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Australian Railwayman: From Cadet Engineer to Railways Commissioner | 
 enlarge | Author: Ron Fitch
Publisher: Rosenberg Publishing
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 5017846
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 248
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 1877058483
Dewey Decimal Number: 385.092
EAN: 9781877058486
ASIN: 1877058483
Publication Date: October 2006
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Nicely illustrated throughout with vintage black-and-white photography May 12, 2007
Nicely illustrated throughout with vintage black-and-white photography, "Australian Railwayman: From Cadet Engineer To Railways Commissioner" is the personal story of a railroading career that began when Ron Fitch was a 16-year-old engineering cadet in 1926 and concluded some 46 years later after his having worked for two Australian state railways and served as the Commissioner of South Australian Railways. Fitch's memoir includes his observations and experiences with the 'greater railway community' and having to deal from time to time with very difficult conditions, circumstances, and events. From the laying of track, to anecdotes of that very special breed of men who built and operated a nation's railways, to the advancing technologies of railroading, to natural disasters, to the politics of railways, "Australian Railwayman" presents a fascinating and informative account that will prove to be of immense interest to railroad buffs everywhere. Incidentally, Ron Fitch also holds the distinctive honor of being cited in the Guinness Book of World Records as becoming the oldest known recipient of a PhD. In 2002 at the age of 92. His thesis was on South Australian railways.
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