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Railways - Featured Items
The NZR Steam Locomotive Millar, Sean New listing
October 2011 336
pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; New Zealand
Railway & Locomotive Society; 2011. (The history of the steam
locomotives owned by New Zealand’s national railway system comprising
more than 1,000 locomotives of various classes together with details of
their operations. Lavishly illustrated and very informative, this is an
essential reference work for all interested in the railways of New
Zealand.) NeR00270 $75.00
Last Train To Paradise – Journeys from the Golden Age of New
Zealand Railways Hutchins, Graham New listing
July 2011 224 pages; black
and white photographs; original dust jacket; Exisle 2011. (Describes the
halcyon days of travel by rail (1920s to 1950s) and the journeys of
celebrated trains like Opua Express, Taneatua Express, West Coast
Express and 1956 Test Match Special.) NeR00269 $50.00
Wellington’s Railways – Colonial Steam to Matangi
Parsons, David
New listing April 2011 208 pages; coloured and black and white
photographs; maps; old adverts; tables; card covers; NZRLS. (Documents
progress of the greater Wellington railway system and motive power
development through to the introduction of the new Matangi
multiple-units. Also covers trams, cable car, rail ferries and rail-air
as well as rail museums.) NeR00267 $57.50
Rails Toward The Sky – The Story of Driving Creek Railway
Brickell, Barry
New listing April 2011 228 pages; coloured and black and white
photographs; black and white drawings; laminated hard covers; David
Ling. (The story of Barry’s determination in establishing a pottery in
Coromandel, building a railway firstly to bring clay to the pottery and
later as a tourist line, building tunnels, viaducts, spirals and
lookouts and also the locomotives and rolling stock. One man’s vision
has become a reality.) NeR00268 $50.00
The Life And Times Of The Kawakawa – Opua Railway
Hansen, H J
New listing January 2011 44 pages; black and white and coloured photographs;
map; card covers; self published; (A history of the struggles of this
Northland line from the 1880s as a coal railway through to Government
ownership and then as a tourist railway. Famous for the railway running
through the Main Street of Kawakawa.) NeR53201 $10.00
The
New Zealand Railway And Tramway Atlas Compiled by J
Yonge 48 pages; black and white maps; card covers; spiral bound;
Watts Pubs. (A reprint of the 4th edition – 1993 – but in A4 format.
Maps of all NZR lines, urban tramways and most industrial lines with
details of openings and closings, stations, tunnels, bridges,
elevations, lengths of lines and private sidings.) NeR00260
$27.50
West
Of The Divide – More Memories of the Midland Line by
Stephen and Matthew Wright 212 pages; black and white and coloured
photographs; maps; plans; card covers; self published; 2010. (Details of
construction and operations of the line from Otira to Greymouth together
with memories of those who were associated with ‘the Coast’. Also
contains a great photograph gallery of the line. A companion volume to
Journey to the Pass.) NeR00265 $62.00
Trains On The Trunk compiled by Graeme Carter
100 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; map; card covers;
New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society; 2010. (A celebration of the
building, maintaining and operating the North Island Main Trunk railway
from the days of steam through to diesel electric and electric
locomotives. Not forgotten are the country stations, refreshment rooms,
goods yards and passenger trains.) NeR00266 $45.00