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The first issue of the Observer was produced in June 1944 along the lines of its British equivalent. It appears to have been a solo effort by Tom McGavin acting as Editor, and Secretary/Treasurer of the new Railway Correspondence Society. Within a year the Society was to get a new name The New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society, and go on to produce regular issues of The New Zealand Railway Observer. Issue 1 consisted of a few specialised articles and some general news | The first issue of the Observer was produced in June 1944 along the lines of its British equivalent. It appears to have been a solo effort by Tom McGavin acting as Editor, and Secretary/Treasurer of the new Railway Correspondence Society. Within a year the Society was to get a new name The New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society, and go on to produce regular issues of The New Zealand Railway Observer. Issue 1 consisted of a few specialised articles and some general news | ||
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The New Zealand Correspondence Society. | The New Zealand Correspondence Society. | ||
Revision as of 05:05, 24 April 2023
The first issue of the Observer was produced in June 1944 along the lines of its British equivalent. It appears to have been a solo effort by Tom McGavin acting as Editor, and Secretary/Treasurer of the new Railway Correspondence Society. Within a year the Society was to get a new name The New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society, and go on to produce regular issues of The New Zealand Railway Observer. Issue 1 consisted of a few specialised articles and some general news as follows:
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The New Zealand Correspondence Society.
Locomotive Developments in New Zealand, 1933 - 1943
NZ Line Speed Limits
News and Comments
- The Christchurch to Picton Mainline
- Classification of Car Vans