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Elevator

An elevator has been part of Whanganui public transport for over 100 years.

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Why we need integrated ticketeting

Paul Callister just wanted to make a simple trip to the uni in Palmerston North – but navigating the public Transporting ticketing is anything but simple. It sh

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Long distance rail in New Zealand

Opinion – With the opening of the Hamilton to Auckland inter-regional passenger train service, long distance rail lines are in for upgrades and discussion, Mich

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Puhinui station reopens

An important part of the public transport networks are the stations where people wait for trains and busses and transfer between them. A rebuilt /new Puhinui st

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The Morning Shunt

We may both live in Kent, but that doesn’t stop us being 60 miles away from one another – with the various lockdowns etc over the last 18 months, opportunities for OTCM to be united as one unit have been quite limited. With things easing, I was down at OT towers for a few drinks, …

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Recovery Fund Boost for Churnet Valley Railway

The Churnet Valley Railway is among more than 2,700 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund. This award will secure the future of the railway following the global pandemic that has thwarted many heritage sites and operations around the country. The Churnet Valley Railway ‘CVR’ in […]

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Steam locomotive County of Montgomery at the GWSR

New-build Churchward ‘County’ class 4-4-0 No. 3840 County of Montgomery steam locomotive could be based on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR), following the signing of a new agreement between the Churchward County Trust which is building the new engine, and the railway. The agreement, which supersedes an earlier ‘agreement in principle’ between the GWSR […]

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Should Steam Train Photography Be Black And White Or Colour?

A guest post by Colin Wallace of Railway Photos Black and white steam train photography has of course been around a lot longer than colour. Now we live in a time where colour is a possibility and the default option of a modern camera. However, many people prefer to have steam train photos developed in black and […]

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