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 »

Notice and Papers for the 2025 Annual General Meeting – Saturday 18th October 2025

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The 2025 Annual General Meeting of the New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society was held on Saturday 18 October 2025. The venue was the Johnsonville Community Centre, 3 Frankmore Avenue, Johnsonville, Wellington. An important item of business at the annual meeting was a new constitution for NZRLS. This required by the Incorporated Societies Act 2022. A… Read more »