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I've had word that the March issue of The Linesider hasn't arrived in some shops, but they should be there on Monday (to...
07/03/2026

I've had word that the March issue of The Linesider hasn't arrived in some shops, but they should be there on Monday (tomorrow).

Don't miss out. Queues are forming at some bookshops already.

The March issue of The Linesider should be popping into subscriber mailboxes by now and be at stockists on Monday. In t...
27/02/2026

The March issue of The Linesider should be popping into subscriber mailboxes by now and be at stockists on Monday.

In this one, Dave Simpson shares stories of his five decades with the DX locos, D. L. A. Turner visited the fascinating Denniston Incline in 1966, Russ Bidgood photographed EMUs that were powered by diesels in 1968, and we explore the high-volume fibreglass box wagons of the 1990s.

As always, we are curious to see how distribution is going, so sing out in a comment when yours arrives.

Regards, Darryl

P.S. A quick update: As noted in the magazine (the day before publication!), the next three DMs didn't make the boat from Spain in November. So the 10 DXs that were expected to be shipped to Africa in April have had their residency extended a few months. A second batch of 12 that were to go in June, will also be hanging around a little longer. For those that haven't read page 4 yet, that original plan, which would have had almost half the DXs gone by June, should indeed be a wakeup call for anyone who still enjoys seeing, listening to, photographing or videoing them.
P.P.S. Train 925 last night confirms that at least one DXB is still here.

Enjoy train photography? Bernd Seiler of Farrail Tours has been running steam charters for railway photographers and vid...
15/02/2026

Enjoy train photography? Bernd Seiler of Farrail Tours has been running steam charters for railway photographers and videographers for 25 years and is tentatively planning a six-day trip in New Zealand in June, based out of Palmerston North. Primarily with 8-coupled locos and red passenger cars.

Aiming to get dramatic photos at good locations in interesting light, these tours start well before sunrise and finish late. This not a tour for run-of-the-mill snapshots at level crossings. There will be curves, bridges, tunnels, and as much drama and big steam as can be plumed.

We will wait for good light and do multiple runpasts if a cloud gets in the way or the steam isn’t right. We will travel on the train, walk the line, and climb hills for shots of ‘authentic’ trains working hard in perhaps a dozen or more hard-to-get-to locations each day. Even when the weather doesn’t cooperate, there are interesting pictures to be taken. See the attached examples from other trips or check his farrail.com website.

Yes, this is expensive, because chartering trains is really expensive, but attendees from around the world typically click the shutter a thousand times and go home with a hundred or more spectacular shots. The price includes hotels, meals and transfers. If you have accommodation around Palmerston North and want to feed yourself, contact Bernd, and he will get you a price excluding those pieces. If you want to do half the days, he may be able to accommodate you.

Contact Bernd *ASAP* if you have any interest: Details here.
https://www.farrail.com/pages/touren-engl/New_Zealand-steam-charter-trains-for%20photographers-2026.php

I was looking through some old photocopied plans for an upcoming article on the fibreglass-door swapbodies and wagons of...
27/01/2026

I was looking through some old photocopied plans for an upcoming article on the fibreglass-door swapbodies and wagons of the 90s and stumbled upon a treasure trove of memories! Original marketing fluff for the SpaceLiner and Iceliners! The SBV one was photocopied (in black and white of course!) many times with the railway flag colours overpainted, there are some scribbled notes upon looking at the real thing, and the finished (somewhat dodgy) final product in NZ120, made in the early 90s when these wagons were new. Lesson for today: hoard everything! Well maybe not, but do hang onto the good stuff that doesn't take up much space!

Merry Christmas to all from The Linesider Department at the New Zealand Railway and locomotive Society!KiwiRail will be ...
24/12/2025

Merry Christmas to all from The Linesider Department at the New Zealand Railway and locomotive Society!

KiwiRail will be looking forward to unwrapping three new presents in January. Thanks to Stadler for pics of the locos being prepared for shipment as the most recent issue was at the printers.

Thanks also to the train and weather gods for bringing both a train and some gaps in the clouds last night - a rare confluence of such cosmic forces during the Summer months down in the south over recent years.

All the best for 2026!
Darryl

December already! It must be time for another issue of The Linesider. This has started arriving in the mailboxes of our ...
30/11/2025

December already! It must be time for another issue of The Linesider.

This has started arriving in the mailboxes of our subscribers, but could take another week to appear in shops and retail outlets. For unspecified reasons our shipment was lost inside a transport company warehouse for six days - I knew we should have posted this by rail. But, another great reason to subscribe!

This issue includes Glen Anthony and DXR 8007 in Otira, Bill Cowan in the Catlins, Timothy Marsland-Smith and David Sauvegeon in the Rimutaka Tunnel, and the Ship Formerly Known as Aratere in Cook Strait.

Guest stars include GWRC chair Daran Ponter, who has made the new lower North Island passenger rolling stock a reality, and Rt Hon Winston Peters, the Minister for Rail.

Fancy a test drive of The Linesider NZ railway magazine before you subscribe? We are now available in many more stores a...
26/08/2025

Fancy a test drive of The Linesider NZ railway magazine before you subscribe?

We are now available in many more stores across the nation, including many Whitcoulls shops.

If your local magazine purveyor doesn't stock it, tell them they can now order it through ARE Direct (formerly Gordon and Gotch).

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If you are at a loose end around Christchurch tomorrow night, Wednesday 27 August, I'll be presenting tales and photos f...
25/08/2025

If you are at a loose end around Christchurch tomorrow night, Wednesday 27 August, I'll be presenting tales and photos from chasing steam locos in China between 2004-17.

Wednesday 27 August, 7pm, Sydenham Community Centre, 25 Hutcheson Street, (off Colombo Street near the Brougham St corner). If you've not been to one of these before, bring a fiver or some coins for the supper and hall hire.

Issue 21 of The Linesider (Spring/Sept 2025) is running a little ahead of schedule and will start arriving into subscrib...
20/08/2025

Issue 21 of The Linesider (Spring/Sept 2025) is running a little ahead of schedule and will start arriving into subscriber mailboxes over the next few days. It should be popping up at retailers next week.

In this issue, Dave Simpson brings us pictures and stories of Waikato coal and the Mission Bush steelworks, and we look at the C class hoppers were built to serve that mill. There is photographic coverage of recent heritage action, and updates on two new KiwiRail loco classes - the DM diesel-electric, and the upcoming DSH battery hybrid.

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