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

New South Wales Railways 48-Class Profile – Volume 1 is a photographic profile dedicated to the AE Goodwin–Alco 48-Class diesel-electric branch line locomotives, focusing on Mark I and II units. Compiled by Richard Barrack, this all-colour, 56-page landscape-format volume provides a detailed visual record of one of NSW’s most important diesel locomotive classes.

The 48-Class locomotives became the backbone of NSW branch line operations. Introduced in the mid-1950s during a period of cost pressures and inefficiency caused by an ageing steam fleet, the 48-Class offered greater reliability, efficiency, and longer operating ranges on country lines where steam locomotives struggled with long distances between servicing points. Following the success of diesel-electric locomotives on mainline services, NSWGR saw the 48-Class as the ideal solution for modernising branch line operations.

This volume features full-colour photography of the 48-Class in service, highlighting technical details, livery variations, and operational environments across NSW branch lines. The book provides an essential reference for railway historians, diesel enthusiasts, modellers, and Australian rail book collectors.