Posts By: Sandra Knight

Update on WMR 48

Rob Merrifield has taken delivery of some castings, window latch stops to complete the quantity we need for WMR 48, and leaves for reproduction hinges for all the doors of 48. They are quite nice castings. The hinge parts will need drilling and to have pins and bezels made before they are complete ready for… Read more »

Update on progress of WMR 48

The team at North End Workshop have been making visible progress with WMR 48. Below are two photos taken on 24 November. One shows Glen Summers looking up when painting window sashes for the second side of 48 with the carriage behind him; the other is an interior view of the side where all windows… Read more »

Update on WMR 48

  This photo shows the first window fitted into the side of WMR 48. Rob Merrifield is indicating it, partly open. It fitted well, a tribute to the people who made the sash several years ago. The main work was by: The late Don Rudd, who made the sashes; and Bill Prebble, who put the… Read more »

New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society Board of Management Elections

At this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held on Saturday 16 October there will be an election for the Society’s Board of Management. The Election will be for the following positions; President Secretary Treasurer Directors – four required Those elected will hold their positions for three years. The nomination form for the positions… Read more »

Notice of New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) – papers now available under members section including Unaudited 2020/21 Financial Statements

The Society’s 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at the Johnsonville Community Centre, located at 3 Frankmoore Avenue, Johnsonville on Saturday 16th October 2021 from 2.00 pm.  Afternoon tea will follow the AGM. The Agenda, formal reports and the Minutes from the previous year’s meeting have been posted on the Society’s website under… Read more »