As the Footplate Padre one of my long term goals was to be a guest on The Ghan and as sure as night follows day, a few years ago, this occurred. It happened as part of my ministry of the Footplate ...

It a large railway tome both in physical size and content and a story about a quote from the General Appendix is in the Footplate Padre's book "Ripping Good Railway Yarns" published in 1991 on page 23 ...