This volume is a distinguished reproduction of the original Victorian Railways book, first produced in 1914, and is a ‘must-have’ for every discerning railway historian and modeller. This commanding publication – 268mm x 370mm – has been faithfully reproduced to reflect the original. Printed on superior cream paper and quarter bound, this book contains 93 pages with over 100 scale diagrams.

With this limited print run of only 500 copies the ARHS (Victorian division) is proud to launch this fine publication as the first in its Limited Edition Series.

PRE-PUBLICATION OFFER

Victorian Railways Rolling Stock Branch Diagrams and Particulars of Locomotive Cars, Vans & Trucks is due for release in April 2008. The normal retail price will be $198.00 including GST plus postage.

You may take advantage of our pre-publication offer, to secure your copy of this limited edition publication at the special discounted price of $140.00 (for ARHS Vic Div financial members, one copy per member) or $160.0 for members of other Societies or additional copies. Price includes GST and postage within Australia.

To qualify for this pre-publication offer, orders and payment must re received no later that 28 march 2008. Mailing of the books will be after 11th April 2008.

THE VICTORIAN DIVISION CROSSES THE BORDER to publish this 320 page hard cover book, with many illustrations, providing an authoritative insight into the first years of the South Australian Railways. Ron Stewien is an authority on the railway history of South Australia and hardly needs introduction. Malcolm Thompson, another notable railway historian, has provided additional material to assist this excellent and distinguished production.

$69.95 (including GST) plus $8.50 postage within Australia.

This book provides an authoritative insight into the evolution of signalling systems on the Victorian Railways.

An outstanding aspect of this publication is the manner in which the author, Peter Fisher, has researched the development of signalling systems overseas (particularly in the UK and the USA) to establish the correlation between overseas best practice and its adoption and adaptation to the Victorian environment. He explores how and why Victoria chose to blend two vastly different philosophies to achieve cohesive outcome.

It was Peter Fisher’s concern that the mechanical signals on the Victorian Railways are fast disappearing without any published record which led him to his meticulous preparation of the material from this publication.

The book’s 120 pages are printed on high quality paper and include over 160 black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.

$55.00 (including GST) plus $8.50 postage within Australia.

Visions of the Victorian Railways is a fascinating pictorial history of the era of the Victorian railways from 1854 to 1985. It tells the story of the Victorian Railways through the eyes of well known railway enthusiast, the late Gerald Dee, who started his career in the Victorian Railways as a lad labourer and worked through the grades to become an engine driver and then progressed to various management positions within the Victorian Railways and later in the Public Transport Corporation of Victoria.

Visions of the Victorian Railways contains a fascinating insight to the human side of the railways; descriptions including drivers, signalmen, station masters and refreshment room staff. The contents also focus on the various types of motive power used over the years as well as signalling, stations, infrastructure and other railway related topics.

The author has carefully selected over 160 black & white and colour photographs, from various collections, and written a comprehensive caption for each. Visions of the Victorian Railways is stunningly presented in a large landscape format, of 240 pages printed on high quality paper and complete with hardback cover.

This book is the story of one man‘s journey through the old VR system, starting off as a Lad Porter and making his way to being a Station Master at Flinders Street. This is very much a social history of an era that is now long past - Those who remember it will enjoy reading the book and those who don‘t will find a good insight into how things actually worked in those days.

$57.95 inc GST posted

Streamlined Thoroughbreds is a lavishly illustrated book published to illustrate the working careers of the Commonwealth Railway‘s GM class, Victoria‘s S class and New South Wales‘ 42 and 421 class of locomotives. These locomotives were introduced in the early 1950‘s to replace ageing steam locomotives and so revolutionised those railway systems. The locomotive design was a modified version of the F7 model for the Electric Motive Division of the General Electric Corporation of America. The contract for the building of these locomotives in Australia was awarded to Clyde Engineering Company Limited of New South Wales.

$51.95 inc GST posted

$97.95 inc GST posted