Book/Light Railways in South Australia
This book was published in 2022 and lists over 700 light rail systems in that state; the chapter headings are informative: Most use 610mm (2' 0") gauge:
What is a light railway?
Horse power
Steam power
Petrol and diesel power
Amusment railways
Agricultural tramways
Mining
Quarries
Munitions
Salt pans
Wineries
Brickworks
Timber
Industrial railways
Rockets on rails
Jetty tramways
Building South Australia
The S.A. Light Rail Centre
The Light Railway Research Society of Australia (LRRSA)
Most of these systems are 610mm (2' 0") gauge, almost the same as the Festiniog Railway.
Details[edit]
The publisher is Railmac Publications.
Email: railmac@westnet.com.au
Web: www.railmac.com
Address: PO Box 290, Elizabeth SA 5112
Phone: 618-8255-9446
ISBN: 978-1-86477-135-0
Pages: 26
Size:148mm x 212mm x 4mm
Price: $10.00 (AUD) not including p&p
See also[edit]
- Book/Light Railways in South Australia - mostly 610mm (2' 0") gauge
- Book/Discovering Britain's First Railways - A guide to Horse-drawn Tramroads and Waggonways.
- Books About The Ffestiniog Railway - perhaps 50 titles.
- Books About The Welsh Highland Railway - perhaps 20 titles
- Books about the Welsh slate industry - 2 titles