Author: Peter Attenborough
Publisher: Train Hobby Publications
Publication Year: 2010
Format: Softcover
Pages: 56
Photography: All colour
Condition: New

Coals to Newcastle Part 1 – The Steam Era is a photographic profile documenting coal traffic in the NSW Hunter Valley during the age of steam. Compiled by renowned railway photographer Peter Attenborough, this volume focuses on the railways that powered one of Australia’s most important coal-producing regions.

The book captures steam-era operations hauling coal from the Hunter Valley coalfields to Newcastle, covering the locomotives, wagons, yards, and infrastructure that supported heavy coal traffic throughout the region. It provides a visual record of the working railway, illustrating how steam locomotives handled demanding coal duties on main lines and branch lines feeding the port of Newcastle.

Featuring 56 pages of full-colour photography, this volume presents the steam era of Hunter Valley coal haulage in detail, making it a valuable reference for NSW railway historians, steam locomotive enthusiasts, freight railway modellers, and Australian rail book collectors.

An essential addition to any NSW coal railway or Australian steam railway collection.