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David Peters
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Joined: Nov 29, 2005
Last Visited: Oct 11, 2008
Location: In a black Trans Am!
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:14 pm
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He should and probably does, but I have probably said too much anyway now! 
National Railway Museum member.
The opinions expressed by my me in these posts is not the opinion of the N.R.M. and should not be construed as such.
Ferroequinologist and Microferroequinologist.
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bingley hall
Chief Commissioner
Joined: Nov 09, 2005
Last Visited: Oct 12, 2008
Location: gone fishin
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Z1NorthernProgress2110
Chief Commissioner
Joined: Nov 30, 2004
Last Visited: Oct 12, 2008
Location: Burnie, Tasmania
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:44 pm
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Ahhh jolly good show chaps. If its in a similar format as the 80s book, it would make a very interesting read.
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B 67
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Joined: Jul 26, 2003
Last Visited: Oct 11, 2008
Location: Central Gippsland
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 6:38 pm
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| Maikha wrote: | Hi all
Due to their costs, I generally am limited in the amount of Railway books I have on my shelf. However, yesterday, I couldn't resist a special offer from the authors of one book, and got a copy at the AMRA/nsw open day, signed.
Railway Portraits - Robert and Bruce Wheatley, has some really great photos in there, not just of former NSWGR steam locomotives, but the men who worked them in many long forgotten environments.
I've been quite swept away by this book, and personally recommend it to anyone who's interested in NSWGR history and great historical railway photography.
In saying this, I'd like to open the thread to anyone who have particular favourite railway books in their collection, Australian or otherwise. Another one of mine I got recently, 2nd hand, is "Steam, Steel and Stars" which features the spectacular night steam photography by O Winston Link.
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I meant to reply to this earlier, but got side-tracked.
Maikha, I have that O Winston Link book too. Great stuff isn't it? How many recognised that his famous Drive-in photo was parodied on The Simpsons?
If you haven't seen it, look out for "Flashlights on Steam" by Len Whalley. It's basically an Australian version of what Link did and worth trying to find if you can.
My own railway library contains over 500 titles by now (I've not counted it recently). There was a time in the late 80s and early 90s when I seemed to buy a new book or two each week. I've slowed down a lot these days. Friends and family don't bother buying train books for me because I'll probably already have them. 
A selection of stand-outs for me include (but are not limited to) for various reasons...
*Victorian Railways - the way it was.
*A Bulldog Oddyssey.
*South Australian Diesel Pictorial - the 80s.
*Modern Rail Portfolios - No.1 New South Wales.
*The A7 Era.
*Diesel Pictorial.
*A Changing Decade.
*Victorian Steam.
and so on.
Some more international selections include...
*Famous Last Lines 1 & 2 plus Heavy Metal.
*The Golden Years of British Steam Trains.
*Country Railways (UK)
*Railroads in the Woods (US logging)
*Alishan Forestry Railway 1912 - 1999 (2 volumes-Text in Chinese, but the pictures are multi-lingual)
*Car Builder's Cyclopedia 1940 (a 1350-page gem of US freight and pass car builder's info and details - and I'm not even a US modeller).
And I could go on and on....and on.
Then there is the model and miniature section, the railway manuals and rule books etc.
B 67
*Most consistantly ignored Railpage Australia™ poster - 1977
*Best username incorporating a B class number between B 66 and B 68.
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Lwilliams
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Joined: May 22, 2008
Last Visited: May 22, 2008
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 6:55 am
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| Maikha wrote: | Hi all
Due to their costs, I generally am limited in the amount of Railway books I have on my shelf. However, yesterday, I couldn't resist a special offer from the authors of one book, and got a copy at the AMRA/nsw open day, signed.
Railway Portraits - Robert and Bruce Wheatley, has some really great photos in there, not just of former NSWGR steam locomotives, but the men who worked them in many long forgotten environments.
I've been quite swept away by this book, and personally recommend it to anyone who's interested in NSWGR history and great historical railway photography.
In saying this, I'd like to open the thread to anyone who have particular favourite railway books in their collection, Australian or otherwise. Another one of mine I got recently, 2nd hand, is "Steam, Steel and Stars" which features the spectacular night steam photography by O Winston Link.
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That book sounds quite interesting. I've been on the search for a very special purchase as a gift for my father who is quite taken with History, and especial railway history. I'll look it up online. Can you give me any further direction? If not it's fine, I'm sure I'll find it online.
Thanks for the great review & the post. Cheers.
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Duffy
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Joined: Oct 24, 2003
Last Visited: Oct 2, 2008
Location: ACT
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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:16 pm
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I've too many books to list here without you all nodding off so heres the pick of the bunch:
Railways of Australia, O.S. Nock
Locomotive Panorama, ES Cox (Deputy CME to Robert Riddles, British Railways)
Locomotive Adventure, H Holcroft (Patented the Gresley-Holcroft valve gear)
Treasury of Classic Steam Trains, N Huxtable
Steam Locomotive Restoration and Preservation, DW Harvey
And the centerpiece,
1905 edition of The Worlds Locomotives, CS Lake (This ones just a wee bit special because one of its former owners was a bloke by the name of CC Singleton)
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