Alpine Thunder: When the KB Class Ruled the Midland Line

Alpine Thunder: When the KB Class Ruled the Midland Line
Jonathan Shingleton
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Paperback
h294 x 210mm - 272pg
21 Jul 2020 NZ
Locally sourced in NZ eta 7-15 days
9780995138506
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Finally, the complete story of NZR's most powerful conventional steam locomotive class has been documented. Author Jonathan Shingleton details the operational constrictions of the Midland line, history leading up to the development of the KB class, including proposals to transfer X class to the South Island and add boosters. Learn how Midland Line east-bound loads were governed by EO haulage capacity through the Otira tunnel, the manufacture and bedding in of the KBs, their daily operation, the booster operation and maintenance, trialling of KB operations out of Dunedin, a proposal to transfer all KBs to the North Island, and their eventual displacement onto the Main South Line. Detail of the KB operations are neatly interspersed with crew accounts of operating the KB class; the firemen, drivers and fitters. Complementing the text is a lavish selection of black and white and colour images from the era.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780995138506
Published: 21 Jul 2020
Published In: New Zealand
Imprint: New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society
Publisher: New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society Inc
Format: Paperback
Height: 294mm
Width: 210mm
Pages: 272

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