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150 years of rail in New Zealand

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  • Other Name

    One hundred and fifty years of rail in New Zealand (Alternate title)

    Rail (Alternate title)

  • Description

    "Record of how New Zealanders have interacted with trains and railways since first European settlement to more recent times. ... and primarily showcasing an array of machines in their full glory, it also portrays epic feats of construction, the identities and personalities who influenced our rail story, tragedies that gripped a nation, how rail was instrumental in shaping our fledgling and largely agricultural economy, and restoration and renaissance into the modern day.

    "--Publisher information.

  • Place
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Other Id

    HE3550.5 TUR (Library of Congress Call Number)

    84328 (Cat ID)

    84253 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    150 years of rail in New Zealand
  • Other Name

    One hundred and fifty years of rail in New Zealand (Alternate title)

    Rail (Alternate title)

  • Primary Maker

     Matt Turner (Author)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Penguin Books
  • Place
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Date
    2014
  • Physical Description

    239 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 x 32 cm

  • ISBN/ISSN
    9780143569480
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Subject Category

    Railways--New Zealand--History

    Railway trains--New Zealand--History

    Locomotives--New Zealand--History

  • Content
    1. Blazing trails : 1860s to the First World War
    2. The golden age of New Zealand Railways : 1920s to 1940s
    3. Into the modern era : 1950s and beyond.
  • Public Access Text

    Includes bibliographical references (page 236) and index.

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

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