Department of Railways N.S.W. One Day Tour Map of the Blue Mountains

Notes:

Verso of brochure distributed to patrons on the railway tour from Central to Mt Victoria and then by motor coach to Jenolan via Hampton and return. They were welcomed aboard by the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. R. Winsor.

 

The dedicated Caves Express train operated from Central to Mt Victoria during the period 1929-1942 and was revived from 1953-56.

 

Construction of Warragamba Dam commenced in 1948 and completed in 1960. The map predates construction although the brochure may be from the later period.

 

R. W. Winsor was assistant commissioner for railways in 1949 when there was a purge of senior railway management by the state government as a result of problems dealing with shortages during the coal miners strike. He became Commissioner in September 1952 and was succeeded by Neil McCusker in July 1956. His famous slogan was: 'The Rail Way is the Safe Way'.

 

It seems likely this brochure was issued on the post war Caves Express during the period 1953-56.

 

Format: Map, original 210mm x 340mm, two part scan and stitch.

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Part of: Local Studies Collection vf Rail Services - History

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Links: www.sca.nsw.gov.au/dams-and-water/major-sca-dams/warragam...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caves_Express

trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18467615

adb.anu.edu.au/biography/winsor-reginald-12054