Non-Steam Locomotives of New Zealand : Petrol, Diesel and Electric Power on the Rail Network 1923-2014 by Philip Wrigley

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NON-STEAM LOCOMOTIVES OF NEW ZEALAND Petrol, diesel and electric power on the rail network 1923-2014 by Philip Wrigley An illustrated historical survey of the non-steam locomotives operated by New Zealand Government Railways and its successor entities. Includes all petrol, diesel and electric-powered lo comotive classes and covers the period from the first in 1923 to 2014. Incorporates an identification guide with a key and outline of distinctive features. Specifications provided and liveries described and illustrated. Summary details of each of over 900 locomotives, including rebuilds and re-classifications. ...Show more

Great Railway Maps of the World by Mark Ovenden

$50.00 NZD

Category: Railway & Trains

This title offers an unique, beautifully illustrated and comprehensive history of the world's greatest railway maps, and the railways behind them. The irresistible follow-up to the cult favorite, "Metro Maps of the World", Mark Ovenden's new book is an extraordinary compendium of historical and contempo rary railway maps and posters from every corner of the world. The history of the railway is the history of Britain - and France, and America, and Japan, and Russia, among many others. Featuring hundreds of images, covering two centuries of advertising, surveyors' maps, route guides, travel posters, photos, and Google Earth maps, this is a book brimming with history, anecdotes, facts, and data. It is a must-have guide for every train fanatic, armchair or ticketed, as well as lovers of graphic design, history and the romance of train travel. ...Show more

Top Railway Journeys of the World by Tom Savio

$34.99 NZD

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This beautifully illustrated and fully updated book features 26 of the world's greatest railway journeys, from those of epic scope, such as the Trans-Siberian, Australia's Indian Pacific and The Canadian - to those of great scenic beauty, such as the UK's Settle to Carlisle and Switzerland's Glacier Exp ress. Steam-powered journeys include France's Vivarais Line and the USA's Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. These superlative journeys include the incredibly high (from Puno to Cuzco in Peru), the dramatically steep (the Khyber Pass), and what may well be the most famous, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. Luxury cruise trains are well represented, including India's Royal Orient Express, Africa's Blue Train and Spain's Al Andalus - as are more adventurous routes such as Beijing to Hanoi. Each trip is evocatively written up by a knowledgeable and enthusiastic railway travel writer. All the journeys can still be made, and practical information and contact details are given for those who want to undertake the journeys themselves. It includes: Canada - The Canadian: Across Canada from Toronto to Vancouver; United States of America - The Coast Starlight: Los Angeles to Seattle; Denver & Rio Grande - Railroads: Durango & Silverton and Cumbres & Toltec lines; Mexico - The Copper Canyon Railway: El Fuerte to Chihuahua; Peru - Puno to Cuzco; United Kingdom - The Settle & Carlisle; The Royal Scotsman: Edinburgh - Highlands Circuit; France - The Vivarais Line: Along the Rhone Valley from Tournon to Lamastre; Germany - Along The Rhine: Cologne via Mainz Circuit; Switzerland - The Glacier Express: Zermatt to St Moritz; Spain - El Transcantabrico: Across Northern Spain; Al Andalus: Seville - Andalucia Circuit; Norway - The Flam Railway: Myrdal to Flam; Across Europe and Asia - The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express: Venice to London; and, Trans-Mongolian & Siberian Expresses: Beijing to Moscow & Moscow to Vladivostok. It also includes: Pakistan - The Khyber Pass: From Lahore via Peshawar to the Khyber Pass; India - The Darjeeling Himalayan: New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling, The Royal Orient Express: Delhi - Rajasthan & Gujarat Tour; Malaysia - The Eastern & Oriental Express: Singapore via Penang to Bangkok; China into Vietnam - Beijing to Hanoi; Australia - The Ghan: Adelaide to Alice Springs; The Indian Pacific: Sydney to Perth; New Zealand - The TranzAlpine: Christchurch across the Alps to Greymouth; Africa - Blue Train: Pretoria to Cape Town; and, Pride of Africa: Cape Town to Dar Es Salaam. ...Show more

Rails to Cromwell by W. J. Cowan

$79.99 NZD

Category: Railway & Trains

Rails to Cromwell through story and pictures , portrays a unique Otago Central Railway in a challenging environment.

