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Full Name: The New Zealand Railway Observer

Issue Number: 9

Issue Date: June 1945

Volume and Number: 2/3

Pages: 16

Page Range: 33-48

Cover Image: n.a.

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CONTENTS

The S_Class_Locomotives of 1880 - by A. P. Godber

• 3 sold to Western Australia
• 100 M-class_wagons also sold to Australia

Exchange of letters and photos between members

1945 Steam Locomotive Stock List

American Built Locomotives for New Zealand Part 3 - by A. N. Palmer

• Wd_class_loco
• Loco_Wd327
• Ub_class_loco
• N_class_loco
• Q_classs_loco
• Wd_class_loco

Passenger Rolling Stock Development in New Zealand Part 3 - by C. L. S. Green

• Wellington & Manawatu Railway

Main Line Gradients of the New Zealand Railways Part 4 - T. A. McGavin

• Nc_class_loco
• Bc_class_loco

News, Notes and Comments

• Signalling developments
  • Single Line Automatic Signalling brought into use between Ngahere and Reefton

• Locomotive Developments
  • Loco_Ka956 in service
  • Loco_B307 modified at Hillside for tender-first running
  • Loco_X594 overhauled at Hutt
  • Loco's at Whangarei in March were; Loco_Ab660, Loco_Ab820, Loco_Ab821, Loco_Ab824, Loco_J1200, Loco_Bb628, Loco_Ww491, Loco_Ww572, Loco_Ww638. Others in the area; Bb624, Loco_Ww628 and another Ab_class
  • Loco_Ka944 the first such to be seen in Auckland
  • Kb_class_Loco's permitted to operate again between Christchurch and Timaru from 10 April 1945 after Flood damage on 27 February
  • Ub_class _locos often being used Westport to Seddonville otherwise Wb_class_locos or Ww_class_Lococs
  • Loco_Uc361 spotted pulling train to Greymouth and Loco_Ub332 arriving with train ay Westport.

• Locomotives of the Sanson Tramway - D. R. McQueen
  • "Hibernia", "Fox", "Wallaby", "Weka", "Manawatu", Loco_G56, Loco_R211, Loco_R29

• Electric Locomotive Performance
  • Ec_class_loco