Mountain Enginemen

by Tom Masterson

Once upon a time the ambition of most boys was to become an engine driver 9and that meant steam0 and when young Tom Masterson went to work in the coal mines this ambition was strengthened by the fascination he found in the powerful little stem engines which hauled the coal from the mines for shipment from Westport on the West Coast of New Zealand. After some years wait he achieved the first step towards his goal in 1925 at the age of twenty he was appointed an engine cleaner.

Hard cover book with dust cover

No writing but cover has a rip which is seen in the photo

No other rips

Includes black and white photos