Going by Train

The Complete New Zealand Railways Story

Graham Hutchins (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

312 Seiten

2019
Exisle Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-77559-355-3 (ISBN)

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Railways played a pivotal part in the development of New Zealand’s economy, towns and cities, and helped shape a distinctive culture. This is a comprehensive, highly readable account of our railways story, from the earliest days of the colony, through rail’s growth and golden days, slow decline and recent resurgence.

Railways played a pivotal part in the development of New Zealand’s economy, towns and cities, and helped shape a distinctive culture. This is a comprehensive account of our railways story, from the earliest days of the colony, through rail’s growth and golden days, slow decline and recent resurgence.

Going by Train details New Zealand’s railway development from its beginnings to completion of the main trunk, provincial and urban networks and the numerous branch lines reaching far-flung corners of the country. By the 1930s and ’40s, railways dominated travel and became part of the national way of life, with trains for all passengers and occasions. Graham Hutchins, who grew up in a railway town and spent many years observing the railways, recounts the locomotives, the lines, the people and personalities in rail’s colourful history.

With competition from road transport, rail’s golden glow began to fade, with line closures, corporatization and reduced investment. But with renewed interest, its time has come again, with growth in tourist and commuter travel, line redevelopment and heritage restoration.

This fully illustrated work gives excellent coverage of local rail’s tribulations, triumphs and tragedies, written in a very readable style. Rail fans and general readers alike will enjoy its wide-ranging topics, generous illustrations, anecdotes and personal accounts.

Graham Hutchins is a long-time railway enthusiast and a frequent traveller on the New Zealand rail network. Among several books he has written on the subject are 'Great New Zealand Railway Journeys' and 'Last Train to Paradise'.

IntroductionIt’s a Long Way to Te Kuiti
Chapter 1A Blank Canvas: Waiting for the Railways
Chapter 2The Final Spike: North Island Main Trunk
Chapter 3Rail Building: Provincial Progress
Chapter 4Branching Out: Distinctive New Zealand Branch Lines
Chapter 5The Golden Age
Chapter 6Wars, Cars and Closures: Dimming of the Golden Glow
Chapter 7Trains for all Occasions
Chapter 8Motive Force
Chapter 9Renaissance of Rail
Chapter 10Second Coming: Corporate Trains
Chapter 11Vintage Rail and Modern Excursions
Chapter 12The End of the Line: A Bit of Spit and Polish
Locomotives operated in New Zealand
Railway lines in New Zealand
Timeline of rail development in New Zealand
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	04.10.2019
Zusatzinfo	Bibliography; Index
Verlagsort	Auckland
Sprache	englisch
Maße	183 x 260 mm
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Technik ► Bauwesen
	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
ISBN-10	1-77559-355-X / 177559355X
ISBN-13	978-1-77559-355-3 / 9781775593553
Zustand	Neuware