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{{Clickable button 2|Observer12|Prev Issue}} {{Clickable button 2|Observer15|Next Issue}} '''CONTENTS''' Society Notes *Affiliation with British Society Opening of the South Island Main Trunk Part 2 by N. Mather *Train_109 *Train_104 *Loco_Ab617 *Loco_Ab607 *Loco_Ab598 The H Class 0-4-2T "Fell" Type Locomotives *Loco_H1 "Mount Cenis" renumbered to H199 *Loco_H2 "Mount Cook" renumbered to H200 *Loco_H3 "Mount Egmont" renumbered to H201 *Loco_H3 "Mount Tongariro" renumbered to H202 *Loco_H5 renumbered to H203 *Loco_H6 renumbered to H204 *Joy valve gear *Mr J. Hosie Retired Driver *Mr T Rotheram, Locomotive Superintendant *Mr. T. Ronayne, Locomotive Superintendant *Mr. Cooms, Draughtsman, Worksops Manager's Office News, Notes, and Comment *Whakatane Board Mills **F_class_van ex NZR **18 - specially built flat-top wagons to carry logs **Loco_Fa41 sold to Mill Nov 1937 **Loco_Fa250 sold to Mill Mar 1943 **Train_326 - morning train from mill **Train_341 - afternoon train to mill *Tauranga Airport Line **Loco_PWD2131 4007 "Planet" F.W. Hibbard & Co *Shag Point Branch **Loco_D141 **Third branch line at Shag Point? surely not *Withdrawl of Passenger Services on Branch Lines *G_class_locomotives - The Garratt's *American Built Locomotives in New Zealand **Baldwin Steam Motor of the Gonville and Castlecliff Town Boards No100 *Passenger Comfort *Gisbone Airport Runway Crossing **Signals dispensed with December 1945 Locomotive Notes *two locomotives approved to be converted to oil burning *Loco_X594 the only one converted to to simple operation to date *Loco_Ab661 spotted at Palmerston North with Roller Bearing Tender bogies *6 Tenders (less underframes) of G_Class_Loco pattern made at Otahuhu 3 - 4 years ago - not used yet *Loco_Ka945 seen working the "night limited" from Frankton to Auckland *Loco_TTT9 spotted at Putaruru for hydraulic testing *Loco_TTT7 in shed, in need of clean and overhaul *LocoTTT10 also at Putaruru. *A number of A_class_locos appeared in Wellington displacing Ab_class_locos; Loco_A600, Loco_A601, Loco_A606, Loco_A604, ex Palmerston North displaced Loco_Ab829, Loco_Ab831, Loco_Ab837, Loco_Ab838. *The only Ab class left seem to be; Loco_Ab826, Loco_Ab827, Loco_Ab832 *Loco_Fa9 spotted at working Horotiu Freezing works with Loco_F257 also in the yard apparently undergoing inspection *Picton Engine Loco_Wf389 first to run through since connection made, to Hillside for overhaul Mount Somers Fa Loco *Originally Loco_O10 (later Loco_F10) sold to Ohai Railway Board in 1919, date to Mt Somers unknown Wh_class_loco's *5 originally acquired by WMR from Manning Wardell. Loco_WMR1 became NZR Loco_Wh447 in 1908, sold to Collet & Son Dannevirke 1927, Loco_WMR2 became NZR Loco_Wh448 in 1908, Loco_WMR3 and LocoWMR5 sold to Timaru Harbour Board in 1901 or 1902 one scrapped to Japan, the other to Mt Somers. Loco_WMR4 became NZRWh449 in 1908, sold to Waipa Railway & Coal Co in 1914 Hutt Valley Electrification *Cabinet Approval 27/02/1946 *Includes completion of Deviation and double tracking *New multiple units similar to Wellington - Johnsonville