The Society’s long-time archivist until early 2021, Mark Cole, passed away on 28 May 2021. He was aged 88. Mark had done many tasks for the Society over a very long period of time, including having been our archivist and caretaker of the Thomas McGavin building at Ava for over 20 years. He was also… Read more »
Posts By: Sandra Knight
New Zealand Banks’ Ending of Processing Cheques to Make Payments
The trading banks in New Zealand have announced that they are going to cease to accept and process cheques for payments a little later this year. In light of the banks’ changes to their systems, from 1 June 2021 the Society can no longer accept cheques. This will mean that anyone who has been accustomed… Read more »
New A&G Price Drawings available
A&G Price Drawings – a further batch of drawings are now available. The lastest batch scanned are from the third cabinet and are high-resolution scans of the rail-relevant tracings . These cover the period from the mid-1940s to the mid-1950s and include surviving drawings of the V-type steam lokey, the RNZAF 87hp petrol locos,… Read more »
NZRLS AGM held 31 October 2020
President Graeme Carter speaking to his report at the commencement of the AGM. Alongside Graeme is Colin Barry, NZRLS Secretary. Len Chisholm demonstrating the Trainfinda to one of our members. Trainfinda is a database being developed by Len to record descriptions of photographs that have been scanned for posterity and housed at NZRLS as part… Read more »
Update from North End Workshop
In early November North End Workshop took delivery of two buffers donated by our member Ian Jenner. These have been sent to go on WMR Carriage 52 when its restoration has progressed enough to be able to fit them. The original drawgear was scrapped many years ago by a former owner when carriage 52… Read more »
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