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Full Name: Rails

Issue Number: 1

Issue Date: August 1971

Volume and Number: 1/1

Pages: 24

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CONTENTS

Editorial - Railway Deficit

Silver Star Really Is Better

Silver Star Rolling Stock Major Step For NZR

New Diesels to pull Star Next Year

After 50 Years, Rail Travel with Meals

Centralised Control For the Trunk Line

Book Review - World Steam In Action

News

• Wellington Long Distance Terminal
• Wairarapa Bridges removed
• Private Sidings

International

• Penn-Central Bankruptcy
• BR Questions
• US Passenger Trains Saved
• Japan - Gas Turbine studies for 3' 6" gauge
• France Six gas-turbine trains ordered
• Canada - Rationalisation of Passenger Services
• Australia - Alice Springs Railway funding to be sought

           - Perth passenger routes recomemnded for Bus-ways

• India - Steam Loco construction continues
• USA - New Marshalling Yard

      - BARTD Pre Production Cars
      - Aerotrain

• Britain - Steam age drawing to a close

         - London's Piccadilly Line Extension
         - Manchester Underground Link
         - Railway Museums

Germany - Maglev

TENDERS CALLED

• NIMT Bridges
• Springfield Loco Depot
• Removal of everything at Dromore
• Garston Shelter Shed removal
• Eyre Creek Shelter Shed Removal
• 600 4 wheel Lc wagons

Freight Contracts Grow

NZR to Corporatise?

Containers go way back on NZR