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Notice and Papers for the 2025 Annual General Meeting – Saturday 18th October 2025
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 »
New Zealand Rail Trails – A Guide to 42 Ghost Lines
Written in 2015 by authors Barbara Mulligan and David Cuthbert this book takes you on a journey of discovery around New Zealand exploring long forgotten railway branch lines dating back to the 1870s. The authors researched the history of each back country railway line in detail. While this book has been out of print… Read more »
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From September 2025, The Linesider magazine will be published by the New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society. Anyone in New Zealand, whether a NZR&LS member or not, can subscribe to The Linesider for $80 annually (4 issues), or about 10% off the cover price. NZR&LS members receive an additional discount. Existing NZR&LS Members please… Read more »
New Book Release – Rockies – Buller’s Little Known Mine and Incline – Available Now
Written by Bev Fisher, Ian Fisher and Bruce Shalders Here is one of Buller’s best kept secrets. Situated between Millerton and Denniston, the Westport Granity Coal Mines Ltd constructed an incline of 1.3 kilometres long up a cliff face to the coal deposits situated on the coastal escarpment. At 564 meters high, the incline consisted… Read more »
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