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'The autobiography of a train driver, who grew up living beside a railway line in Tasmania, spent his early days ferreting for rabbits, became a Station Porter on the railways, eventually becoming a shunter before learning to drive trains and eventually becoming the senior trainer of new drivers.'
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Train Driver's Story of Life on Tasmanian Railways, from Wrecks and Near-misses to Opera and Stunning Beauty
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , May 2023;
— Review of A Train Driver's Story 2023 single work autobiography'Some days were literally a train wreck. Most days though, driving a train in Tasmania seemed the best job in the world.'
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Train Driver's Story of Life on Tasmanian Railways, from Wrecks and Near-misses to Opera and Stunning Beauty
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , May 2023;
— Review of A Train Driver's Story 2023 single work autobiography'Some days were literally a train wreck. Most days though, driving a train in Tasmania seemed the best job in the world.'
Last amended 6 Jun 2023 08:30:32
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