Posts Categorized: Historical NZRO Articles

Step Back in Time – Article 26

This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 28 , No 3  –  Summer 1971-72 and is: Locomotives and their Performance, No 26 – A Tribute to New Zealand’s Famous “Ab” Class by T A McGavin Article 26, Volume 28, No 3 Each week a new Article from early issues of the… Read more »

Step Back in Time – Article 25

This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 28 , No 2  –  Spring 1971 and is: Cheerful Yesterdays – Reminiscences of Life with Steam Locomotives – as narrated by Bert Brown to Joe McNamara Article 25, Volume 28, No 2 Each week a new Article from early issues of the New… Read more »

Step Back in Time – Article 24

This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 28 , No 2  –  Spring 1971 and is: Rails and Mails, The R.T.P.O. (Railway Travelling Post Office) Story in New Zealand by David Leitch Article 24, Volume 28, No 2 Each week a new Article from early issues of the New Zealand Railway… Read more »

Step Back in Time – Article 23

This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 28 , No 1  –  Autumn/Winter 1971 and is: Some Branch Line Reminiscences 5 – Waimea Plains Line is Closed – With Some Historical Backgound Article 23, Volume 28, No 1 Each week a new Article from early issues of the New Zealand Railway… Read more »

Step Back in Time – Article 22

This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 28 , No 1  –  Autumn/Winter 1971 and is: The New Marshalling Yard at Te Rapa – First in New Zealand with Retarders Article 22, Volume 28, No 1 Each week a new Article from early issues of the New Zealand Railway Observers will… Read more »