Classic Diesels by Roger Siviter
59.99 NZD
Category: Rail
Over the past thirty years or so, many changes have taken place on Britain's railway system - none more so than in the 1980s and '90s - with the withdrawal of many classes of diesel locomotives, thus cutting down greatly on the number of locomotive-hauled passenger trains. However, although classes such ...Show more
Trains: The Early Years by Beverly Cole
44.99 NZD
Category: Rail | Reading Level: General Adult
Trains--The Early Years visually documents how distance was conquered by rail. Wonderful images of locomotives moving at full speed through remote and picturesque landscapes are persuasive evidence.
The NZR Steam Locomotive by Sean Millar
75.00 NZD
Category: Rail
Between 1863 and 1971 the steam locomotive was the best known part of railways, and these steel kings of the steel road touched everyone's lives. Stories abound regarding the steam locomotive and what made them special. This is a history of the steam locomotives owned by New Zealand's national railway s ...Show more
World's Most Spectacular Railway Journeys by Brian Solomon
49.99 NZD
69.99 (28% off)
Category: Rail
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 ...Show more
The Complete Encyclopedia of Locomotives by Mirco De Cet and Alan Kent
34.99 NZD
40.00 (12% off)
Category: Rail
Great New Zealand Railway Journeys by Graham Hutchins
59.99 NZD
Category: Rail
Sit back and enjoy the ride while Graham Hutchins takes you on a journey of discovery around New Zealand. In the style of Michael Palin, Hutchins describes a dozen unique train journeys, accompanied by many superb colour photographs of New Zealand's incomparable scenery. For tourists, the book will be a ...Show more
The Otago Central Railway: A Tribute by Tony Hurst
28.99 NZD
Category: Rail
This book is a lovely pictorial history of the spectacular Otago Central Railway that once stretched 236 km inland from Dunedin as far as Cromwell; now truncated to the 64 km as far as Middlemarch, the route of the highly popular Taieri Gorge Limited tourist excursion train. With the increasing popul ...Show more
New Zealand 1950s Steam in Colour (Compiled from the Derek Cross Collection)
70.00 NZD
Category: Rail
A veritable 'tour de force' of authentic steam railway action in colour. The late Derek Cross was a British geologist and keen steam railway enthusiast who visited New Zealand in the 1950s. Many of his black and white photos from his travels around New Zealand have been published in books and magazines ...Show more
Rails in the Hinterland : Vanishing Railways by Euan McQueen
34.95 NZD
Category: Rail
This book is about a railway, not just the trains. It sets out to illustrate and comment upon the major changes that took place in New Zealand's railways in the second half of the 2oth century,complete commentaries on photographs, as well as three short case studies which summarise the transition of New ...Show more
Main Trunk: Portrait of a Railway by Christine Johnson
39.99 NZD
Category: Rail | Reading Level: Very Good
One hundred years since it was opened, the North Island Main Trunk linking Wellington and Auckland remains the country's most important railway and a symbol of what railways have stood for in New Zealand's history. From the early aspirations of colonial politicians to its long and at times troubled cons ...Show more
Rails That Built a Nation - An Encyclopedia Of New Zealand Railways by Robin Bromby
39.95 NZD
Category: Rail | Reading Level: very good
This Bible of Railways contains the historical facts and stories of:- *The Main Lines - the vital veins of both islands. *The 86 branch lines that once provided a lifeline to rural areas. *The stations that served our cities and country districts. *The passenger trains from the steam hauled Limited Expr ...Show more