On Splintered Rails - Volume 1 chronicles the development of the technology that surrounded the era of the Tasmanian Bush loco and the humble logging railway. This book examines in detail how things were done using improvisation, and the many unique inventions and 'one offs' that resulted. From the earliest of log hauler winches used for 'snigging' logs, to the introduction of the spectacular American 'High Lead' form of logging, all methods of logging are described. The rapid progress of the bush tram locomotive from steam power to internal combustion power for delivering logs and bushmen to the mill is engagingly narrated. Gleaned from 21 years of original research, including numerous riveting and amusing anecdotal accounts from those men and women once involved in this industry, and, in depth archival research., this first volume is an introduction to a fascinating but largely forgotten era of Tasmania's history.