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$20.00
xx166pol207342

Twilight of Steam Trains in New Zealand (1965-1971)


JOHN, ROBERT A

Super octavo stapled light card covers (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: None Stated

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport history steam locomotives trains 1960s sixties rail railways

$40.00
1y48a/2

Victorian Railways: Handbook on the Locomotive


Issued for the Guidance of Enginemen in the Description, Maintenance and Economical Operation of the Locomotive

VICTORIAN RAILWAYS

Crown 8vo, pp. 161; brown cl bds, front board lettered & bordered in black; photos, illus. ten foldout blueprints fastened by metal clasp to rear; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: Victorian Railways 1952

KEYWORDS: Victorian Railways locomotive trains engineer engineering railway transport

$45.00
ak1/18a/5

Catlins Rail: The Story of the Catlins River Branch Railway, 1879-1971


TYRRELL, A R

SIGNED, imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, frontispiece, 80pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing/curling to spine & cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers, sl tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Catlins Historical Society Inc 1996

KEYWORDS: signed A R Tyrrell New Zealand history Catlins transport trains rail railways Catlins River Branch

$150.00
2g37b/20

The Outer Circle: A History of the Oakleigh to Fairfield Park Railway


BEARDSELL, DAVID

Super 8vo, pp. vi + 125 + [1 (advt)]; brown heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., photos, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate cracking to front gutters); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; light tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: The Australian Railway Historical Society 1979

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian railway railways train trains locomotive 19th century social history transport

$40.00
2e11b/13

A History of Railways and Tramways on Tasmania's West Coast


RAE, LOU

Second edition. 4to, pp. viii + 212; illus. light card covers; photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals; archival repairs to spine at head).

PUBLISHER: Mercury-Walch 1984

KEYWORDS: Lou Rae Australia Tasmania West Coast trains trams railways tramways locomotive history

$45.00
2e11b/17

Patterns of Steam: Steam locomotives in Australia and New Zealand 1964-1985


MCCARTHY, SHANE

Sq 4to, pp. 350; black heavy card bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; illus. ht, frontis., photos; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; sl soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light tanning).

PUBLISHER: Shane B. McCarthy [2006]

KEYWORDS: Shane McCarthy Australia New Zealand locomotives steam engines train trains railways photos photography

$19.50
xx22pol211809

Gone on the Ghan


WHITELOCK, DEREK

Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Savvas Publishing 1986

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian transport rail railways trains Ghan

$25.00
xx22pol211810

New Zealand Railway Motive Power 2002


PARSONS, DAVID

Quarto softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society 2002

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport rail railways trains design engineering

$25.00
xx22pol211812

Narrow Guage at War


TAYLORSON, KEITH

Octavo stapled light card covers (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Plateway Press 1987

KEYWORDS: military light rail railways transport history narrow gauge

$15.00
xx22pol211813

South Island Diesel Scene: A New Zealand Railway Pictorial


ROSSITER, G R (Compiled by)

Octavo stapled light card covers (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society 1993

KEYWORDS: New Zealand diesel trains rail railways south island travel scenery transport

$15.00
xx22pol211814

NZR Locomotives and Railcars 1990 (Ninth Edition)


McGAVIN, T A

Octavo stapled light card covers (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society 1990

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport trains rail railways locomotives railcars NZR

$15.00
xx22pol211815

New Zealand Railways in 1977-78: A review of the NZR's Annual Report for the Year Ended 31 March 1978


McGAVIN, T A

Octavo stapled light card covers (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society 1979

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport trains rail railways locomotives annual reports NZR

$16.50
xx22pol211816

Preserved NZR Locomotives and Railcars


COOPER, NEILL J

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G) jacket tatty; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society 1982

KEYWORDS: New Zealand trains rail railways transport NZR history locomotives

$40.00
ak5/5/23

New Zealand Government Railways: Air Brake Handbook


N/A

Octavo, grey heavy stringbound boards, blue trim to board edges/spine area & board corners, 134pp, illus/folding diagrams, VG- (heavy chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to inside front board, moderate staining to gutters, minor soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: R V Paul, Gov't Printer 1944

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport history trains air brakes engineering passenger rail railways maintenance repairs

$20.00
xxbjg213944

The Electric Railways of Victoria


DORNAN, S E & HENDERSON, R G

Imperial octavo stapled light card covers (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Australian Electric Traction Association 1979

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian electric trains rail railways history engineering Victoria

$20.00
xxbjg213945

The Electric Railways of New South Wales


DORNAN, S E & HENDERSON, R G

Imperial octavo stapled light card covers (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Australian Electric Traction Association 1976

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian electric trains rail railways history engineering NSW New South Wales

$25.00
xxbjg213950

W A G R Locomotives 1940-1968


GUNZBERG, A

Super octavo stapled light card covers (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Australian Railway Historical Society 1968

KEYWORDS: w a g r railways locomotives trains history steam transport engineering

$15.00
xxbjg213951

Volk's Railways, Brighton: An Illustrated History


JACKSON, ALAN A

Super octavo stapled light card covers (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Plateway Press 1993

KEYWORDS: English British rail history Volk's railways Brighton

$25.00
xxbjg213953

The Last Conductor and Other Verse About the Great Southern Railway


RAVEN, B

Square octavo stapled light card covers (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Albany Printers (Printer) 1980 (?)

KEYWORDS: poems poetry verse literature rail railways trains B Bruce Raven

$15.00
xxyab213972

Making Tracks: 46 Years in Australian Railways


FITCH, R J

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Kangaroo Press 1989

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian railways rail history transport trains

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