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'''CONTENTS'''
'''CONTENTS'''


Some Notes on Passenger Cars - by A. P. Godber
Some Notes on Passenger Cars - by A. P. Godber
*choir mats
*spittoons
*sliding Doors
*lighting
**Colza Oil
**kerosene
**Pintsch gas
**electric
*handbrakes
*Westinghouse air brake
*longitudinal seating
*cross seating
*lavatories
*water filters
*air conditioning
*day cars
*sleeping cars
*car-vans


The Mainline Gradients of New Zealand Railways Part 2 - by T. A. McGavin
The Mainline Gradients of New Zealand Railways Part 2 - by T. A. McGavin


New Zealand Locomotive Performance Part 5 - by T. A. McGavin
New Zealand Locomotive Performance Part 5 - by T. A. McGavin
* J_Class locomotives
* J_Class_locomotives
* X_Class locomotives
* X_Class_locomotives
* Ab_Class Locomotives
* Ab_Class_Locomotives


News and Comments
News and Comments
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The "Night Limiteds" - by T. A. McGavin
The "Night Limiteds" - by T. A. McGavin
*Ab_class_locomotive
*K_class_locomotive
*56 seat Day car
*31 seat 1st class car
*16 berth sleeping car


The Rimutaka Tunnel Project - by T. A. McGavin
The Rimutaka Tunnel Project - by T. A. McGavin

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Full Name: The New Zealand Railway Observer

Issue Number: 6

Issue Date: December 1944

Volume and Number: 1/6

Pages: 10

Page Range: 41-50

Cover Image: n.a.


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CONTENTS

Some Notes on Passenger Cars - by A. P. Godber

  • choir mats
  • spittoons
  • sliding Doors
  • lighting
    • Colza Oil
    • kerosene
    • Pintsch gas
    • electric
  • handbrakes
  • Westinghouse air brake
  • longitudinal seating
  • cross seating
  • lavatories
  • water filters
  • air conditioning
  • day cars
  • sleeping cars
  • car-vans

The Mainline Gradients of New Zealand Railways Part 2 - by T. A. McGavin

New Zealand Locomotive Performance Part 5 - by T. A. McGavin

  • J_Class_locomotives
  • X_Class_locomotives
  • Ab_Class_Locomotives

News and Comments

  • We_Class Locomotives
    • Loco_We198 and
    • Loco_We377 both originally converted for use on the Rimutaka Incline.

The "Night Limiteds" - by T. A. McGavin

  • Ab_class_locomotive
  • K_class_locomotive
  • 56 seat Day car
  • 31 seat 1st class car
  • 16 berth sleeping car

The Rimutaka Tunnel Project - by T. A. McGavin

Loco Notes

  • Loco_Ka954 seen at Wellington Depot, new from Hutt Workshops
  • Loco_F277 photo supplied showing wide cab and large running boards

Our First Year. a review by T. A. McGavin