The publishing of railways related books is one of the main pursuits of our members. There is much research material available from the Society and other archives.

At any given moment there may be two or three books in the pipeline. When published these will be advertised on our home page.

Download as an illustrated printable file (PDF) or see as a text file.

New Books
The publication catalogue

We have a number of second-hand books available for purchase. These can be viewed by selecting Second Hand Book Catalogue on the drop down menu.

View the many types of equipment drawings and plans (Locomotives, cars and wagons, structures) available in our publications library.

Index Pages

Indexes to all Railway Observer Issues are available.

https://railsoc.org.nz/railway-observer-index/

Book index/Glossary listings are being added as they are completed.

https://railsoc.org.nz/book-indexes/