Author : Ed Wright
Publisher : Exisle Publishing
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 50,38 MB
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1921497092
When Australia was first settled by Europeans in 1788, the worldwide railway boom was still 40 years away. When the railways finally came to Australia, they helped create new towns and alleviate the isolation of the outback. Communities began to consolidate in places where the rail came. In the cities the railway enabled the growth of commuter belt suburbs. They have been crucial to the development of Australian industry. Railways and associated industries were the biggest employers in Australia. The railways reached their pinnacle in the 1950s, but they have been disadvantaged by Australia’s sparsely distributed population and low density cities, the advancement of the motor vehicle, and air travel. Nonetheless, the future for our railways is not completely grim. While the romance of the long-distance passenger journey seems to have more tourist than utilitarian value, the growing population in Australia’s major cities, as well as the traffic and environmental problems caused by cars, means that urban railways are more vital than ever to the effective operation of cities. The railways also continue to play an important part in freighting the produce of Australia’s primary industries as well as in agriculture. Combined with the large number of heritage and tourist trains, these ensure that even today some of the romance of the railways remains.
Author : William John Oakes
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 20,34 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Railroad tunnels
ISBN : 9780909650605
Author : Robert Wheatley
Publisher :
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 30,7 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9780980687835
The second volume of the popular Railway Portraits includes evocative photographs of the people and locomotives in NSW in the 1960's, and captures the moods, beauty and essence of the steam locomotive.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 44,57 MB
Release : 1915
Category : Colonies
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Author : Kevin Redwood
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 43,61 MB
Release : 2020-03-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1445695820
The South Wales Division was one of the three operating divisions of the Western Region. Explore the South Wales Railways in the 1980s with previously unpublished photographs.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1350 pages
File Size : 35,61 MB
Release : 1922
Category : Labor
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Publisher :
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 28,25 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Railroads
ISBN :