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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WMR Carriages Restoration as at June 2026
Since our last report for the web site, we have been working mainly on the finishing of restoring WMR No 48 and on repairing rot in the framing of No 52. WMR 48 The interior of WMR 48 is substantially complete. Slow progress has been made on incomplete exterior work: Most castings and the springs… Read more »
Step Back in Time – Article 39
This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 30, No 2, Winter 1973 and is: Locomotives and Their Performance No 30 – The Baldwin Locomotives of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway by A.N. Palmer Article 39, Volume 30, No 2, Winter 1973 Each week a new Article from early issues of the… Read more »
Step Back In Time – Article 38
This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 30, No 2, Winter 1973 and is: Fifty Years of the Otira Tunnel – Its Conception and Construction as Reported in 1923 with an introduction by T.A. McGavin Article 38, Volume 30, No 2, Winter 1973 Each week a new Article from early issues… Read more »
Step Back In Time – Article 37
This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 30, No 1, Autumn 1973 and is: Locomotives and Their Performances No. 29 – New Trains Show Their Paces – Smart Work on the Manawatu Line By T.A. McGavin Article 37, Volume 30, No 1, Autumn 1973 Each week a new Article from early… Read more »
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