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After retiring from the railways, he moved to Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, with his wife for four years before returning to Adelaide. Fitch used his railway life and experience to become a respected railway author and historian, his three books "Making Tracks" (1989), "Railroading at its Wildest" (1993) and "Australian Railwayman" (2006) were well received by rail enthusiasts and historians.