Posts By: Sandra Knight

NZR D-class Locomotive

NZGR D-class steam locomotives New Zealand Government Railways operated a number of small four-coupled steam tank locomotives known as class D. Several went on to second careers with private owners. The NZR&LS Archives hold a number of working drawings of D class locomotives, which have all been scanned. Copies of these scans can now be… Read more »

A&G Price Drawings

In mid-2018 the New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society Inc took on custodianship of the majority of the surviving engineering drawings from A&G Price and William Cable. The Price drawings date back to the mid-1890s while the Cable drawings date from after WWII. A small team has started listing and scanning those drawings that are… Read more »

Silverstream Restoration Workshop

We were donated some woodworking machinery several years ago that has been very helpful in our carriages restoration project. As the first carriage, No. 48, approaches concluding fitting out work, and before we make a serious start on rebuilding the second, No. 52, it is appropriate to pause and carry out maintenance of the woodworking… Read more »

contributor – Logon and Password

For NZRLS Members – At your First logon … An E-mail advised you of your user name and a simple password. When you first logon it is advisable to change the password to a more secure one of your choice. Your Password can be altered by clicking on ‘Edit My Profile’ line in the drop… Read more »

How to Post

When you log on you will see additional icons near the top of the page. Mouse over ‘New’ and a menu appears Click on ‘New Post’ and an editable page will appear Put in your title and Enter – wait for the text box In the text box, enter your text, copy & paste or… Read more »