621 A Steam Locomotive Reborn by Stewien, Ronald - 1972

Walkerville, SA; Australain Railway Historical Society (S. A. Division ) Inc.; 1968.. First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. 40; profusely illustrated through with photographs and diagrams, 1 fold-out illustration being a scale drawing of the 700 Class Mikado, bound in original stiff stapled illustrated wrapper, spine browned, otherwise a very good copy.

Torrens PArk: Australian Railway Historical Society, 1973. First edition. paperback. very good/no dustjakcet. 4to. unpaginated

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia: Australian Railway Historical Society (SA), 1968. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 40 pages b/w photos - The first South Australian Railways 700 Class locomotives were built during the mid 1920s in Great Britain by the Armstrong Whitworth Company and were used as main line freight locomotives, releasing the aged small power Rx-class fleet for shunting and branch line services. The difference in power between these two classes can be gauged by the fact that a 700 could lift 390 tons over Mt Lofty while an Rx could manage only 190 tons. The 700-class Mikado type locomotive proved so successful that another ten were ordered, this time from the SAR's own Islington Workshops. Though dimensionally similar to the original engines they differed in some minor details and as a result were classified 710. Unfortunately the Mikado fleet were all sent to the breakers yard for scrap metal during the 1960s. One example of the Class survives as a static exhibit at… Read More

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia: Australian Railway Historical Society (SA), 1970. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 54 pages colour and b/w photos - Peterborough sits on the intersection of the East-West railway linking Port Pirie and Broken Hill, and the North-South railway linking Adelaide eventually to Alice Springs via Quorn, both narrow gauge (1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)) lines. The line from Port Pirie and Jamestown arrived in 1881, followed shortly after by the line from Terowie in the south. The line to Broken Hill was completed in 1887.[5] Peterborough was the home town for Bob the Railway Dog who is remembered by a bronze statue located in the Main Street. In 1970, the East-West line was converted to standard gauge (1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1/2 in)), and the line south of Peterborough to Terowie to broad gauge (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)). Thus Peterborough became one of three, triple-gauge railway junctions in Australia. The others being Gladstone and Port Pirie, all on the same railway corridor.

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia: Australian Railway Historical Society (SA), 1973. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. 64 Pages with Black/White Photos.

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia: Australian Railway Historical Society (SA), 1979. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 48 pages b/w photos - The beginnings of the railway were in the Port Adelaide railway line. This suburban main line linked the harbour area of Port Adelaide to the colony, and was laid with Irish gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) track. This line was opened in 1856. Later on, branch lines in the state's north in the mining towns of Kapunda and Burra were linked through to the Adelaide metropolitan system. From here, a south main line extended to meet the horse tramway from Victor Harbor to Strathalbyn, and towards to SA/Victorian Border. With the metropolitan systems being broad gauge, the mid north and south east of the state were originally laid with 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge track. These systems were closely based on British practice, as was the broad gauge system prior to 1926. Locomotives and rolling stock were bought from Britain and the USA, from builders such… Read More

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia: Australian Railway Historical Society (SA), 1979. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 52 Pages with Black/White Photos. The first South Australian Railways 700 Class locomotives were built during the mid 1920s in Great Britain by the Armstrong Whitworth Company and were used as main line freight locomotives, releasing the aged small power Rx-class fleet for shunting and branch line services. The difference in power between these two classes can be gauged by the fact that a 700 could lift 390 tons over Mt Lofty while an Rx could manage only 190 tons. The 700-class Mikado type locomotive proved so successful that another ten were ordered, this time from the SAR's own Islington Workshops. Though dimensionally similar to the original engines they differed in some minor details and as a result were classified 710. Unfortunately the Mikado fleet were all sent to the breakers yard for scrap metal during the 1960s. One example of the Class survives as a… Read More