Marble bar to Mandurah: a history of passenger rail services in Western Australia
Maker and role
Geoffrey Higham, Author
Production date
2007
Object detail
Accession number
PUB-2018-42
Maker
Description
Covers history of passenger railways from 1871 onwards. This book presents a comprehensive story of travelling by train in Western Australia, set in an accurate historical framework. Australian Railway Historical Society WA Division Inc trading as Rail Heritage WA.
Introduction / the first passengers / the boom years / serving the country / the midland railway / suburban trains / wartime passengers / what's in a name? / the great western express / the gauge revolution / comfort on the move / working on the trains / making up a train / special passengers / electrification / the twenty first century
Introduction / the first passengers / the boom years / serving the country / the midland railway / suburban trains / wartime passengers / what's in a name? / the great western express / the gauge revolution / comfort on the move / working on the trains / making up a train / special passengers / electrification / the twenty first century
Media/Materials
Physical description
xii, 274 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 29.5 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780959969092
Credit line
Geoffrey Higham. 2007. Marble bar to Mandurah: a history of passenger rail services in Western Australia, PUB-2018-42. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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