This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 27, No 2 – Winter 1970 and is: Enter the Southerner – New trains to replace the “South Island Limited” Express from 1 December 1970 Article 14, Volume 27, No 2 Each week a new Article from early issues of the New Zealand Railway… Read more »
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New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society Archive Open Hours over Holiday Period
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.
Step Back in Time – Article 13
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 Article 13, Volume 27, No 2 Each week a new Article from early issues of the New… Read more »
Step Back in Time – Article 12
This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 27, No 2 – Winter Issue, 1970 and is: Some Branch Line Reminiscences – 2 From Invercargill to Kingston by John L. Stichbury Article 12, Volume 27, No 2 Each week a new Article from early issues of the New Zealand Railway Observers will be… Read more »
Step Back In time – Article 11
This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 27, No 1 – Autumn Issue 1970 and is: Locomotives and their performance, No 22. Some recent Observations by T.A. McGavin. Click on the link below to read. Article 11 Volume 27, No 1 Each week a new Article from early issues of… Read more »