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Full Name: The New Zealand Railway Observer

Issue Number: 13

Issue Date: February 1946

Volume and Number: 3/1

Pages: 20

Page Range: 1-20

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

Hutt Valley Railway Extension

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

Electric Multiple Units on Order

Auckland - Frankton Junction Duplication

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