ray

Paul Westcott wrote:
> The Victorian government commissioned NSW academic Robert Lee to write a
> history of the Victorian Railways, to be published in time for the
> sesquicentenary in 2004, but the book failed to appear at that time. No
> surprises there perhaps.
>
> "The Railways of Victoria 1854-2004" was finally published by Melbourne
> University Press (MUP) in September last year, with no apparent
> publicity and an obviously limited print run. Consequently it sold out
> before most people knew it was even available.
>
> The book looked as if it might become like L.J. Harrigan's "Victorian
> Railways to '62", which is now worth well over $100 in good nick.
> However MUP tells me there has been a reprint and that the book should
> reappear in bookstores in the next couple of weeks. I don't know how
> big the second print run is.
>
> Paul Westcott
I ran into the guy doing research at PRO in `03. I thought it odd that
someone from Sydney was doing a history of VR. I haven't seen the
results either.
Cheers,
Ray