: Railway transport industries; Trains & railways: general interest; Local history
: illustrations, maps
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Description
The complete history and operation of Denniston's Incline.
With much new information and many previously unpublished photographs, this work details the incline and its supporting industries. Chapters include the history, functional operation of the incline, operation of the Conn's Creek branch railway, the people that made it work, rolling stock, Westport wharves, and the current attractions at Denniston today.
Table of contents
Contents include: In The Beginning -- Mt Rochford Railway -- Up The Waimangaroa -- The Denniston Incline -- Later Years -- Operation Of The Incline -- Working The Conns Creek Branch -- Coals Through The Port -- The People -- The Numbers -- Denniston Today
