Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Rail: 150 Years of Rail in New Zealand – Matt Turner


Rail: 150 Years of Rail in New Zealand is a rich, loving and lavish record of how New Zealanders have interacted with trains and railways since first European settlement to more recent times.

Produced in association with the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT), and 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. Stunning photography and compelling text throughout chart the sprawling, gripping story of how rail helped build New Zealand.

What emerges is an absorbing and dramatic photographic account, a keepsake for aficionados and general readers alike. A stunning, timely and brilliantly compelling tribute to our life with rail, this beautiful hardback will make a truly superb gift for all lovers of rail and history.

About the author
Born and raised in England, Matt Turner has seldom lived out of earshot of a train, from the roar of diesel-electrics passing through the London suburbs to the toot of the miniature loco in Whangaparaoa, north of Auckland. Graduating from art school in 1986, he has spent the intervening years as a picture researcher, editor, writer, indexer, book packager and general publishing consultant. He is the author of eight non-fiction books and hundreds of articles for online encyclopedias and partworks, on topics ranging from elephants to abstract art.


24 October 2014 | $80.00 | Hardback | Penguin Group (NZ)

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