From small beginnings the Society
is now recognized as having the largest collection of archival material relating
to New Zealand Railways, a collection which is continually being added to.
The Society's premises are located in North Street, Ava, opposite and on the south side of the Ava Railway Station on the Wellington to Upper Hutt line. The premises are open most weekdays, but not to any fixed hours. People wanting to do research are advised to make prior arangements with the Archivist, Mark Cole. Contact by voice or phone message at (04)568 4938, fax to (04) 586 5554 or email to nzrls@actrix.co.nz. If you are a Society member, please always quote your membership number.
| Railways Department correspondence files. | Plans | Maps | Working timetables and train advice. | Aerial Photographs. |
| Locomotive work Instructions. | Magazines and newsletters on railways issues. | Subjects pertaining to railways. | Annual Railways Statements. | |
| Newspaper clipping collection. | Proceedings, Gazettes etc. | Signalling and Interlocking Circulars | Tickets.Various forms and documents. | Technical manuals |
| For "A comprehensive record of railway accidents."
the Library and Lists of Permanent NZR Staff. See separate pages - below. |
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Information about the general archive of books,
papers and technical documents.
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The Accident Register is a detail of time and place of all reported incidents.
The examples given cover the period 1980 to 1984 and lists 10,000 entries.
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