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Our sought-after and unique special printings are in short supply and held in high regard by collectors.
We proudly share the most comprehensive collection of Railway History through our books, video and audio stories.
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Was Australia’s chaotic, mismatched railway system an honest mistake, or a product of colonial greed and political ego?
In a recent video interview, author John Wilson describes his book, The Break of Gauge: A Social History, as a historical “whodunit.”Dedicated to the late Hon. Tim Fischer; a legendary advocate for Australian rail, the book dives deep into the rivalries, bad behavior and staggering costs that divided the nation’s infrastructure. It’s a fascinating look at the engineers who tried to save the system and the politicians who derailed it.
As the physical book is hard to find, we are releasing selected chapters free to read directly from our website which you can download here.
Keep an eye out for more chapters to be uploaded soon.
The Model 75 Brill Railcar was an icon of the South Australian Railways, with dozens of them in service across both broad and narrow gauge.
On the 4th August 1926, South Australian Railways’ Rail Car Number 30 officially entered service.
Thanks to Kane from Kane’s Trains for this wonderful video celebrating the centenary of one of Australia’s most successful rail car fleets. He takes a look at the history and explores why the Model 75 didn’t have the same success across the world as they did in Australia.
Bob the Railway Dog was a legend of the South Australian Railways in the 1880s.
He grew up on the train line and became a firm friend of passengers, drivers and station workers whom he met in his travels right across the country. He would board the train, sitting aboard the warm coal box at the front of the trains.
Bob’s story has been passed down for generations and become part of South Australia’s railway stories.
