Work is proceeding on two carriages, WMR 48 and 52, both second class cars built by the Company at Thorndon, Wellington, in the second batch 1906-07. These New Zealand built cars were built to plans based heavily on those of the previous order that were obtained from Jackson & Sharp (part of American Car &… Read more »
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FRONZ April Issue
April 2025 Issue
The Linesider Magazine is Staying on the Rails
The Linesider magazine and the NZ Railway & Locomotive Society are joining forces. From Issue No. 21 The Linesider will be published by NZR&LS. “Having Linesider published by NZR&LS allows me to concentrate on editing the magazine, while the NZR&LS organisation takes care of the many back-room tasks involved in running a magazine” says Darryl… Read more »
Steam Train Sound Recordings From an Earlier Era
Dawson Wilkinson and Peter Mellor were pioneers of train recording in New Zealand in the 1950’s and 60’s. Using equipment that we would regard today as antiquated, large reel-to-reel tape recorders, vibrator converters and heavy lead cell batteries were carted to site and set up in advance of the train. Peter Mellor was recently interviewed… Read more »
McColl Sawmill Onehunga Extensions 1918-22 Drawings
We have recently scanned a collection of 42 drawings of extensions to the McColl Timber Co sawmill at Onehunga dating from 1918 to 1922. These came to the society from the late Alan Bellamy. The company was located directly in front of the Onehunga Railway Station, with a private siding accessed by a turnout alongside… Read more »
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