Victorian railways

This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library

  • Reference
    • GB 115 RCS/Y3087E
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1902
  • Language of Material
    • English .
  • Physical Description
    • 16 item(s) 16 images watercolour

Scope and Content

An album containing sixteen watercolours, comprising of a title-page (which continues: 'Chief Mechanical Engineer's Branch. Principal types of rollingstock. Scale 1/8 inch = 1 foot') and sixteen pages of lithographed plans and elevations showing various types of carriages and locomotives in use on the Victorian Railway System. Each drawing is accompanied by a brief text giving measurement, number of each model built and other technical specifications.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Presented to the Royal Colonial Institute by the Right Honourable Lord Sydenham, K.C.M.G. in May 1913.

Note

Includes index.

Other Finding Aids

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Additional Information

This collection level description was entered by WS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

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