Guide To Australian Heritage Trains And Railway Museums

Guide to Australian Heritage and railway Museums forms the most concise and up to date guide to Australias heritage railways, museums, displays and attractions. It covers tourist train operations which are open to the public and includes state by state and region coverage, display listings and contact information.

This book is the first in 30 years to take transport museums seriously as vehicles for the making of public histories. Drawing upon many years' experience of visiting and working in transport museums around the world, the authors argue that the sector's historical roots are more complex than is usually thought. Written from a multidisciplinary perspective but firmly rooted in the practice of making public histories, this book brings the study of transport museums firmly into the mainstream of academic and professional debate.

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.

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