Riding with Ces Gledhill :1925 to 1952
Maker and role
Ces Gledhill, Author
Bill Prebble, Editor
Production date
2019
Object detail
Accession number
PUB-2023-129
Maker
Description
"Ces Gledhill hired on with New Zealand Railways in 1925. Forever the rolling stone in search of better money, overtime and promotion, Ces transferred around New Zealand seeking out opportunities within the railway service. Starting as a cleaner, he worked his way up through the ranks of fireman and eventually first-class enginedriver. Working through the Depression years and the boom of war-time rail traffic, Ces recounts with interest his time living at the various towns and cities, working on both isolated sections, branch lines and main trunk trains. Told with passion are many of his footplate escapades. After a wartime absence, he returned from railway military service in the Middle-East, he settled down on the West Coast of the South Island, both operating and keeping operational, run-down locomotives on the post-war railway"--Publisher information.
Signature/Marks and Type
Walsh Memorial Library Ink Stamp
Accession number Pencil
Accession number Pencil
Media/Materials
Physical description
115 pages : illustrations ;30 cm,
ISBN/ISSN
9780908573936
0908573936
0908573936
Credit line
Ces Gledhill et al. 2019. Riding with Ces Gledhill :1925 to 1952, PUB-2023-129. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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