Posts By: Sandra Knight

A new weekly feature on our Website

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The New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society holds back copies of nearly all issues of New Zealand Railway Observer and as an ongoing feature on our Website we are going to feature articles from these on a weekly basis.   The first Article was written by T.A. McGavin and featured in Volume 24, Issue No…. Read more »

Presentation on Metlink Rail Operations – Present Operations and Future Plans from Daran Ponter

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In the Governments’ 2025 Budget they confirmed $600m for upgrading the rail network.  At the NZRLS 2023 Annual General Meeting the guest speaker was Daran Ponter who addressed the topic “Metlink Rail Operations – Present Operations and Future Plans”. Daren is the chair of the Greater Wellington Regional Council and a keen observer of rail… Read more »

New Zealand Rail Trails – A Guide to 42 Ghost Lines

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  Written in 2015 by authors Barbara Mulligan and David Cuthbert this book takes you on a journey of discovery around New Zealand exploring long forgotten railway branch lines dating back to the 1870s.  The authors researched the history of each back country railway line in detail.  While this book has been out of print… Read more »

Subscribe to The Linesider Now!

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From September 2025, The Linesider magazine will be published by the New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society.   Anyone in New Zealand, whether a NZR&LS member or 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… Read more »