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Full Name: The New Zealand Railway Observer

Issue Number: 12

Issue Date: December 1945

Volume and Number: 2/6

Pages: 18

Page Range: 81-102

Cover Image: n.a.

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CONTENTS Society News

Private Railways in Otago - Past and Present Part 2 - by S. A. Rockliff and J. D. Mahoney

• The Fern Hill Line
• The Outram Branch
• Milburn Cement Company
  • ex NZR A_class_loco
• The New Snowdrift Lime Company
• Fortification Railway
  • Loco_D18
  • ex NZR L_class_wagons
  • ex NZR Brake_van
• The Taratu Line
  • Loco_D6 - later sold to McDonald's Line at Whitecraig
  • 0-4-0 loco by Mccullock & Sons Scotland - dumped at side of lake
  • ex NZR L_class_wagons
  • ex NZR Brake_van
• The Kaitangata Railway
  • original P_class_loco
  • Loco_G55
  • 0-6-0T_loco - like an Fa but not an 0-6-2T
  • Loco_D18
  • Another D_class_loco with enlarged water tanks
• North Otago Freezing Co at Pukeuri Junction
  • ex NZR Loco_D16
• Dunedin City Corporation Gas Works
  • ex NZR loco_A66
• Kempthorne Prosser & Co, Burnside
  • Brivately built 0-6-0T_loco
• N. Z. Refrigerating Co, Burnside
  • Ex NZR D_class_loco by Scott Bros. withdrawn
  • Drewry 0-4-0 Diesel
• Milburn Lime and Cement Works, Green Island
  • 0-4-0 petrol tractor
• South Otago Freezing Co, Finegand
  • ex NZR Loco_C53 Withdrawn
  • 0-6-0 Diesel

New Zealand Loco Performance Part 8 - by T. A. McGavin

• Ab_class_loco
• J_class_loco
• K_class_loco
• Loco_A604
• Loco_A606
• Loco_A601
• Loco_A602

Passenger Rolling Stock Developments in New Zealand Part 6 - by C. L. S. Green

• Special Cars
  • Car_A548 -Altered for King George V visit in 1901 modified in 1909
  • Car_A675 - Built for King George V visit in 1901 modified in 1909
  • Car_A683 - Built for King George V visit in 1901, retained as S.I. vice-Regal car
  • Car_A529 - Birdcage rebuilt as a salon car for ministerial use, lasted till 1939
  • Car_A529 - Birdcage rebuilt as a salon car for ministerial use
  • Car_A1617 - Built as a salon car for S.I. ministerial use,
  • Car_A1655 - Built as a salon car for General Manager's use in the South Island
  • Car_A1619 - Built as a Tourists car for N.I. use
  • Car_A1710 - First Class car Built as a salon car for General Manager's use in the North Island
  • Car_A1824 - Built as a N.I. vice-Regal car for the Duke of Gloucester's visit in 1934
  • Car_A1825 - Built as a S.I. vice-Regal car for the Duke of Gloucester's visit in 1934
  • Car_A2011 - Built as a N.I. vice-Regal Staff car in 1939
  • Two Ambulance Cars

New Zealand Railway Operating Statistics

Railway Construction and New Works

• Hutt Valley Deviation, Duplication and Electrification
• Rimutaka Tunnel Deviation and Electrification
• Auckland suburban Electrification etc
• Pokeno - Paeroa - new Construction
• Gisborne - Taneatua - new Construction
• Nelson - Inangahua - new Construction
• North Auckland Line Grade Easements
• Papakura - Frankton Junction Duplication completion (31 miles)
• Frankton Junction rearrangement
• Frankton Junction - Claudelands track lowering
• Turakina - Okoia Deviation
• Bonny Glen - Turakina grade easement
• Palmerston North Deviation
• Paekakariki - Otaki Duplication
• Christchurch new station and yard rearrangement
• St Leonards - Sawyers Bay deviation and duplication

New Rolling Stock and Building programme

• 50 - H_class_Wagons for cattle
• 22 - Ub_class_wagons - bogie platforms for N.I.
• 129 - La_class_wagons - 12 ton high-side
• 10 - Vb_class_wagons - bogie meat
• 20 - Z-class_wagons - bogie covered Goods for S.I
• 8 - F_class_vans - No's 598 - 605 - for N.I.
• 63 - Xc_class_wagons
• 3 - F_class_vans - No's 671 - 673
• 6 - A_class_cars 56ft 1st class or N.I. No's 1970 - 1975

Electric tramways

• Auckland
• New Plymouth
• Wanganui
• Wellington
• Christchurch
• Dunedin
• Invercargill