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Journal Article

Author
Chapman, W. D.
Title
The standardisation of railway gauges in Australia
In
Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia
Imprint
vol. 24, no. 7-8, Jul-Aug 1952, pp. 151-154
ISBN/ISSN
0020-3319
Description

This paper, No.1057, was presented before the 1951 Engineering Conference, in Brisbane, on 3rd April, 1951.
The author is Director of Civil Engineering, Railway Standardization Division, Department of Fuel, Shipping and Transpon, Commonwealth of Australia.

Abstract

The paper is a review, from an engineering and economic viewpoint, of the problem of re-gauging certain Australian Railways.

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