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The first issue of the Observer was produced in May 1944 following 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 May 1944 following 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. | ||
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NZ Line-Speed Limits | NZ Line-Speed Limits | ||
News and Comments | News and Comments | ||
*The Christchurch to Picton Mainline | *The Christchurch to Picton Mainline | ||
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*Classification of Car Vans | *Classification of Car Vans | ||
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Revision as of 00:59, 26 April 2023
Full Name: Observer
Issue Number: 1
Issue Date: May 1944
Volume and Number: 1/1
Pages: 6
Page Range:
Cover Image: n.a.
The first issue of the Observer was produced in May 1944 following 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:
The New Zealand Correspondence Society.
Locomotive Developments in New Zealand, 1933 - 1943 Ab_class_loco K_class_loco A_class_loco Q_class_loco U_class_loco Ua_class_loco Ub_class_loco Wab_class_loco Ws_class_loco Kb_class_loco Ka_class_loco J_class_loco Ed_class_loco Q_class_loco U_class_loco
NZ Line-Speed Limits
News and Comments
- The Christchurch to Picton Mainline
- Wf_class_loco
- A_Class_locos
- Classification of Car Vans
- A_class_car
- F_class_van
- Af_class_car-van