A Brief History of Australian Railways by Marc Fiddian
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Continent of Iron Roads – A Brief History of Australian Railways - by Marc Fiddian
Product details
Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Southeastprint (2000)
ISBN: 1875475184
Trim size: 220 x 135 mm
Synopsis
The author traces the efforts of the pioneer railway builders to serve a growing population in a new land, why different gauges were used in different states, the engineers who devised the routes and the best means of getting from point A to point B, the importance of railways to trade, the politics and building of the transcontinental line to Western Australia, the various people involved in running the railways and the much sought standardisation of railway gauges. The vastness of the topic makes fascinating reading for both the railway devotee and those interested in Australian history. The hard cover book is generously illustrated and contains an index.
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