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Full Name: Rails

Issue Number: 31

Issue Date: February 1974

Volume and Number: 3/7

Pages: 20

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CONTENTS

ARTICLE: Greater need now for study into Electrification

ARTICLE: Steam Express

ARTICLE: The Wairarapa Line - a rural alternative

ARTICLE: Wanganui Tramway memories: Charlie, You've got to take her in

ARTICLE: Support for Auckland Rapid rail

ARTICLE: A Day with TOMOANA

NZR Locomotive Series Photo - The Db Class diesel Electric

Questions in Parliament

* Closure of Branchlines
* Railways profits
* Fertiliser consignments to the West Coast
* Design of carriages for West Coast
* Timber consignments to the West Coast
* New Carriages for the Christchurch - West Coast run
* Southerner rolling stock
* Rolling stock orders, 1962 - 1972
* Locomotives and passenger car orders, 1962 - 1972
* Use of Southerer on Christchurch - Picton run 
* Funicular Railway for the South Westland Glaciers
* Construction of Styx Loop

ARTICLE: Swedes develop high-speed train

New Zealand News:

* Recent closures
   
  * Kowai Bush - 4/11/1973
  * Birchfield - 28/10/1973
  * Taimate - 28/10/1973
  * Konini - 21/10/1973
  * Lintley - 28/10/1973
  * St Patricks - 28/10/1973
  * Racecourse Hill - 18/11/1973
  * Rangiruru - 2/12/1973 (Except private Siding traffic)
  * Blind River - 18/11/1973 closed to passengers
* Goods yard developments in Dunedin
* Kingston Flyer Timetable adjusted slightly

Letters:

* American memories
* 88 seater railcars to Picton
* Locos behind glass
* Two photographs at Hastings
* D class car photo - with more photos

Book Review:

* Rails through the Bush