New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society
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| 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]
Publications
[edit | edit source]The society publishes a magazine, the New Zealand Railway Observer (Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).), 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.
Rolling stock
[edit | edit source]The society owns steam locomotives AB 608 and X 442.[5]
Associated groups
[edit | edit source]The New Zealand Model Railway Guild was formed from the model railway section of the society. The Guild was incorporated as a separate incorporated society in 1967.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- NZRLS website
- Archives New Zealand - New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society
- FRONZ - Member Groups
- The New Zealand Railway Observer
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