This week there are three articles all relating to ‘The Southerner’ and they are from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 27, No 4 –  Summer 1970-71. These articles are a good follow on from Step Back in Time -Article 14. The first article is: Locomotives and Their performance Number 5 – The ‘Southerner’ in… Read more »

This week there are two articles on The Tuatapere Branch from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 27, No 3 –  Spring 1970 and they are: The Tuatapere Branch is Shortened Article 16, Volume 27, No 3 The second article is: Some Branch Line Reminiscences – 3 – John L Stichbury recalls a ride on… Read more »

This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 27 , No 2  – Winter 1970 and is: The Vogel Scheme of 1870 by T A McGavin  Article 15, Volume 27, No 2 Each week a new Article from early issues of the New Zealand Railway Observers will be featured. Previous articles can… Read more »

This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 27, No 2   – Winter 1970 and is: Enter the Southerner – New trains to replace the “South Island Limited” Express from 1 December 1970 Article 14, Volume 27, No 2 Each week a new Article from early issues of the New Zealand Railway… Read more »

This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 27, No 2   – Winter 1970 and is: Locomotives and Their Performance No 23 – Second Generation Diesels to Come from General Electric by T A McGavin Article 13, Volume 27, No 2 Each week a new Article from early issues of the New… Read more »