L.J. Morley's history of Tasmania's working trucks from 1909 to 1970 - from Mt Lyell mining trucks and Huon apple trucks to Hobart's fire engines and wartime army vehicles, with hundreds of photographs.
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Books on Tasmania's transport history, including railways, roads and working vehicles. A strong section for transport enthusiasts and local historians.
Nick Anchen's photographic and oral history of Tasmanian railways across the second half of the 20th century — combining the memories of the men and women who worked the TGR (Tasmanian Government Railways) and its successors with the work of some of Australia's leading railway photographers.
Lou Rae's history of the Abt Railway — the rack-and-pinion railway that ran between Queenstown and Strahan on Tasmania's west coast, one of the most spectacular and technically remarkable railways ever built in Australia. The Abt system uses a toothed rack rail in the centre of the track, engaged by a pinion gear on the locomotive, allowing trains to climb and descend grades that would be impossible for conventional adhesion railways.
The Launceston and Western Railway Company was formed in 1867 to build Tasmania's first railway line, connecting Launceston to Deloraine to carry agricultural produce from the rich farmland around Perth and Longford to port for export. The 45-mile broad-gauge line opened in 1871 — but the company was almost immediately in financial trouble, and the government stepped in to take over its operations in 1873, though the formal purchase of its assets wasn't completed until 1904.
The centenary history of the Emu Bay Railway Company in Tasmania, written by Lou Rae and published in a second edition in 1997. The Emu Bay Railway was a privately owned line running from Burnie on the north-west coast into the mineral-rich hinterland of western Tasmania — connecting the mining towns of Zeehan, Rosebery and Queenstown to the coast.
The official Air Ministry manuals for the Avro Lancaster Mk I and III bomber, compiled by Michael A. Fopp, with technical details, handling notes and armament information. Hardcover with dustjacket, 2003, 521 pages, illustrated.
A small book documenting the historical journey along the Midland Highway between Launceston and Hobart — including the experience of Anthony Trollope, who travelled the route by coach through Campbell Town during his visit to Tasmania in January 1872, part of his thirteen-month tour of Australia and New Zealand.
![Tasmanian Railways 1950–2000 | Nick Anchen | 2020 | Signed by Author [USED – HC – Good]](https://onlinestore.bookcellar.com.au/images/T/tasmanian-railways-1950-anchen-SqQQD4.png "Tasmanian Railways 1950–2000 | Nick Anchen | 2020 | Signed by Author [USED – HC – Good]")
![The Abt Railway – Tasmania's West Coast Wilderness Railway | Lou Rae | 2008 [USED – HC – Good]](https://onlinestore.bookcellar.com.au/images/T/abt-railway-hardcover-DNjJOy.png "The Abt Railway – Tasmania's West Coast Wilderness Railway | Lou Rae | 2008 [USED – HC – Good]")
![The Emu Bay Railway – Centenary Edition | Lou Rae | 2nd Edition 1997 [USED – HC – Out of Print]](https://onlinestore.bookcellar.com.au/images/T/emu-bay-railway-mYSqF5.png "The Emu Bay Railway – Centenary Edition | Lou Rae | 2nd Edition 1997 [USED – HC – Out of Print]")
![The Lancaster Manual | Official Air Ministry Publication | Michael A. Fopp | 2003 [USED – HCDJ]](https://onlinestore.bookcellar.com.au/images/T/lancaster-4gdSkk.png "The Lancaster Manual | Official Air Ministry Publication | Michael A. Fopp | 2003 [USED – HCDJ]")
