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A West Coast Engineman

Ian Tibbles

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Description:Signing on at Greymouth’s Elmer Lane depot in 1962, a young Ian Tibbles very quickly learnt the mysteries of “the dark shed”. Graduating from labourer to cleaner and then fireman, his apprenticeship takes us on a journey about the West Coast in the 1960’s, the golden age of steam. Starting on the wharf and local shunts on WF’s, Ian moved onto the main lines, then populated with A, A13, B, J, W1 and WW class engines. Sharing his firing experiences, Ian recounts throughout the chapters what it was like “getting down the road” on the various lines and classes of engine. The vagaries of narrow grate engines through to the “modern” J class are all discussed. Managing transfer to various depots on the Coast, Ian recounts his time on all the West Coast lines. The Grey Valley, Blackball branch, Ross line, relieving at Reefton, the Tawhai saddle, Reefton to Westport, the Westport to Mokihinui coal railway, Corms Creek branch, Rewanui incline and of course blasting up to Otira on the J class, are all vividly recounted. Complementing the text is a lavish selection of black and white and colour images from the era. Without doubt, this is a book for lovers of NZR steam in the 60s.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A West Coast Engineman. To get started finding A West Coast Engineman, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 252

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society Incorporated

Release: 2015

ISBN: 0908573901

Description: Signing on at Greymouth’s Elmer Lane depot in 1962, a young Ian Tibbles very quickly learnt the mysteries of “the dark shed”. Graduating from labourer to cleaner and then fireman, his apprenticeship takes us on a journey about the West Coast in the 1960’s, the golden age of steam. Starting on the wharf and local shunts on WF’s, Ian moved onto the main lines, then populated with A, A13, B, J, W1 and WW class engines. Sharing his firing experiences, Ian recounts throughout the chapters what it was like “getting down the road” on the various lines and classes of engine. The vagaries of narrow grate engines through to the “modern” J class are all discussed. Managing transfer to various depots on the Coast, Ian recounts his time on all the West Coast lines. The Grey Valley, Blackball branch, Ross line, relieving at Reefton, the Tawhai saddle, Reefton to Westport, the Westport to Mokihinui coal railway, Corms Creek branch, Rewanui incline and of course blasting up to Otira on the J class, are all vividly recounted. Complementing the text is a lavish selection of black and white and colour images from the era. Without doubt, this is a book for lovers of NZR steam in the 60s.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A West Coast Engineman. To get started finding A West Coast Engineman, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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