One of the greatest technological advances of the last 50 years in mapping has been the advent of GPS, the Global Positioning System originated by the US government in 1973. The first GPS satellite was launched in 1978 and since then, the GPS system has offered major benefits for navigation especially with the present day… Continue reading NZRM GPS Projects
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New Zealand Rail Maps Project Development Report – March 2022
Good evening and welcome to the project development report for March 2022. As noted last month, the current focus for the maps is in Volume 11. Maps are now complete for Ashburton, Fairton, Tinwald, and all the stations on the Springburn / Mount Somers Branch. Work will shift from here to completing the Methven Branch,… Continue reading New Zealand Rail Maps Project Development Report – March 2022
NZRM Volume 11: Working Timetable Distances
It has been determined that it is useful and appropriate for NZ Rail Maps to use miles and chains as a measurement unit for the purposes of maps produced in the project. All imperial distances for Volume 11, which covers the Main South Line from Lyttelton to Wingatui and all of its branches, will now… Continue reading NZRM Volume 11: Working Timetable Distances
NZRM Volume 11: Springburn Branch Bridges
The Springburn Branch was the branch line that ran from Tinwald (immediately south of Ashburton, 92 km MSL) to Springburn (27 miles). The line was also known as the Mount Somers Branch between 1886 and 1889, when the extension from Mount Somers to Springburn was opened, and between 1957 and 1967, the period from when… Continue reading NZRM Volume 11: Springburn Branch Bridges