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Full Name: The New Zealand Railway Observer

Issue Number: 4

Issue Date: NaN-NaN-NaN

Volume and Number: 1/4

Pages: 8

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Cover Image: n.a.


CONTENTS

New Zealand Express Train Services in 1943 - "Student"

New Zealand Locomotive Performance Pt 3 - by T. A. McGavin

  • Ab_Class_loco
  • Kb_class_loco
  • loco_Ab831
  • loco_Ab837
  • loco_Ab758


News and Comment

  • Railway Construction in the Hutt Valley
  • Interest in Tramways sought

Locomotive Notes

  • The following were sold to Tasmanian Railways in 1939
    • Loco_Wf381
    • Loco_Wf385
    • Loco_Wf436
    • Loco_Wf437
  • The following were sold to Tasmanian Railways in 1944
    • Loco_Wf392
    • Loco_Wf405
    • Loco-Wf431
    • Loco_Wf434
  • Loco_K953, the 29th of its class has just entered service
  • Of the four B class locomotives, three have now been converted to We class for use on the Rewanui Incline
    • Loco_B198 converted in 1902, renumbered and classified to loco We376 in 1942
    • Loco_B308 not converted
    • Loco_B309 converted in 1943 and renumbered and classified to Loco We375
    • Loco_B377 converted and renumbered in 1902, reclassified to Loco We377 in 1943
  • Over 30 of the 56 A_class_'Pacifics' have been converted from 4 cylinder compound to 2 cylinder simple propulsion

Model Railway Jottings