New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society explained

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

The society publishes a magazine, the New Zealand Railway Observer, 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

The society owns steam locomotives A^B 608 and X 442.^[5]

External links

• NZRLS website
• Archives New Zealand - New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society
• FRONZ - Member Groups
• The New Zealand Railway Observer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Certificate of Incorporation - New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society. Registrar of Incorporated Societies. 4 March 2019. 17 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220717093712/http://www.societies.govt.nz/pls/web/dbsiframe.show_report_on_browser?p_access_no=042CB339A83EDE3E7CDE1E608A97A147&p_report_name=msrcert2_i.rdf&p_parent_window_url=DBSCONT.control_tabs%3Fan%3D042CB339A83EDE3E7CDE1E608A97A147%26cn%3D216449%26tab%3DAL&p_reference_number=216449&p_report_parm_string=p_reference_number%3D216449~p_letter_code%3DL025. live.
2. Book: Parsons, David . Wellington’s Railway: Colonial Steam to Matangi . 2010 . New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society . Wellington . 978-0-908573-88-2 . 141 .
3. Book: Hermann, Bruce J . North Island Branch Lines . 2007 . New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society . Wellington . 978-0-908573-83-7 . 66.
4. Web site: That Very First 'New Zealand Railway Observer'. 2013-11-25. NZRLS. en-NZ. 2020-06-01. 22 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200922140534/https://railsoc.org.nz/219/. live.
5. https://railsoc.org.nz/about-the-society/rolling-stock-register/ Rolling Stock Register