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Branchline stocks a wide range of books to interest every train
enthusiasts needs. We carry several that provide a huge amount of information
on real like train and tram prototypes, as well as the railways they operate
on.

 

We also carry catalogues from our major brands, and plenty
of informative books that contain just about all you need to know to get into
and master the model train hobby.

Books, Catalogues, and DVDs

DVD CFRD1027 More Rail Motor Journeys

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Synopsis fro Channel 5's website: This DVD contains more footage of rail motors in operation in Victoria. In this programme, we travel by 280hp...

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DVD CFRD1028 Double Feature - D3 100 years of VR Service/ R711 - Back in Steam

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: D3 – 100 Years of V. R. Service’ Released to coincide with the centenary of the last survivor of the class, D...

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DVD CFRD1029 Maryborough - Victorian Steams Last Stronghold

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: Maryborough in Central Victoria, retained steam longer than most districts. In this DVD we look at steam ope...

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DVD CFRD1030 Sandringham - A Driver's View

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: Join the driver for a view from the cab of the historic Sandringham line. This line which is 18 kilometres in...

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DVD CFRD1031 G42 From the Otways to the Dandenongs

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: The 2'6"gauge lines operated by the Victorian Railways required more powerful locomotives. Given that there ...

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DVD CFRD1034 Riding the Rack - Tasmania's West Coast Wilderness Railway

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: Ride the Tasmanian Wilderness railway aboard an ABT steam locomotive between Queenstown and Dubbil Barril and...

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DVD CFRD1035 KEN FISHLEY'S 1960’s VR Steam Action

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: Go back to the 1960s when steam was still in abundance on the Victorian Railways. Most of the action is of go...

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DVD CFRD1036 Rail Motors Across Victoria

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: Filmed by Keith Atkinson during the mid 1950’s and the early 1960’s this 104 minute program takes you to such...

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DVD CFRD1037 Suburban Salute

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: A tribute to these multiple unit electric trains that were the backbone of the Melbourne suburban fleet. Colo...

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DVD CFRD1039 Liveries and Lash-ups - Diesel in Victoria Today

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: A look at diesel operations in Victoria in the late 2000’s. Features standard and broadgauge operations inclu...

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DVD CFRD1040 Remembering the Beechy

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: The last train on the Colac to Beech Forest and Crowes line ran on the 30th of June 1962. In this DVD, we go...

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DVD CFRD1041 The Upfield Line, 1997 - From the Cab Both Ways

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: Home / Shop / The Upfield Line, 1997 PrevNext Shot prior to modernisation, this DVD covers the line from ...

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DVD CFRD1042 Sixties In Steam - NSW

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: As the 1960s progressed, steam traction was the the decline as a result of dieselisation and the closure of m...

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DVD CFRD1043 Events in Steam - Steam Specials in Victoria 1996 to 2001

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: From the Channel 5 Productions archives, we present highlights from some of most memorable steam railway even...

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DVD CFRD1044 Closed But Not Forgotten

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: The North Est main line in Victoria conjures up memories of the mighty `S'class Pacifics hailing `The Spirit ...

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DVD CFRD1045 Disappearing Steam - NSW The 1950s and 60s

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: As the 1950’s merged into the 1960’s, wholesale changes in the railway scene in New South Wales were becoming...

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DVD CFRD1046 Riding With The Driver - A Steam Experience

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: Over it's 20 years in business, Channel 5 Productions has recorded material on broadcast standard videotape. ...

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DVD CFRD1047 BRANCH LINE STEAM - Victorian Railways In The 1950s

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: This DVD features films shot by the late Keith Atkinson in the 1950s. Although dieselisation was well advanc...

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DVD CFRD1048 Steam Selections - From the Channel 5 Productions Archives

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: For over 20 years, Channel 5 Productions has been recording events featuring preserved steam in action. M...

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DVD CFRD1049 DECADES OF CHANGE - VR 1950s and 1960s

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: At the end of World War 2, the Victorian Railways was in a parlous state, with rolling stock and track requir...

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DVD CFRD1050 Lost Lines of the Victorian Railways

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Synopsis from Channel 5's website: Go back in time and visit some of the branch lines that faithfully served rural Victoria. In this program...

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DVD CFRD1052 Throughout the Years - Victorian Railways in Action 30s-70s

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Information fron Channel 5's website: This DVD covers the Victorian Railways action between the 1930s and the 1970s. It covers some of the activ...

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DVD Ross Rail Video - Power of the Garratts Part 3

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Synopsis from Ross Rail Video's website: From their inception in 1909, the Garratt design was gradually introduced into many railway systems wor...

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DVD Ross Rail Video - Steam in New South Wales Part 5

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Synopsis from Ross Rail Video's website: Steam in New South Wales Part 5 includes over a dozen loco types across the State in previously unseen ...

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