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The NZRLS Archive at Ava will be closed for the holiday period from 2pm on Monday 22nd December 2025 and will reopen on Saturday 3rd January 2026.
The Archive Team wishes everyone an enjoyable and safe holiday period.
This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 27, No 2 – Winter 1970 and is:
Locomotives and Their Performance No 23 – Second Generation Diesels to Come from General Electric by T A McGavin
Each week a new Article from early issues of the New Zealand Railway Observers will be featured. Previous articles can still be viewed via the Publications Tab and then Historical NZRO Articles (the bottom option under this tab).
