Several serialised features from the New Zealand Railways Magazine were republished as booklets. These included James Cowan’s guide to Māori railway station names and, as seen here, his surveys of the historical and scenic delights along the main trunk lines of the North and South islands.
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The North Island main trunk line
Rail tourism
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Events
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24 September 1917
Bere Ferrers rail accident
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11 September 1880
Rail tragedy on the Rimutaka Incline
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4 August 1923
Ōtira rail tunnel opened
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20 July 1892
Steam locomotive sets world speed record
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3 November 1886
Manawatū rail link opened
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15 December 1951
Belmont viaduct blown up
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8 May 1926
New Zealand Railways Magazine launched
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25 October 1971
End of the line for steam railways
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15 April 1885
First sod dug for North Island main trunk
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2 July 1938
Electric trains come to Wellington
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5 February 1867
Opening of railway from Invercargill to Bluff
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6 November 1908
Last spike for North Island main trunk line
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4 June 1943
Rail tragedy at Hyde
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24 December 1953
Tangiwai railway disaster
Biographies
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Leo White
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James Cowan
Articles
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NZ Railways at war
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The Vogel era
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Tangiwai disaster
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New Zealand Book Month
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Rail tourism
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Railway stations
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New Zealand disasters timeline
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Guide to style
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The North Island main trunk line
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Making of New Zealand literature
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