Overview

Graham Hutchins fell in love with trains at an early age. Living in the railway town of Te Kuiti, he often gazed on the steaming monsters as they thundered through the King Country. Before long train travel became more than a pastime, more than a fascination: he was hooked. In his new book he recounts a journey he undertook alone on the night train to Auckland at the tender age of 10. From then on he travelled as much as he could, and later as a young man searched out the smaller forgotten lines to experience what they had to offer. 'Stop the Train! I Want To Get On' describes journeys throughout both islands of New Zealand, on regular passenger trains, railcars, freight trains and work trains. The routes covered include the Central Otago line, the Gisborne Railcar, the Southerner to Invercargill, a mixed train through rural Taranaki, a worker’s train from Greymouth on the Rewanui Incline, the Endeavour to Hawke’s Bay and the Silver Fern Railcar. Many services have now been axed, but Graham Hutchins vividly recalls their delights, from the scenery outside to the often primitive conditions inside, along with memories of the people he met along the way. Sometimes alone, on other occasions with his mate Russell or his wife Jenny, he conveys the unique experience and sheer pleasure of rail travel in every corner of New Zealand, from the 1950s to the present day.

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Author:   Graham Hutchins
Publisher:   Exisle Publishing
Imprint:   Exisle Publishing
ISBN:  

9781775591887

ISBN 10:   1775591883
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   01 August 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Undefined
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Moonlight Express: Night trains and The Northerner 2. Heading for the far east: The Gisborne Railcar 3. Sea lions on the line: The Picton-Christchurch Railcar 4. Seeking Mecca and finding the Rewanui Incline: Greymouth to Rewanui and back 5. Change here for heaven: Christchurch to the West Coast on the Midland Line 6. The world's southernmost rail journey: The Southerner between Christchurch and Invercargill 7. The railcar that could: From Alexandra to Dunedin on the Central Otago Line 8. Train to Morpheus: From Auckland to Wellington on the Silver Star 9. The Dreamlander: The Silver Fern Railcar on the Main Trunk Line 10. Deja Vu Express: The Endeavour, from Wellington to Napier 11. Trundling on the 542: By mixed train on the Stratford to Okahukura Line 12. In the wake of the Taneatua Express: Hamilton to Mount Maunganui by exclusion train 13. Twenty-first Century Limited: The Northern Explorer Bibliography Photo credits

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Graham Hutchins is a prolific and popular author on a range of subjects, including railways, rugby, cricket and popular music. His books for Exisle include 'Last Train to Paradise', 'Great New Zealand Railway Journeys', 'Once Upon a Cowpat', 'It’s Just a Game' and 'Eight Days a Week'. Based in the Waikato and King Country all his life, he has travelled extensively on trains throughout the world. Married with two daughters, he is now retired and has time to enjoy his two young grandsons.

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