Umfang:
vii, 255 pages
,
illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, maps (some color)
,
27 cm
ISBN:
9780642279293
,
0642279292
Inhalt:
A history of the steam train in Australia
Inhalt:
Foreword -- Introduction - From small steam locomotives to giant workhorses -- Ch. 1. The arrival of steam locomotion on rail -- Ch. 2. The agony of 'Break of gauge' -- Ch./ 3. Gold, coal, wool and wheat -- Ch. 4. Victoria leads the way: from 'Hobson's choice' to the Spirit of Progress -- Ch. 5. Full steam ahead in New south Wales -- Ch. 6. Queensland rail: the triumph of narrow gauge -- Ch. 7. South Australia: a grand mixture of gauges and locomotives -- Ch. 8. Western Australia: linked by steam in war and peace -- Ch. 9. Tasmanian rail: a saga of lost opportunity -- Ch. 10 commonwealth Railways: East to West and way up North -- Ch. 11. The agony and the ecstasy: heritage steam in Australia in the twenty-first century -- Conclusion: Steam will live on
Anmerkung:
Includes index
,
Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Dampflokomotive
;
Australien
;
Geschichte
