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 »

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 »