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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Australian Railway Historical Society (VIC), 2007. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New/No Jacket. 270mm x 210mm x 10mm. 110 Pages with Colour & Black/White Illustrations & Photos, An illustrated historic narrative on semaphore signalling with special reference to victoria australia - This book provides an authoritative insight into the evolution of signalling systems on the Victorian Railways. An outstanding aspect of this publication is the manner in which the author, Peter Fisher, has researched the development of signalling systems overseas (particularly in the UK and the USA) to establish the correlation between overseas best practice and its adoption and adaptation to the Victorian environment. He explores how and why Victoria chose to blend two vastly different philosophies to achieve cohesive outcome. It was Peter Fisher's concern that the mechanical signals on the Victorian Railways are fast disappearing without any published record which led him to his meticulous…
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Victorian Signalling - By Accident or Design Paperback - 2007
by Fisher, Peter
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- Title Victorian Signalling - By Accident or Design
- Author Fisher, Peter
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- Publisher Australian Railway Historical Society (VIC), Melbourne, Australia
- Date 2007
- ISBN 9781920892500
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