Patterns Of Steam: Steam Locomotives In Australia And New Zealand 1964-1985
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Few machines have captured the imagination quite like the steam locomotive — a thundering, smoke-wreathed symbol of industrial power that reshaped continents and connected communities. Patterns of Steam: Steam Locomotives in Australia and New Zealand 1964–1985 is a magnificent photographic chronicle of the final working years of steam traction across two nations, capturing these iron giants in their natural environment — hauling freight through eucalyptus forests, crossing wide plains, and navigating the dramatic landscapes of both Australia and New Zealand during the twilight of the steam era. Shane McCarthy's lens brings an artist's sensibility to a subject steeped in mechanical grandeur, presenting a body of work that is as much a meditation on industry and landscape as it is a historical record. The monochromatic imagery speaks to the period with raw authenticity, documenting a vanishing world with reverence and precision. For railway enthusiasts, historians, and photography lovers alike, this volume stands as an essential testament to an age of steam that, once extinguished, could never be rekindled — leaving the reader to wonder what other wonders of that era slipped away unrecorded.
Author: Shane Mccarthy
Format: Hardback
Published: 2007, Published by author
Genre: Transport & automotive
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Few machines have captured the imagination quite like the steam locomotive — a thundering, smoke-wreathed symbol of industrial power that reshaped continents and connected communities. Patterns of Steam: Steam Locomotives in Australia and New Zealand 1964–1985 is a magnificent photographic chronicle of the final working years of steam traction across two nations, capturing these iron giants in their natural environment — hauling freight through eucalyptus forests, crossing wide plains, and navigating the dramatic landscapes of both Australia and New Zealand during the twilight of the steam era. Shane McCarthy's lens brings an artist's sensibility to a subject steeped in mechanical grandeur, presenting a body of work that is as much a meditation on industry and landscape as it is a historical record. The monochromatic imagery speaks to the period with raw authenticity, documenting a vanishing world with reverence and precision. For railway enthusiasts, historians, and photography lovers alike, this volume stands as an essential testament to an age of steam that, once extinguished, could never be rekindled — leaving the reader to wonder what other wonders of that era slipped away unrecorded.