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W-M Railway test

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Getting Video on to Kete

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Help! - Any ideas about the best way to get video from DVDs on to Kete?. I have been experimenting with a DVD of the last steam train trip at Foxton - see the video links below this topic. To date I have downloaded several free DVD ripper programs and ripped several short cuts. I have saved them as ...

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Group of Australian Railway Officers with Mr. J. W. M. Smith at right on engine, and Mr. E. S. Brittenden, second to right on ground - Railway Officers in...

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Group of Australian Railway Officers with Mr. J. W. M. Smith at right on engine, and Mr. E. S. Brittenden, second to right on ground.

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1. Portion of W.M.R. horse lines, Bir Et Maler. 2. "Bivvies" constructed of palm leaves by the W.M.R. at Bir Et Maler before tents arrived. 3. Egyptian Labour...

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1. Portion of W.M.R. horse lines, Bir Et Maler. 2. " Bivvies" constructed of palm leaves by the W.M.R. at Bir Et Maler before tents arrived. 3. Egyptian Labour Corps constructing railway across the Sinai Desert. 4. Thr W.M.R. reconnoitring from Romani towards Katia.

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Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company steam locomotive W.M.Ry.Co 15, later New Zealand Railways "Na" class 460 (2-6-2 type) PA1-q-101-034

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Steam locomotive W.M.R. 15, at Paekakariki circa 1908. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber.

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“Yx” 3ft. 6in. gauge engine of the South Australian Railways. Standing alongside the engine are: J. W. M. Smith, N. Z. R.; W. Low, Queensland Railways; and...

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“Yx” 3ft. 6in. gauge engine of the South Australian Railways. Standing alongside the engine are: J. W. M. Smith, N. Z. R.; W. Low, Queensland Railways; and A. E. Ferry, Asst. Supt, S.A.R.

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Newspapers

RAILWAY BRAKE TESTS. (Grey River Argus, 26 January 1883)

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Railway Officers in Australia - The Men Who Make The 4.30 Arrive at 4.30 Sharp!

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Mr. E. S. Brittenden, of the Head Office, Wellington, who is at present in South Australia (in company with Mr. J. W. M. Smith) making inquiries into train control methods on the railways there, sends along some interesting news regarding railway progress in the vicinity of Adelaide. He writes:— “We...

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(Courtesy Great Western Railways.) A very old but efficient test for brakes - A Delicate Subject - The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 9...

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( Courtesy Great Western Railways. ) A very old but efficient test for brakes.

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[untitled figure] - Railway Progress in New Zealand. — General Manager's Message. — a test of efficiency

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Books

The Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company, Limited - Private Railways

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The Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company, Limited (directors, Messrs. T. G. M'Carthy, J.P (chairman), John Kirkcaldie, James Smith, David Anderson, C. B. Izard, John Plimmer, and D. J. Nathan; secretary, Mr. W. M. Hannay; manager, Mr. J. E. Fulton, M.I.C.E.; engineer, Mr. J. Marchbanks.) Offices,...

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Cadets in Railway Training School, Wellington - Sight Testing

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Cadets in Railway Training School, Wellington .

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Books

Long Haul Doesn'T Pay - Level Crossing Warning Devices - The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 2 (June, 1926)

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Mr. W. M. Jardine, United States Secretary of Agriculture, after an extensive study of the question Motor Truck v. Railroad, writes that, so far as motors are concerned: There was a time no doubt, just after the war when enthusiasts thought they could see the truck taking the place of the railroad c...

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London Letter. — (From our own Correspondent) — London Suburban Traffic - The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 2 (June 1, 1927)

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London , it was once remarked by W. M. Thackeray, of “Vanity Fair” fame, was a most delightful spot in which to live if only for the pleasure to be derived from getting out of the city. Since Thackeray's day the lure of London Town has proved an irresistible bait for millions of folk drawn from all ...

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[section] - London Letter. — (From our own Correspondent) — London Suburban Traffic - The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 2 (June 1, 1927)

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London , it was once remarked by W. M. Thackeray, of “Vanity Fair” fame, was a most delightful spot in which to live if only for the pleasure to be derived from getting out of the city. Since Thackeray's day the lure of London Town has proved an irresistible bait for millions of folk drawn from all ...

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Auckland Clerical Staff, Year 1885 — Left to right—T.B. Fleming, G.S. Otway, P. A. Duncan, A. K. Harris, A. A. Hesketh, J. Firth, G. Basire, J. Aitken. W. M...

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Auckland Clerical Staff, Year 1885 Left to right—T.B. Fleming, G.S. Otway, P. A. Duncan, A. K. Harris , A. A. Hesketh, J. Firth, G. Basire, J. Aitken. W. M. Lawson. Sitting—E. S. Hanson

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