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Locomotives and Railcars of the Commonwealth Railways
Locomotives and Railcars of the Commonwealth Railways Author:Barry Marshall, Ron Fluck, John Wilson, Chris Drymalick, Bob Sampson Completely revised and updated version of the 1972 classic of the same name. The book traces the history and development of all the locomotives, steam and diesel, standard and narrow gauge, used by the Commonwealth Railways (the Trans-Australian Railway, the Australian Capital Territory Railway, the Central Australia Railway, and the North Austr... more »alia Railway) during its 60 years of operation until 1975. Covers the original locomotives used on the construction of the lines as well as the steam engines of the pre-war era (such as the standard gauge Cs and narrow gauge NMs), and finishes up with the diesels (such as the GMs and NSUs). Packed with crisp black and white photos, rosters, maps, schematics, advertisements, etc. 154 pages.« less