Posts Categorized: Historical NZRO Articles

Step Back in Time – Article 44

This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 30, No 4, Summer 1973-74 and is: A Look at the Bay of Plenty Line in 1965 by D J Stout  Article 44, Volume 30, No 4, Summer 1973-74 Each week a new Article from early issues of the New Zealand Railway Observers will… Read more »

Step Back in Time – Article 43

This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 30, No 4, Summer 1973-74 and is: To Waiareka Valley by Rail – A History of the Ngapara Branch Railway in North Otago by W J Cowan  Article 43, Volume 30, No 4, Summer 1973-74 Each week a new Article from early issues of… Read more »

Step Back in Time – Article 42

This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 30, No 4, Summer 1973-74 and is: A Note on the Spacing of Stations for Commuter Train Services – By T.A. McGavin  Article 42, Volume 30, No 4, Summer 1973-74 Each week a new Article from early issues of the New Zealand Railway Observers… Read more »

Step Back in Time – Article 41

This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 30, No 4, Spring 1973 and is: Wind and Railway Engineering – A.L.R. Merrifield discusses some aspects  Article 41, Volume 30, No 3, Spring 1973 Each week a new Article from early issues of the New Zealand Railway Observers will be featured. Previous articles… Read more »

Step Back in Time – Article 40

This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 30, No 4, Spring 1973 and is: A Century of Railways at Auckland – Transport for a Major Metropolis – T.A. McGavin surveys  Article 40, Volume 30, No 4, Spring 1973 This is quite a long article but stacked with photos. Each week a… Read more »