The link below may be of interest to some of you. Takes a bit of time to down load but It prints out OK and ref to signals supplied to Australia which I...
Hi Sorry about the bouncing. hope it is sorted now. One of the trusses from the rail bridge here at Riverton has been set up behind the new museum. I will try...
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does anyone know whzt colour the stripe on the doors were i think its blue but im unsure of the shade cheers...
I thought it was green!! ... From: "df1301" <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> To: <nz_railchat@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 2:45 PM Subject:...
I'm looking at a picture of a ZP in the late 1970's and another one in the early 1980's and the stripe is what I would call mid blue. The blue doesn't look...
I have finally finished lining my garage and now have a small area for a layout. I have two walls of the garage to work with the long wall is 4500mm long and...
Hi all During the early 1980s ZA had Lime green stripes and ZP had Zenith Blue Stripes Rachel ... From: Colin Barry To: nz_railchat@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Gidday Mr df1301 If you're talking about the 150mm bands introduced in 1977, they were BSS 381C No 112 Arctic Blue. ZAs were BSS No 217 Sea Green, ZMs (if any...
Michael, First of all are you looking for a point to point or a full run/loop, given the fact that you stated the modern era which means very few 4 wheel...
Because of the amount of room I have, the layout will have to be point to point. Staging to terminous. I have studied small branch terminous such as...
Mike – I wouldn’t want to comment on the flavour of your layout because that is a personal thing based on your interests within the Hobby. What I would...
... for ... is ... OK there is not a lot of space to work with here, but I would suggest a small fiddle yard along the long wall with a main line rising up to ...
In agreeance with Alec on the less is more theory and there were still a lot of small crossing stations still in existence at that time that you could base a...
G'day all. I'm just doing a bit of research before I begin my layout. I am modelling the mid 1980's to mid 1990's period. What code of rail will look the most...
Since very few branches were laid during that period you are probably still looking at 56lb rail or 70lb at best. You will have to convert that to a model rail...
Evan, plenty of exteriors did not get the cream in the mid 50's. It was mainly the stations on the 1953 Royal Visit routes that got the pastel shades. So a...
Evan, I may be able to help: I tok over Manurewa station in 1974, as Station Agent, and found that the station hadn't been painted inside for 25 years. This...
Hello Many thanks for the very thorough explination of station colours in the 1950's this is an invaluable list for modellers as well as preservation groups. ...
A minor correction to my last post: Ladies Wating room: Doors: Interior-face; Should read: DARK RED Doors: Exterior Face (Foyer-side): Should read: WHITE ...
Keith it would be great to see your pictures, assuming they are in colour. Terms like dark red have a lot of possible meanings. Is there a chance that you...
Thank you Peter Regrettably, most of the photos I took were Black and White and such colour as I did use (which tended to be Agfa or Kodak) has faded with the...
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