Comeng: A History of Commonwealth Engineering

This third volume of the history of Australia's Commonwealth Engineering (Comeng) picks up where the second volume left off. Contents include:
• design and construction of the Indian Pacific trains, coinciding with the first standard gauge passenger train services from Sydney to Perth
• takeover of a rival firm, which allowed Comeng to enter the lucrative and very successful business of building Alco-powered, diesel-electric locomotives for the iron ore mines in Australia's northwest
• development of the interurban double-deck trains, which were the first such double-deck, air conditioned, electric multiple units in the world
• a new factory that specializes in the construction of freight rolling stock
• the Union Carriage & Wagon plant, which grew at an unprecedented rate, turning out multiple types of passenger trains, freight wagons, electric and diesel-electric locomotives, as well as the world-famous luxury express, The Blue Train
• production of a large numbers of aluminum wagons to service the expanding coal mines in Queensland
• design and construction of the 150 kph Prospector railcars, Australia's fastest train in those days
• production of a new generation of tramcars for the Melbourne system
• design and supply of specialized track maintenance machines for use by all the Australian railway systems
• continued manufacturing of buses and other road transport vehicles
• curtain walling for the high rise buildings around Australia
• earth moving and mining machines, industrial ovens and fans, and other similar equipment.