Rails In The West: How Western Australia's Government Railway Shaped The State 1870 2000

Author description

Fred Affleck AO is well-known for his book On Track: The Making of Westrail, 1950-1976 (233 pp) commissioned by WAGR Commissioner Jim Pascoe. He worked for almost two decades in senior management roles in the Australian National Railways Commission and the National Rail Corporation Ltd, and until 2008 was Professor of Transport Studies in Western Australia’s leading universities. He has a doctorate in history from London University, has also been a member of the National Transport Commission, and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.