Download or read book Coaching Stock of the NSW Railways written by David Cooke and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the development of the railway carriage in New South Wales. Discusses changes in structure and design in railcars from the 1850s to the present day. Gives thorough, comprehensive discussions of American sleeping and suburban cars, other truss-sided cars, steel country cars, miscellaneous vehicles, Indian Pacific cars and carriages and other carriage miscellanea. Appendices include overviews of Victorian railways standard gauge cars, the East Greta Coal mining Co./South Maitland railways, roofs and lighting, accounting terms and an alphabetical listing of carriages. Features original black and white and contemporary colour photos, sketches, tables, bibliography and index. Compiled by members of the Australian Railway Historical Society.