Today's Australian locomotives employ the latest in overseas technical advances while our double deck electric trains have been world leaders ever since they appeared in the late 1960s. Government rail administrators and private users have come to realise rail's superior long-haul economy and reliability which has been made possible by this huge investment.
'Australian Rail at Work' discusses the current trends and equipment available on the big State and Government-owned rail networks,and also examines many of the country's private operators, such as monorails, steelworks and the Skitube in the NSW Alps. He explains the operations of diesel and electric locomotives and then turns to steam locomotives, telling how these work. Leon Oberg also takes us on a potted tour of some of Australia's operational and preserved railways.
'Australian Rail At Work' has been written both for the younger reader and those keen to learn about one of Australia's greatest industries. Crammed full of evocative colour photographs which depict rail operations Australia-wide, this book will become the starting point for many to explore Australia's many and varied trains and the technicalities of rail transport.
