Peter Gray’s Travels – Volume 1: Austria Standard Gauge is the first of two volumes which Andrew Fox has put together from the fascinating collection of images taken by the late Peter Gray between the late 1950s and the early 1970s.
At this time a wide variety of steam traction was still in use in Austria, ranging from veteran loco classes over 50 years old to modern ex-Deutsche Reichsbahn wartime locos. During the years that followed, the effects of rationalisation and modernisation would transform the country’s railways beyond all recognition.
This volume covers standard gauge lines operated by ÖBB, GKB and StLB. Following the introduction, the book is divided into chapters covering different regions of Austria. The last three chapters cover the Erzbergbahn, the Graz-Köflacher Bahn and the Steiermärkische Landesbahnen. The majority of the images are presented in two-per-page format and are accompanied by detailed captions.
97 colour photographs. Hardback. 96 pages.