Description

Portrait of a Classic covers the history of the introduction of electric locomotive haulage in NSW, including the experimental unit, and the introduction and operation of the 46 class, through to the final scrappings in 1998. The detailed text covers topics not seen in a book on this subject before, especially for railway modellers and locomotive historians alike, the numerous changes applied to the work is highly illustrated with photos that highlight the various and differing tasks allotted to the 46, from express passenger trains to the slow moving 1,000 ton bulk export coal trains.

Specifications:

Publisher: Eveleigh Press

Published: 01/04/2010

Pages: 192

Author: Shawn Rannard

Format: Hardcover