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Full Name: Observer

Issue Number: 13

Issue Date: February 1946

Volume and Number: 3/1

Pages: 20

Page Range:

Cover Image: n.a.

CONTENTS Historical Notes on the South Island Main Trunk Railway - by T. A. McGavin

The Main Line Gradients of New Zealand Railways Part 6 - by T. A. McGavin Opening of the South Island Main Trunk Part 1 - by N Mather

• Loco_Ab697
• Loco_Ab692
• Loco_Ab617
• Loco_PWD517 ex NZR D_class_loco
• Loco_PWD513 ex NZR D_class_loco
• Loco_Ab807
• Loco_Ab598

Hutt Valley Railway Extension

• Loco_Wab797
• Loco_Wab686
• Loco_Wab687
• Morning and Evening weekday train schedules

News, Notes, and Comment

• The Manila Railroad - Philippines
• The Mount Somers Tramway
• The Sanson Tramway
  • L_class_Wagons
  • Fa_class_Loco
  • Wh_class_loco ex Timaru HB, ex W&MR
• Multiple running of Standard Railcars

Locomotive Notes

• The 8 remaining S.I. Wab_class_loco's are to be converted to Ab_class_loco's. Numbers are Loco_Wab786, Loco_Wab787, Loco_Wab788, Loco_Wab789, Loco_Wab791, Loco_Wab792, Loco_Wab793, Loco_Wab795,
• Auckland Loco_Wab772 has had a standard headlight fitted again
• Tender for Loco_Ab610 has roller bearing bogies fitted
• Loco_Ka951 first of its class to get to New Plymouth
• G_class_loco's performing well after valve gear modifications
• Brasses running hot on loco_Kb966 and Loco_Kb970 at Christchurch when just out of shops

Methven Passenger services transferred to busses

Early Speed Exploits

• Mr Jack Mackie Driver Invercargill, retired 1923 after 40 years service
• Loco_U194

Electric Multiple Units on Order

• three Power coaches and two trailers

Auckland - Frankton Junction Duplication

• Whangamarino swamp section