American Steam on Australian Rails - By David Burke
How did American steam locomotives come to play a major role in the rail transportation of 19th-century Australia? In American Steam on Australian Rails, David Burke tells the fascinating story of Yankee ingenuity and the companies that challenged an English monopoly. He provides copious descriptions of the locomotives, from early models with ornate domes, long cowcatchers, and wooden cabs to later vehicles such as the 0-6-0 saddletank of 1919, built by Baldwin for the Public Works Department of the state of Tasmania. Lavishly illustrated with color and black and white photos and illustrations, this book documents the progress of hundreds of Yankee engines across the vastness of a new continent. Softcover, 168 pages, 33 color and 181 black and white illustrations. $49.95.