Author: Robert Sweet Publisher: Heritage Railways of the World ISBN: 9781900340281 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages :
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Tasmania's railway preservation scene is fascinating in its diveristy, from the wilderness of the West Coast to the museums of Hobart, a visit to this island state has much to offer the rail enthusiast. This book is an essential guide to planning your visit!
Author: Michael V. Conlin Publisher: Channel View Publications ISBN: 1845414403 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 402
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This is the first book of its kind to examine railway heritage in the context of tourism in a comprehensive, internationally relevant manner. It explores the challenges faced by developers and operators of railway heritage destinations including financial, legal and managerial sustainability in the modern tourism industry. These themes are exemplified by a variety of case studies of railway heritage in tourism from regions around the world including North, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Australasia. The volume will be of particular interest to scholars of cultural tourism as well as researchers and practitioners of industrial heritage tourism, along with graduate and senior undergraduate students.
Author: Leon Oberg Publisher: ISBN: 9781877058547 Category : Locomotives Languages : en Pages : 0
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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.
Author: Tim Fischer Publisher: National Library of Australia ISBN: 0642279292 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 268
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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.
Author: Karl R. Zimmermann Publisher: Indiana University Press ISBN: 0253001498 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 223
Book Description
Narrow-gauge railroading conjures images of marginal track, wooden coaches, and antique steam locomotives. Yet consider the extraordinarily glamorous and comfortable South African Blue Train and Australia's Queenslander as well as the electrified network of meter-gauge mountain railways in Switzerland that run with a precision similar to that of the country's famed timepieces. Often used to penetrate the most challenging and breathtaking terrain that larger trains are unable to reach, narrow-gauge railways offer even the most seasoned of travelers an experience to remember. Karl Zimmermann, railroad author and accomplished photographer, chronicles his journeys aboard these rarest of trains. Individual chapters weave history and travelogue, complemented by more than 100 color illustrations. The result is a spirited tribute to the world's most charismatic railways.
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