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 »
Posts By: Sandra Knight
Step Back in Time – Article 43
This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 30, No 4, Summer 1973-74 and is: To Waiareka Valley by Rail – A History of the Ngapara Branch Railway in North Otago by W J Cowan Article 43, Volume 30, No 4, Summer 1973-74 Each week a new Article from early issues of… Read more »
Step Back in Time – Article 42
This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 30, No 4, Summer 1973-74 and is: A Note on the Spacing of Stations for Commuter Train Services – By T.A. McGavin Article 42, Volume 30, No 4, Summer 1973-74 Each week a new Article from early issues of the New Zealand Railway Observers… Read more »
Step Back in Time – Article 41
This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 30, No 4, Spring 1973 and is: Wind and Railway Engineering – A.L.R. Merrifield discusses some aspects Article 41, Volume 30, No 3, Spring 1973 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 40
This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 30, No 4, Spring 1973 and is: A Century of Railways at Auckland – Transport for a Major Metropolis – T.A. McGavin surveys Article 40, Volume 30, No 4, Spring 1973 This is quite a long article but stacked with photos. Each week a… Read more »
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