A History of the South Australian Railways
A History of the South Australian Railways

Author: Ronald Stewien

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9781876568627

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William Alfred Webb landed in South Australia in 1922. His assignment: to rehabilitate the ailing State-owned railway system. In next to no time he found one very obvious weakness; an inadequate, run down and completely inefficient locomotive fleet. Taking the bull by the horns he right away appointed Fred Shea from Victoria as his Chief Mechanical Engineer, setting Fred on the road to becoming one of Australia's great engineers. The outcome: forty-five steam locomotives and three steam wrecking cranes that set standards of excellence that lasted until the South Australian Railways as a corporate body was finally dissolved on 8 December 1975. Not only did Shea excel as a steam locomotive engineer but during the Second World War (and after) he stood out as a giant in the construction of warplanes, munitions and in due course, diesel-electric locomotives.

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Author: Douglas A. Colquhoun

Publisher:

Published: 1971

Total Pages: 53

ISBN-13: 9780909970062

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Steam Locomotives of the South Australian Railways
Steam Locomotives of the South Australian Railways

Author: Peter Ormsby

Publisher:

Published: 2023

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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This book follows the development and history of all the steam locomotives ever operated and owned by the South Australian Railways from 1856 to 1953. Each locomotive is presented numerically by date if acquisition and is accompanied by the relevant technical and historical information. --Back cover.

Annual Report of the South Australian Railways Commissioner
Annual Report of the South Australian Railways Commissioner

Author: South Australia

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781022795013

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In this report, the South Australian Railways Commissioner provides a detailed overview of the state's railways. From track maintenance to passenger traffic, this report covers every aspect of the railway system. Anyone interested in the history of transportation or the development of rail infrastructure will find this report to be a fascinating and informative resource. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A History of South Australia
A History of South Australia

Author: Paul Sendziuk

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-05-16

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1107623650

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A History of South Australia investigates the state's history from before the arrival of the first European explorers to today.

South Australian Railways Report on Observations on Railways, and Other Subjects
South Australian Railways Report on Observations on Railways, and Other Subjects

Author: Henry C. Mais

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-14

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780332803784

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Excerpt from South Australian Railways Report on Observations on Railways, and Other Subjects: Made During a Tour in 1883, Under the Direction of the Government of South Australia In the Mogul type the pony truck is equalised with the leading drivers, and the main and trailing wheels with each other, thus giving great freedom of motion without undue strains. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.