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Collection of books and papers from the deceased estate of a…
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Melbourne
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1-Jun-2011
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Collection of books and papers from the deceased estate of a former Victorian loco driver, including many internal documents, mainly but not exclusively Victorian. Noted: Vr C.15/31 'Rules for the automatic Track control System of train Signalling.', 1931, 31 pp; Vr 'Westinghouse automatic Air Brake. Instructions to electric train Drivers, Guards, Shunters and other authorised Employes', 1946, 23 foolscap pp stapled to covers; Vr 'Instructions to be Carried out in Locating faults on electric Trains also the Proper Method to be Adopted in Preparing Trains for service and the Attaching of Units', 1966, 14 foolscap pp stapled to covers; Vr '’silver train’ Preparation of multiple Unit train' (ie Hitachi), 9 carbon copy foolscap pp; Vr '2,400 horse Power 1,500 volt locomotive', 62 roneod quarto pp, housed in spring-binder; Vr 'Behind the Railway scene', 1948; 56 pp, fully illustrated; 'Commonwealth - Examination Questions and Answers for Operators of 'GM' Diesel electric Locomotives', carbon copy, 15 quarto pp; 'The Return of R707', includes the souvenir booklet and a full fle re 707; Ptc NSW 'Freight Vehicles', many 100s of illustrations, 1979. Generally good condition. (20+ items)
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