Hill Railways of the Indian Subcontinent by Richard Wallace

$79.99 NZD

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The Orient Express

$71.99 NZD

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In May 1977 the French national railways announced they were taking the Orient- Express, the world's most fabled train, out of service. The public outcry which followed caught the attention of Jim Sherwood. The last remaining four carriages, which had featured in the film Murd er on the Ori ent-Expr ess , were auctioned by Sotheby's in Monte Carlo, and Sherwood bought two of them. He then set out on a trip across Europe to track down enough original 1920s carriages, with their exquisite ArtDeco marquetry and Lalique glass, to make a full train. In 1982, four-anda- half years later, the lovingly restored Venice Simplon-Orient Express set off from Victoria Station for Venice, almost exactly 100 years after it had first carried passengers on their exotic and mysterious journeys across the continent. The re-launch of the Orient-Express attracted so much attention that Sherwood used the name for the luxury hotel company he went on the create. Orient-Express Hotels today owns some of the great hotels of the world, all personally bought by Sherwood over a period of last 30 years. It also owns two other de luxe trains - the Eastern & Oriental carries passengers from Singapore to Bangkok, and the Hiram Bingham runs down through the Sacred Valley of the Incas to the mysterious abandoned city of Machu Picchu in Peru. The purchase and restoration of each train and grand hotel has its own extraordinary story behind it, which is wittily and compellingly told. ...Show more

New Zealand Railway Memorabilia by Geoffrey B. Churchman

$29.99 NZD

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This book presents a fabulous, colourful collection of old publicity material, postcards, photographs and objects from the golden age of railways in New Zealand from the pioneering beginnings in 1863 to the 150th anniversary year in 2013, but mostly from the 20th century. Anyone with fond memories of th e way things once were in New Zealand's past will discover plenty that evokes nostalgia for a world that was rather different from that of today. ...Show more

Railroaded : The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America by Richard White

$70.00 NZD

Category: History

The North American transcontinental railway companies of the late nineteenth century were the first corporate behemoths. Their attempts to generate profits from proliferating debt sparked devastating panics in the US economy. Their dependence on public largesse drew them into the corridors of power, ini tiating new forms of corruption. Their operations rearranged space and time, remaking the landscape of the American West. They opened new worlds of work and ways of life. Their discriminatory rates sparked opposition and a new anti-monopoly politics. With originality, range and authority, Richard White shows the transcontinentals to be pivotal actors in the making of modern America and presents a new vision of the Gilded Age, often darkly funny, that shows history to be rooted in failure as well as success. ...Show more

Hornby Book of Model Railways by Chris Ellis

$32.99 NZD

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Hornby is a household name with a history that goes back over 80 years. This book looks at the Hornby range in depth, and shows how Hornby models can be used to build a model railway layout to suit the space available and all levels of modelling skill. Now completely revised and updated, it is packed wi th hints and tips for easy layout building, scenic structure modelling, track laying and wiring and extra detailing, and provides ideas for working at the simplest level, including a layout for very young enthusiasts, through to the more experienced modeller. Extra sections relating to recent developments in the hobby are included, along with new photography, new layouts and recent additions to Hornby rolling stock and the Skaledale range. ...Show more

Giants of Steam: The Great Men and Machines of Railways' Golden Age by Jonathan Glancey

$49.99 NZD

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Jonathan Glancey is a lifelong steam enthusiast who has oiled, fired and driven, as well as watched and listened to, steam locomotives around the world. In Giants of Steam, he turns his enthusiastic and knowledgeable attention to the thrilling story of the last, and greatest, generation of steam railway locomotives in regular main line service. Designed and built chiefly by the railways and workshops of Britain, France, Germany and the United States, these powerful and beautifully designed machines would take steam locomotive technology to new heights set against a backdrop of the political upheavals and military conflicts of the mid twentieth century. A celebration of the last great days of steam, Giants of Steam also commemorates the dedicated and often charismatic engineers who designed and built these effective and emotive machines and put them to use. Glancey tells the stories of the greatest of these 'steam men', among them Nigel Gresley and William Stanier in Great Britain, Andre Chapelon and Marc de Caso in France, William Woodard and Paul Kiefer in the United States and Richard Wagner and Otto Wolff in Germany. And he shows what happened as they faced up to the challenge of modernization and the notion that steam is inherently old fashioned and dirty. Giants of Steam also reveals how steam design has continued to progress against the odds in recent decades, while enthusiasm for the steam locomotive itself is far from burning out. A story of invention, skill and passion, Giants of Steam reveals how the true advocates of steam's glory days pushed its design and performance to remarkable limits. ...Show more

Guide to Locomotives of the World by GARRATT COLIN

$16.99 NZD

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The World's Most Spectacular Railway Journeys by Brian Solomon

$49.99 NZD

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Each journey is accompanied by a route map and is described in terms of the technical challenges of the construction of the track 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 railway in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany ; the Indian Pacific which runs across Australia from Perth to Sydney; India's Darjeeling Himalayan Railways; and the spectacular railways in the Canadian Rockies. Brian Solomon was editor of Pacific Rail news for several years before becoming a freelance writer and photographer. His work has appeared in numerous railway publications and he has authored more than 44 books. He has travelled to ride and photograph railways in more than 30 nations around the world. For this book he has brought together a team of expert contributors, all with firsthand experience of the journeys. ...Show more