Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Lothian Publishing, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 232 pages colour and sepia photos - All across Australia, rusty rails are gradually disappearing from view as the weeds grow and memories of the days when trains ran are fading. The railwaymen who worked, loading bales of wool into wagons or coal into the tenders of steam locomotives, have long retired. Robin Bromby, author of The Railway Age In Australia, goes in hunt of the stories and pictures of Australia's ghost railways. The book evokes memories of places like Dajarra in Queensland, now just a dusty settlement in the middle of nowhere but in the 1940s its railhead handled more cattle than even the fabled Abilene in Texas; and the Ravensthorpe line in Western Australia, where trains would stop to allow locals to pick wildflowers. The stories of these and other now vanished railways are recalled in words and photos. Also featured are the jobs of railway people that have now vanished - the signalman posted to some lonely passing loop, living in a hut or tent; the station mistress, a job for wives of railwaymen at wayside stations that saved the cost of a male stationmaster; the fireman, who toiled in heat and dirt to feed the locomotive; the manager of a refreshment kiosk who made sure passengers on long-distance trains were quickly and properly fed. The book is illustrated throughout with many photographs, most that have not been previously published. Five colour sections will feature modern photos of preserved stations, locomotives, carriages and equipment.

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Bookseller: Train World Pty Ltd (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: UB-013227
Title: Ghost Railways of Australia
Author: Bromby, Robin
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 0734409230
ISBN 13: 9780734409232
Publisher: Lothian Publishing
Place of Publication: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date Published: 2006
Keywords: USED-Australia
Bookseller catalogs: USED-Australia;
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