Locomotives of Australia by Leon Oberg

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has signed inside front cover.

An Australia-wide locomotive book compiled from official sources, enthusiast-held records and publications, and the author’s library telling the story of the growth, development and operation of railway locomotives in Australia.

This book has many black-and-white photos. It features the opening of Australia’s first steam railway - the 1854 Melbourne and Hobson’s Bay line and information on different lines in NSW, Tasmania, QLD, WA, Commonwealth railways and different class locomotives used - all the way through to 1973 Queensland railway 2350 class.

There is also a special appendix detailing preserved locomotives in Australia.