Rare and previously unpublished images illustrate the story of the last commercial steam working in Australia, which was active until 1987.

In 'Steam Australia', Tim Fischer takes readers into the fascinating story of steam transportation over ten vital decades of transformation in Australia's history. The book also covers the great named express trains hauled by steam locomotives over the decades, such as 'Puffing Billy', Robert Gordon Menzies or 'The Ghan'. Special topics feature things such as Albury's 'break of gauge' platform (where two state track systems met), the Amiens branch line (running through Pozieres and Passchendaele stations in Queensland), some important characters such as C.Y. O'Connor and many more. The book is illustrated with over 300 exciting images from the superb National Library John Buckland collection of photography, many never seen before. Steam locomotives continue to operate as a key part of rail heritage tourism in Australia, demonstrating the ongoing legacy of these engines. The great age of steam in Australia and Fischer's salute to steam locomotion and all that it has achieved for this country is fascinating and captivating to both train novices and enthusiasts alike.

The first steam locomotives used on any British railway, worked in industry. The use of new and second hand former main line locomotives, was once a widespread aspect of the railways of Britain. This volume covers many of the once numerous manufacturers who constructed steam locomotives for industry and contractors from the 19th to the mid 20th centuries. David Mather has spent many years researching and collecting photographs across Britain, of most of the different locomotive types that once worked in industry. This book is designed to be both a record of these various manufacturers and a useful guide to those researching and modelling industrial steam.

The second volume of the popular Railway Portraits includes evocative photographs of the people and locomotives in NSW in the 1960's, and captures the moods, beauty and essence of the steam locomotive.

Describes the Diesel and Electric locomotives used on the main line and export mineral railways in Australia and the operating preserved steam locomotives used both on preserved lines and on main lines. Diesel locomotives are listed according to the type of Diesel engine and arranged to show the development of a particular type of locomotive.

Provides a potted examination of the multiplicity of steam, diesel and electric locomotives that have graced Australia from 1854. This book examines the massive technological changes that have swept onto the Australian locomotive scene. It contains references and or direct entries to numerous locomotive types, research and much more.

100 Things To See On Australia's Coral Coast expands the ever-popular range of 100 Things To See travel guides, dedicated to Australia's most incredible regions. From Lancelin in the south to Point Sampson, 1500km to the north, Western Australia’s Coral Coast and Pilbara regions are a cacophony of wild adventure. Here, the outback meets fringing coral reef where you literally step from desert to underwater oasis in a heartbeat. Along the way, explore the best things to see, from stunning wildflower meadows to walk-off-the-beach coral reefs. Swim with whale sharks and manta rays or find and eat local produce while getting insider knowledge into the best places to eat, sleep and shop along the way. Along the way, you’ll wander through ancient cultural sites older than the landscapes and landscapes older than the continent. You’ll swim with the world’s largest sharks and walk with some of Australia’s rarest species. You’ll camp on deserted beaches one day, then kick back in edgy micro-breweries the next. In this guide, you’ll find at least 100 of the best places and things to see and do along this incredible stretch of coast, and all of them carefully curated so you’re experiencing the most exceptional parts of Australia’s Coral Coast, Karijini National Park and the Pilbara. Adventure awaits. Chapters cover the Indian Ocean Drive, Wildflower Country, Geraldton and Surrounds, Kalbarri and Surrounds, Shark Bay, Carnarvon, Cape Range, The Pilbara and Karijini National Park.