A copy of the draft AGM Minutes are now available in the Members Menu with the AGM papers.  These draft minutes are subject to confirmation at the 2026 meeting. .

In the Governments’ 2025 Budget they confirmed $600m for upgrading the rail network.  At the NZRLS 2023 Annual General Meeting the guest speaker was Daran Ponter who addressed the topic “Metlink Rail Operations – Present Operations and Future Plans”. Daren is the chair of the Greater Wellington Regional Council and a keen observer of rail… 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 »

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 »