This is an auction for STEEL ROADS OF NEW ZEALAND: AN ILLUSTRATED SURVEY, by Gordon Troup.

"For a fledgling country sparsely populated, divided into provinces who made the policy decisions initially about public transport - particularly about railways, the gauge, rolling stock and where the lines ran - it was amazing that a national railway system emerged in New Zealand. Under the skilful editorship of Gordon Troup, he along with a number of contributors traces the highlights of New Zealand railway history from 1863 through into the 1970s: the engineering feats, the engine types, and the working toward a single main line throughout each of the North and South Islands. Some of the particularly interesting chapters include: Engine Running 1877 – 1885, Smoke Signals at Rakaia, Steam on Lake Wakatipu, Rails Over the Rimutaka, Baldwins and Box Cars, The Rural Branch Line, The Biography of Ab 608, Main Trunk: Where Men Meet Mountains, The New Zealand “K” Means One Thing, and many more..."

Large format hardback 1973.

342 pages.

Photographs and maps throughout.

Good condition.

The cost of shipping is $4.95.

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