Posts By: Sandra Knight

Step Back in Time – Article 47

This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 31, No 1, Autumn 1974 and is: A Century Between Wellington and Lower Hutt  Article 47, Volume 31, No 1, Autumn 1974 Each week a new Article from early issues of the New Zealand Railway Observers will be featured. Previous articles can still be viewed… Read more »

Step Back in Time – Article 46

This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 31, No 1, Autumn 1974 and is: The First Locomotives at Wellington and Napier – Some notes on the Old “C” Class Saddle-Tank Locomotives of 1873-76  Article 46, Volume 31, No 1, Autumn 1974 Each week a new Article from early issues of the… Read more »

Step Back in Time – Article 45

This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 31, No 1, Autumn 1974 and is: From “J” to “DX” in the Waikato by T.A. McGavin  Article 45, Volume 31, No 1, Autumn 1974 Each week a new Article from early issues of the New Zealand Railway Observers will be featured. Previous articles… Read more »

Step Back in Time – Article 44

This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 30, No 4, Summer 1973-74 and is: A Look at the Bay of Plenty Line in 1965 by D J Stout  Article 44, Volume 30, No 4, Summer 1973-74 Each week a new Article from early issues of the New Zealand Railway Observers will… Read more »

A first for NZRLS – two new book releases at the same time – Sawmills of the West Coast Book 1 and 2

At last, the story has commenced about Westland’s fascinating sawmills and bush tramways, with the first two books of a series covering sawmills and tramways of the Grey and Westland counties.  Ian Tibbles takes us on a journey through Stillwater, Coal Creek, the Grey district coalfield and lower Arnold Valley through to Kaimata, with these… Read more »