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From survival to revival : Auckland's public transport since 1860

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  • Description

    The story of the evolution of Auckland's public transport since early colonial times which reveals much about the development of the city.

    From the pioneer entrepreneurs operating plodding horse-buses, through the dynamic construction of an outstanding electric tram system, a network of harbour ferry services and the brief interlude of trolley-buses to the electrification of suburban rail and the ubiquitous diesel bus, public transport has played a vital part in Auckland's living and lifestyle - this book tells it all

  • Place
    Wellington, New Zealand
  • Other Id

    HE297.5 BUS (Library of Congress Call Number)

    84323 (Cat ID)

    84248 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    From survival to revival : Auckland's public transport since 1860
  • Primary Maker

    Graham Bush (Author)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Grantham House New Zealand
  • Place
    Wellington, New Zealand
  • Date
    2014
  • Physical Description

    364 pages : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, portraits ; 26 cm

  • ISBN/ISSN
    9781869341206
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Subject Category

    Local transit--New Zealand--Auckland--History

    Transportation--New Zealand--Auckland--History

  • Content
    1. Shanks's pony, horses and laissez-faire
    2. Electrifying advance
    3. The automobile and state intervention
    4. Brakes on the slide from prevalence
    5. The War : transport at full stretch
    6. Public transport's loosening grip on primacy, 1946-59
    7. Almost nothing but motorways, right?
    8. Robbie's rapid rail : rejuvenation aborted
    9. The expedience of enquiries, the presumptions of planning
    10. The nervous nineties
    11. Railing against roads : throwing off the shackles
    12. Epilogue : reshaping the future.
  • Public Access Text

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-349) and index.

  • Collection Type
    Reading Room
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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