Abbreviation | NZR&LS |
---|---|
Predecessor | New Zealand Railway Correspondence Society |
Formation | Incorporated as a society: 31 July 1958 |
Type | Incorporated Society |
Headquarters | Petone, Wellington |
President | Graeme Carter |
Affiliations | Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand |
Website | railsoc.org.nz |
The New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society Inc is a society of railway enthusiasts, based in Wellington. It was incorporated in 1958. [1]
The society archives are in the Thomas McGavin Building on Ava railway station's former goods yard in the Hutt Valley. [2] At one time an old railway carriage held at the Ngaio railway station was used. [3]
The society publishes a magazine, the New Zealand Railway Observer ( ISSN 0028-8624), that was first published by the New Zealand Railway Correspondence Society on a Gestetner in 1944, [4] and a newsletter Turntable. The society publishes books on railway subjects. There are about 25 books available, as listed on the website. Most are about New Zealand railways, but there is a book Cane Trains about railways in Fiji.
The society owns steam locomotives AB 608 and X 442. [5]
Abbreviation | NZR&LS |
---|---|
Predecessor | New Zealand Railway Correspondence Society |
Formation | Incorporated as a society: 31 July 1958 |
Type | Incorporated Society |
Headquarters | Petone, Wellington |
President | Graeme Carter |
Affiliations | Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand |
Website | railsoc.org.nz |
The New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society Inc is a society of railway enthusiasts, based in Wellington. It was incorporated in 1958. [1]
The society archives are in the Thomas McGavin Building on Ava railway station's former goods yard in the Hutt Valley. [2] At one time an old railway carriage held at the Ngaio railway station was used. [3]
The society publishes a magazine, the New Zealand Railway Observer ( ISSN 0028-8624), that was first published by the New Zealand Railway Correspondence Society on a Gestetner in 1944, [4] and a newsletter Turntable. The society publishes books on railway subjects. There are about 25 books available, as listed on the website. Most are about New Zealand railways, but there is a book Cane Trains about railways in Fiji.
The society owns steam locomotives AB 608 and X 442. [5]