All Stations West: The Story of the Sydney-Perth Standard Gauge Railway by G H Fernside

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Sunning of foredges. Dust jacket is in good condition with wear to edges and corners. Dust jacket is now enclosed in a protector. Interior and binding are still very good.

The historical development of the Sydeny-Perth standard guage railway line. The author presents a concise and easy-to-follow account of the monumental work that has been a century in the making.

This epic story is told in human and as well as historical terms with the necessary technical aspects both simplified and minimised. The frustrations, high endeavour and achievements of past generations of Australians associated with the massive problem of gauge standardisation in Australia are recorded here.

Indexed but curiously no contents page was published.