| Author: | Graeme Carter |
A celebration of the building, maintaining and operating the North Island Main Trunk railway from the days of steam through the diesel electric and electric locomotives. Not forgotten are the country stations, refreshment rooms, goods yards and passenger trains. A great book for all interested in railways and New Zealand history.
| Author: | Graham Hutchins |
Last train to paradise describes the halcyon days of New Zealand rail, some of which the author was fortunate enough to experience personally. The 'name' trains and journeys cover a considerable period of New Zealand's history, from the late 1800's, through the 'golden' era of train travel (the first four decades of the 20th ... read more
| Author: | Gerald Cunningham |
A lively, informative, fully illustrated guide to two iconic Otago rail trips - an ideal memento for overseas and local visitors alike. It contains all the information required to make one of the world's great train trips both interesting and rewarding. Taieri Gorge Railway provides the most practical way for cyclists and... read more
| Author: | Tony Hurst |
Since its introduction (or more exactly re-introduction) in 1971 the Kingston Flyer tourist steam train has become a national icon and a major attraction for visitors in the Otago/Southland regions. Today it runs over 14 km of track from Kingston on the shore of Lake Wakatipu to Fairlight, but originally it ran the 36 km fr... read more
| Author: | W J Cowan |
Built as an extension of the Lawrence railway, the Roxburgh Branch, opened in 1928, barely survived the Depression of the 1930s. Always vulnerable to road competition the line's ''finest hour' was transporting materials to the Coal Creek Hydro Scheme. Its last decade was characterised by declining traffic and reduced train se... read more
| Author: | Bill Prebble |
The complete history and operation of Denniston's Incline.With much new information and many previously unpublished photographs, this work details the incline and its supporting industries. Chapters include the history, functional operation of the incline, operation of the Conn's Creek branch railway, the people that made it ... read more
| Author: | David Plowden |
As a child, David Plowden was given a box camera and before long he began to photograph trains. As he matured and started on what would become a lifetime in photography, trains-specifically steam locomotives-became one of his passions, and then they were eclipsed by modern diesel locomotives. It is our good fortune that Plowd... read more
| Author: | Peter Clark |
This is a comprehensive history of high speed trains beginning with Japanese bullet trains of 1960s and including the French development of TGVs. The book covers not just the trains but the problems and solutions for the lines on which they run. It looks at European adoption of high speed trains now an accepted alternative t... read more
| Author: | Keith G. Brown |
Keith G. Brown documents Addington Workshops rich history from formation to closure and details his own experiences working as a tradesman carpenter at Addington from 1949 to 1987. The first book to document Addington's leading role in the manufacture and repair of rolling stock for New Zealand Railways, this is a fascinating... read more
| Author: | Bruce Hermann |
In 1997 the New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society published a book of scenes on South Island Branch Lines. North Island Branch Lines is its companion.This book is not a detailed history of North Island branch lines but rather a selection of photographs designed to illustrate typical working of these linesin their "so cal... read more
| Author: | David Parsons |
An illustrated record of the Wellington railway system. David Parsons documents progress of the greater Wellington railway system and motive power development through to introduction of the new Matangi multiple units. Also covered are associated transport modes including tramways, the cable car, rail ferries and rail air, wit... read more
| Author: | Richard Steinheimer |
A pioneer in train photography, Richard Steinheimer lived through and documented the American railway's heyday and its decline. He is one of very few photographers who appreciate the aesthetics of all locomotives. Known for taking pictures at night, in bad weather and from moving trains, Steinheimer has enormous creativit... read more
| Author: | Julian Holland |
Discover over 50 of the greatest scenic railway routes in England, Scotland and Wales, from the authors of the highly acclaimed publication 'The Times Mapping the Railways'. Explore the hidden treasures of Britain's rail network and its fascinating heritage railways. Detailed text on history, geography and present-day operati... read more
| Author: | Brian Solomon |
Each journey is accompanied by a map of the route and is described in terms of the technical challenges of building the railroad as well as the stunning views to be seen while travelling on the trains. Some of the railway journeys featured include the Harz narrow-gauge railroad in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; the Indian Pacific w... read more
| Author: | Greg Morse |
| Series: | Shire Library |
As Britain moved from austerity to prosperity in the 1950s and 1960s, it became clear that British Railways needed to modernise its equipment and rationalise its network if it was to hold its own in the face of growing competition from road and air transport. After attempting to maintain pre-war networks and technology in the... read more
| Author: | Christian Wolmar |
In The Great Railway Revolution, Christian Wolmar tells us the extraordinary one-hundred-and-eighty-year story of the rise, fall and ultimate shattering of the greatest of all American endeavours, of technological triumph and human tragedy, of visionary pioneers and venal and rapacious railway barons. He also argues that whil... read more
