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From September 2025, The Linesider magazine will be published by the New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society.
Anyone, whether a NZR&LS member of not, can subscribe to The Linesider for $80 annually (4 issues), or about 10% off the cover price. NZR&LS members receive an additional discount.
Existing NZR& LS Members please use the usual membership renewal form under the Members section and chose the combined package option under the drop down menu for subscriptions.
For new subscribers please use the link below to take you to the Linesider Website.
Please note that this option is only available to New Zealand residents at the moment. The Society is looking at postage options for overseas and also a digital option of the magazine in the near future.
Written by Bev Fisher, Ian Fisher and Bruce Shalders
Here is one of Buller’s best kept secrets. Situated between Millerton and Denniston, the Westport Granity Coal Mines Ltd constructed an incline of 1.3 kilometres long up a cliff face to the coal deposits situated on the coastal escarpment. At 564 meters high, the incline consisted of four separate jigs and was worked on the gravity principle of loaded trucks pulling empties up the incline. The brainchild of Carl Roskvist, the mining operation delivered over 177,000 tons of high-quality coal during its formative operation between 1925 and 1935. The remaining coal reserve and later day opencast production is also covered
Retail: NZ $45.00 AU $65.00 RoW $78.00
Member: NZ $35.00 AU $55.00 RoW $68.00
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