Proceed to Hawker: An Operational and Sometimes Social History of the Last Years of the Quorn to Hawker Section of the Great Northern Railway 'From 1957 to 1970' (ARMP-0173)

Product No. ARMP-0173

Title: Proceed to Hawker: An Operational and Sometimes Social History of the Last Years of the Quorn to Hawker Section of the Great Northern Railway 'From 1957 to 1970'
Author(s): Evans, John
Publisher: Railmac Publication 

ISBN: 9781864770619

Condition: NEW
Binding: Softcover 
Dust Jacket: None
Edition: 1st Edition 
Publication Year: 2008

Features: 152 Pages with Colour & Black/White Photos.

The opening of arguably Australia's first south t north transcontinental railway line in January 2004 finally fulfilled a century-old dream to link Adelaide and Port August with Darwin. It was a long time in coming and involved shifts from the original route through the Flinders Ranges and skirting the Great Artesian Basin.  Today's standard gauge line branching off the Trans-Australian line at Tarcoola heads due north through Central Australia to Tennant Cree, Katherine and Darwin.

This book chronicles the story of the final years of operation of the Quorn-Hawker section of what was originally known as the Great Northern Railway, which visionaries of the day believed would eventually reach Darwin.  There were a number of operating and other characteristics that made train working on the Quorn-Hawker line unique in the late 1950's and the decade of the 1960's.  This book represents a detailed record of the train working on the fascinating section of the track over the last 14 years of its 90 year life.