New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society
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The New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society Inc (NZRLS) is a society of railway enthusiasts, based in Wellington
.
The Society publishes a magazine, the New Zealand Railway Observer and a newsletter Turntable. The Society publishes books on railway subjects. There are currently about 25 books available, as listed on the website. Most are about New Zealand railways
, but there is a book Cane Trains about railways in Fiji
.
For contact details, including addresses of local representatives throughout New Zealand and in England, see the Society website.
The postal address of the Society is:
The New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society Inc,
PO Box 5134,
Wellington 6145, New Zealand
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
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The Society publishes a magazine, the New Zealand Railway Observer and a newsletter Turntable. The Society publishes books on railway subjects. There are currently about 25 books available, as listed on the website. Most are about New Zealand railways
Rail transport in New Zealand
Rail transport in New Zealand consists of a network of gauge railway lines in both the North and South Islands. Rail services are focused primarily on freight, particularly bulk freight, with limited passenger services on some lines...
, but there is a book Cane Trains about railways in Fiji
Rail transport in Fiji
Rail transport in Fiji exists to move cut sugar cane to crushing mills. There used to be two horse-drawn street tramway systems, some other passenger systems, an underground mine system and some tramways on construction projects.- Cane Trains :...
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For contact details, including addresses of local representatives throughout New Zealand and in England, see the Society website.
The postal address of the Society is:
The New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society Inc,
PO Box 5134,
Wellington 6145, New Zealand