From Grease to Gold Braid: My Service in the Traffic Branch of the New South Wales Government Railway 1952-1986 (AANS-0016)

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Product No.: AANS-0016Title: From Grease to Gold Braid: My Service in the Traffic Branch of the New South Wales Government Railway 1952-1986Author(s): Ames, KenIllustrator(s): N/APublisher: Iron Horse PressISBN: 0909650535Condition: NewBinding:Laminated Pictorial BoardsDust Jacket: NoneEdition: 1st EditionPublication Year: 2001Features: 176 Pages with Black/White Photos.The author describes what it was like to work for the New South Wales Government Railways from 1952, when he started as an Acting Steam Engine Driver, through to 1986 when he retired as Station Master at Ingleburn. He takes us through the examinations and other attributes needed for promotion, and the social and working lives of the people in the towns in which the author worked. A fascinating look at a time of great change for Australian railways and their staff.