Ultimate Train Journeys: World by Tim Richards
$45.00 NZD
Category: Railway & Trains | Series: Ultimate Ser.
Ultimate Train Journeys: World profiles 30 great train trips from every inhabited continent, selected by long-time rail fan and travel writer Tim Richards. Environmental concerns are prompting travellers to consider the surface route – and the best means of transport at ground level is undoubtedly rail ...Show more
Hill Railways of the Indian Subcontinent by Richard Wallace
$79.99 NZD
Category: Railway & Trains
Hill Railways of the Indian Subcontinent describes seven branch lines which climbed into the mountain ranges that span the length and breadth of the countries of India and Pakistan. Some - like the Darjeeling Himalayan - are well known, but others - like the Zhob Valley, Khyber Pass and Kangra Valle ...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 ...Show more
Hornby Book of Model Railways by Chris Ellis
$32.99 NZD
Category: Railway & Trains
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 ...Show more
The Orient Express
$71.99 NZD
Category: Railway & Trains
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 ...Show more
Giants of Steam: The Great Men and Machines of Railways' Golden Age by Jonathan Glancey
$49.99 NZD
Category: Railway & Trains
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 ...Show more
New Zealand Railway Memorabilia by Geoffrey B. Churchman
$29.99 NZD
Category: Railway & Trains
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 ...Show more
Train Stations of the World: From Spectacular Metropolises to Provincial Towns by MARTIN WELTNER
$85.00 NZD
Category: Railway & Trains
First book to provide a historical overview and stunning photography of train stations on five continents. A lot has happened in the world of railroads since the first train station opened in Darlington, northern England, almost 200 years ago. Today's railroad station buildings are as wonderfully divers ...Show more
Guide to Locomotives of the World by Garratt Colin
$16.99 NZD
$29.99 (43% off)
Category: Railway & Trains
Memories of Steam: Reliving the Golden Age of Britain's Railways by Tom Quinn
$49.99 NZD
Category: Railway & Trains
The true flavour of the glory days of steam trains, brought to life in this richly illustrated collection of first-hand accounts from railway passengers and locomotive drivers across Britain. From the glamorous drivers on the great mainline locomotives to everyday commuters and trainspotting schoolboys, ...Show more
GWR Handbook: The Great Western Railway 1923-47 by David Wragg
$85.00 NZD
Category: Railway & Trains
This book tells the story of the Great Western Railway. Known by the dedicated as 'God's Wonderful Railway', the GWR - uniquely among Britain's railways - retained its identity from the time of its incorporation in 1835 until nationalisation in 1948 and therefore has a particularly special heritage. Thi ...Show more
The Great Railway Revolution: The Epic Story of the American Railroad by Christian Wolmar
$29.99 NZD
Category: History
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. H ...Show more