Download or read book Alpine Thunder written by Jonathan Shingleton and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The story of the KB class is more than just that of the locomotives, but the struggle for appropriate motive power on the Midland Line once the Otira tunnel opened. Their evolution came as a result of immense pressure placed upon the Railways Department to find a suitable class of locomotive to succeed against the difficult terrain and ever increasing traffic"--Page 7.