Australian Steam by A E Durrant

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has inscribed inside page. Dust jacket has some light creasing at edges and spine. Interior and binding are also very good.

A fascinating story of the motive power of several gauges. The lack of an early gauge standardisation policy resulted in different gauges in the various Australian states, sometimes side by side. It was not until 1970 that was a uniform gauge available across Australia.

This book covers all the major Australian steam locomotive types viewed from both an Australian and world context. (book flap)